On the bottom side by Jasuse

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made by Jasuse for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Reinterpretation of famous "arcade puzzle".

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Avoid getting crushed by pieces, push landed pieces into lines and get powerups!

AD, Space - Movement

Ctrl - grab

DISCLAIMER: Avoid pressing CTRL+W as it closes page of the game, sorry!

Ratings

Overall 868th 3.208⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 907th 2.979⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 272th 3.708⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 314th 4⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 867th 3⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 494th 3.043⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 738th 3.326⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

maximevincent
02. Oct 2023 · 23:11 UTC
I love this concept for a game! It feels a little stiff when playing and the screen shake is intense but the concept is awesome! Amazing work.
Vanessa Scharff
03. Oct 2023 · 16:44 UTC
Fun concept!
Surfa
03. Oct 2023 · 21:17 UTC
Really cool concept and definitely fits the theme and scores highly on that for me. Main issue I had was either I'm bad or it is really hard.
Yumiyum
04. Oct 2023 · 12:30 UTC
very cute but the game is hard
GameDevJeroen
04. Oct 2023 · 19:41 UTC
I got to total lifetime of 85 seconds. With 17 pieces survived. I had the problem of closing my game accidentally sometimes, because of the combination of ctrl + w. Beside that a very fun concept!
NicolasJL9
07. Oct 2023 · 03:19 UTC
Nice!
ffffchai
10. Oct 2023 · 04:37 UTC
The main character is adorable and the game is polished. I got a few props, but felt they were of limited use. Surviving for a long time was difficult, but I'm willing to give it another try. Nice job!
Manjari
14. Oct 2023 · 22:31 UTC
The game is really fun! When we pick a box and go left instead of right we die, I feel that may require some changes as it limits some crafty plans we may form :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Japayne
15. Oct 2023 · 13:29 UTC
Really fun concept for the game! It was a little frustrating how easily you die. Maybe there could have been a velocity threshold when it comes to if a collision will kill you. Good job!
Contro1990
15. Oct 2023 · 14:29 UTC
nice idea! Good job!
Beeb GameCodeCompany
15. Oct 2023 · 15:12 UTC
I am sad that it's so easy to die, the mood and idea is great here but can't fully enjoy it because your character can die just by pushing a block and having it fall back on you. I think having it so you can maybe throw or move the blocks around with your mouse to get a 360 degree movement would help instead of just pushing forward (just an opinion.). Again, honestly liked the idea and mood and silliness the game was going for just the gameplay can be rough.
LDJam user 371030
15. Oct 2023 · 15:21 UTC
Hehe! It is a suuuper cute concept.. I like the guy! ^^

*However* I can't get too far in the game.. since *I die very easily*...
If the game is less punishing, interest would be retained for longer. : ))

*For the CRTL + W issue* - if you can add some JavaScript code with the page load (even if you are not using JS for the game), it should be quite easy to do sth like `document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => if (<... check if both CTRL + W are pressed>) { e.preventDefault() })` to get rid of this nasty issue :/ which can cause frustration.

All in all, super cute game! Although a few issues to get rid of. : )
SpaceyLake
15. Oct 2023 · 16:09 UTC
This was an interesting take on the theme. The game was quite hard but fun. The two things I would like to mention is that the screen shake was abit over the top and it felt like the physics on the blocks stopped working when they hit each other but still was not in a resting position. Except for that I liked the game. Good job!
F1Krazy
15. Oct 2023 · 20:44 UTC
I recall playing a game like this before, but I don't remember it being this hard. It's easy to get trapped by the falling blocks and left unable to move, and they fall at a fast enough speed that even if you *can* get out of the way, you often don't have time to. Most of my deaths came within about five blocks, before any power-ups appeared. Some kind of advance warning of where the next block is going to land would be enough to make this a much less frustrating experience IMO.
Keely-Brown
16. Oct 2023 · 00:53 UTC
Sometimes you don't have much agency if you get stuck in a certain situation, but the gameplay is pretty fun/addicting.
kr4ft3r
16. Oct 2023 · 22:29 UTC
Ah man, it's frustrating because you were just few hours of polishing away from a hit. With the game in its current state the graphics, character and premise are great. Dying is always funny, but it could have been more than a meme dying thing. I'd find it very enjoyable if it had: Ability to double jump, as getting stuck in a small pit for a long time isn't very fun; Ability to push with jump, for more interactivity (atm the only thing to do when stuck is wait until a bomb causes some change that will almost certainly crush you); And, maybe make it harder to get squashed by the very shape that you're pushing, but that's a matter of taste I guess. Basically, it just needs some more responsiveness, that's the only thing keeping the game from being great fun.