The_Box by KANAGG

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made by KANAGG for Ludum Dare 54 (COMPO)

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Definitely a nightmare yes. You have to get the thing in the box to escape hell.

Use LMB to control the direction of the "Thing" and try to get it in The_Box!

Ratings

Overall 351th 2.517⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 347th 2.483⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 305th 2.879⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 332th 2.741⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 349th 2.121⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 238th 2.907⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 204th 2.48⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 328th 2.389⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 34🗨️

Feedback

Guardaro
02. Oct 2023 · 05:22 UTC
Very interesting! It took me a bit to figure out what to do, but after I got stuck and reloaded I managed to get the satisfying *"yes!"* sound effect in 1:05. How did I do?

You definitely nailed the theme. I would have liked to see a bit more in the way of instructions, but overall this looks like a pretty cool first Ludum Dare entry. Congrats!
LDJam user 234567
02. Oct 2023 · 20:19 UTC
After a few experiments, I understood the objective. My best : 15 sec!
Doot
02. Oct 2023 · 20:22 UTC
That is quite simple but still fun! Love the tense music and the sensual "Yes" at the end
henk
02. Oct 2023 · 20:49 UTC
Neat idea. I had to restart a couple times because the little cylinder would sometimes get stuck. The shape of the level gave an interesting challenge, and it would have been neat to have a few more levels with other ideas as well.
LDJam user 377546
02. Oct 2023 · 23:26 UTC
@fifut thanks for play that sounds like a world record to me :D
LDJam user 377546
02. Oct 2023 · 23:27 UTC
@doot Thanks for playing didn't expect anyone to like that music :)
LDJam user 377546
02. Oct 2023 · 23:30 UTC
@henk Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the raycast stops working sometimes. I didn't have enough time to figure out why, sadly. The same goes for the additional levels. Thanks for playing!
LDJam user 352490
03. Oct 2023 · 03:23 UTC
I like that you have to cheese your way to a solution (and that there are multiple ways to cheese).
Magnanix
03. Oct 2023 · 04:48 UTC
I finally managed to get the hyperactive cylinder into the goal, woah that thing likes to fly and warp around!
Nice!
gilborn
03. Oct 2023 · 20:32 UTC
Innovative Pick on the theme, took me far longer than 0:15 (5:19, actually).

With which program did you make the music? Its pretty cool.
LDJam user 377546
04. Oct 2023 · 08:29 UTC
@gilborn, thanks for playing! I'm happy to hear you endured for 5 minutes without quitting 💪. I used Reaper with just 2 bass tracks, using Kontakt and LABS instruments.
SnekOfSpice
04. Oct 2023 · 09:53 UTC
What an experience. I didn't get the cylinder into the hole sadly, but the physics felt nicely weighty and responsive! A tutorial also wasn't needed because all of the shape language used made identifying the goal of the game easy, so that's a cool thing
funemaker
04. Oct 2023 · 12:49 UTC
Nice job, was able to get better at it after a few tries!
ditam
04. Oct 2023 · 13:39 UTC
0:43! Frankly, that's after a lot of restarts, I kept running into a bug (?) where the shape stopped responding to my clicks, seemed like it was stuck "glued" to the wall - a couple times it was nowhere to be seen, I probably clipped it outside of the play area somehow.

Nonetheless, a game that is captivating, and elegant in its simplicity. Well done!
PerfectSquare
04. Oct 2023 · 16:03 UTC
Wow, 15 seconds! I thought I was doing well with 1:04...The first time I tried it got stuck on the wall and stopped moving but after I restarted everything worked as intended and I was able to finish the game. Neat concept and the music was really nice :)
zimny11
04. Oct 2023 · 20:09 UTC
0:03! The only thing missing is restart button to try again :D Simple but fun, it really scratches that "I can try again and do better" itch. Nice music too!
Defrag
05. Oct 2023 · 03:52 UTC
I managed to win (at 0:22) after my third attempt. I encountered the same issue that others had where the cylinder stopped listening to me. The game itself had really simple gameplay. In fact, it was so simple, that I wasn't sure if I wasn't missing something. However, after a few seconds, I figured that the game really was just put the cylinder into the hole!
LDJam user 377546
05. Oct 2023 · 10:52 UTC
@ditam Thanks for playing! Sorry to hear it was so buggy for you. I didn't have enough time to figure out why the raycast stopped working sometimes :(
PassbyKamenRider
05. Oct 2023 · 14:40 UTC
Managed to win at 0:53! A fun little game to play, wonder how you adjust the physics for that "thing", will probably check the source code later :eyes: I like this one and enjoyed a lot, great job!
TTKayttis
05. Oct 2023 · 15:41 UTC
Fast and weird. Though over fast it was fun, and no i m not gona replay, the satisfaction of "YES" is for only one time.
MozokEvgen
05. Oct 2023 · 15:53 UTC
It was unexpectedly straight forward - put object into the box) I think you could expand in future with more objects of different shapes and holes in different places.
zealous-coder
05. Oct 2023 · 20:48 UTC
My best was 0:05 seconds though if you keep holding on to it and it moves your time disappears and it keeps saying "YES" I love it.
treenut
06. Oct 2023 · 21:59 UTC
1:29 and I don't want to try again lol. Fun though, even if it's slightly hard to control. Cool idea and neat little effects with the cursor and such. Good job!
LDJam user 377546
07. Oct 2023 · 11:52 UTC
@zealous-coder new world record! Nice, it's great to see how I managed to add so many bugs in so little time 😄
LDJam user 377546
07. Oct 2023 · 11:54 UTC
@treenut That's fair, that's also why there is no restart. I did not expect anyone to try again 😄
LDJam user 377546
07. Oct 2023 · 11:55 UTC
@mozokevgen thanks for playing! Yeah, I can see how I could squeeze a bit more out of it relatively easy just by adding some randomness to the position of the box, and scale the box and cylinder on start. Maybe add some ramps here or there :)
LDJam user 377546
07. Oct 2023 · 11:58 UTC
@passbykamenrider You don't have to dig, I can tell you my secrets 👀 I changed the weight of the cylinder to 0.25 and left the rest on default 🤫 I tried to add some bounciness, but that made it almost impossible to hit the box 😄
Harmadillo
08. Oct 2023 · 11:19 UTC
Simple but fun game. Controls took a bit of working out. Excellent.
LDJam user 372085
10. Oct 2023 · 17:56 UTC
got way better when i realized that i could move the camera with right mouse and scroll wheel!
Rongo Matane
20. Oct 2023 · 21:35 UTC
From what i learned on the internet, i was pretty sure this had to go in a square hole. Then i thought it was already in, but it seems it wasn't! Silly fun, i enjoyed it :D
Music reminded me of older DOS games, where you'd get one piece of music per room. Like MadTV.