Misplaced Tie by knexator

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made by knexator for Ludum Dare 54 (COMPO)

Search for a Misplaced Tie on a Limited Space!

Inspired by the classic escape room flash games.

Ratings

Overall 219th 3.448⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 231th 3.276⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 201th 3.328⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 102th 4⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 179th 3.483⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 259th 2.672⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 108th 3.161⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 175th 3.345⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 38🗨️

Feedback

oolimry
02. Oct 2023 · 02:17 UTC
Cute little game! Reminds me a lot of tower of hanoi, but more interesting with some interesting logical deductions of what can go where
don.shinski
02. Oct 2023 · 02:37 UTC
I like the clean aesthetic, the models look nice and the circle targets are easy to recognize. It wasn't always obvious how to cancel an action, but it didn't take long to figure out. The pacing was good as I was about to give up when I made a breakthrough in the puzzle. Nicely done :smile_cat:
Stronf
02. Oct 2023 · 05:48 UTC
Clear and fun, an interesting new take on escape rooms, also liked the visuals
tjm
02. Oct 2023 · 17:46 UTC
I like the idea; sort of a more diegetic take on Towers of Hanoi?

It might have been nice if the "currently selected object" (and how you would be moving it) was a little more clearly highlighted, but that only confused me briefly at the start and wasn't a big issue for most of it. The use of spot colour to make things stand out was very nice, but it felt a little thin/underused; maybe if the selected items changed colour themselves, rather than just the selection UI?

Overall, a solidly put together little game; I enjoyed it!
Nozomu57
02. Oct 2023 · 20:09 UTC
Thanks a lot for this puzzle! Love to see clever level design for point'n'click games :)
Berin
02. Oct 2023 · 20:25 UTC
I really liked the game, a really fun take on the theme! The furniture and appliances look really clean, too. In the beginning, I was a little confused as to what to do, but after a moment of playing around, I got it. It would have helped if the UI made the mechanics a bit clearer, though. As for the sound design, a simple background track would have improved the atmosphere a lot, I think.
But all in all, really, good job!
Bumble
02. Oct 2023 · 22:47 UTC
Feels very sterile and clean, but in a good way.

Very explorative game play with neat little twists for some of the orders of operations one has to do!
TRSTHSTRS
03. Oct 2023 · 12:50 UTC
Mightve been a me problem but i could not figure out how to move the "too hot to handle"- iron. But overall nice graphics, very clean and easy to understand. sfx right at the start was a bit too loud and felt uncomfortable for my liking, but i appreciate that theres any sound at all!
Juliestrator
03. Oct 2023 · 18:08 UTC
I have enjoyed the experience! I feel like this could be a good proof of concept! Good job on making everything yourself! I actually like the clay look even though you were probably just running low on time to add the colors :)
F1Krazy
09. Oct 2023 · 16:38 UTC
This does indeed remind me of the old Flash classics, so you nailed that. Takes a little bit of fiddling to figure out what needs to go where in order to do what, but it's not overly frustrating and I managed to complete it without too much bother. Nice job!
LDJam user 262525
09. Oct 2023 · 20:58 UTC
Pretty cool! I expected it to be a lot easier than it actually was. Good job with the art!
LDJam user 206001
12. Oct 2023 · 15:50 UTC
This game surprised me, I really liked it. I had difficulty, I'm not good with puzzles, but I managed to solve it after some effort. This was a beautiful entry, it deserved more attention. You could have made a cover photo a little more elaborate, worked on the game page better, this game would have easily stood out because it is so good. Maybe a little background music, but I imagine there wasn't time. I liked very much.
nikor
12. Oct 2023 · 17:22 UTC
I like it! The graphics is nice. And it was a short fun experience. I'm not sure why, but it made me smile. Thank you :)
Igor Morgun
12. Oct 2023 · 17:35 UTC
Nice puzzle with a good idea, now I can take my tie :D.
stevenjmiller
12. Oct 2023 · 20:48 UTC
Nice game, I quite liked the aesthetic.
LDJam user 372085
12. Oct 2023 · 22:54 UTC
that was cool - i've never played anything like that before : )
MiniBetrayal
13. Oct 2023 · 01:19 UTC
Great aesthetic. A bit of music would have been nice, as would a longer puzzle, but I totally get that you can only make so much in a limited time. good job!
tucan
13. Oct 2023 · 03:54 UTC
This really feel like the classic flash games, very nostalgic!
Papaver
14. Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC
Nice game! My only complaint is that it was too short. :wink:

I like the modern take on the Towers of Hanoi puzzle, and it fits the theme very well!
Well done! :clap:
cassowary
15. Oct 2023 · 14:39 UTC
This is great! I like how many mini-puzzles you were able to fit in. Definitely gives that old Flash game vibe.
MikroPiru
15. Oct 2023 · 17:19 UTC
Nice little game! For me it was mostly trial and error clicking around, and thus I didn't feel much accomplishment when I finished. But it was still nice to finish it!

I especially liked the graphics. As others have said, the clear aesthetics worked nicely, and I think a really colorful palette would have made it really restless and harder to see the objects etc. So a good choice with the style!
Roroto Sic
19. Oct 2023 · 11:25 UTC
The tie is not in the fridge. after that i didn't find what to do next to progress.
quasilyte
20. Oct 2023 · 08:36 UTC
The tie is found.
The day is saved.
![result.png](///raw/53b/b5/z/607ac.png)