Trainwreck by Zac Arnold

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made by Zac Arnold for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

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Trainwreck is a chaotic arcade style puzzle game.

Your goal is simple, use your crane to load up the train car with various cargo before the contract time runs out. You're more than up to the task, right?

Controls: Your crane follows the mouse, left click picks up and places cargo and right click rotates cargo.

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Gameplay Trailer: https://youtu.be/cCnFBFT7D0k?si=rq19CYO9R7GBSEtJ!

Ratings

Overall 35th 4.28⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 14th 4.34⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 110th 4.02⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 99th 4.36⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 143th 4.3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 51th 4.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 443th 3.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 489th 3.63⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

AncientEntity
03. Oct 2023 · 02:22 UTC
This one was really fun although I felt the view angle of placing the blocks in the crate was sort of weird for the first few. Overall though, really fun. Good job!
Onsson
03. Oct 2023 · 05:21 UTC
Looked good and was fun to play. Took a few containers until I understood the "perspective" on the boxes. A good twist on a "reverse tetris". Controls worked great. Good work, and a great take on the theme
Lexyvil
03. Oct 2023 · 05:51 UTC
Amazing game, it got me addicted for a good hour. If anything, a restart level button would help a lot since there were times I got myself screwed, and all I could do is wait for the timer to run out. The music is really well implemented too, with how it's based on how much time is left.
Broondoon
04. Oct 2023 · 01:47 UTC
Very fun game that feels satisfying to fill up the train with cargo.

Could potentially be made smaller with less space, for a more faster-paced and frantic gameplay loop. At first I was racing as fast as I could, but then two levels found the time limit to be very forgiving, so I slowed down and tried playing more intelligently. It does feel a bit tiring to fill up the whole train, so maybe a smaller one would help with that.
NuiN
04. Oct 2023 · 02:32 UTC
Very polished, I spent a while playing it
blinyadebil
04. Oct 2023 · 07:17 UTC
Very satisfying and addicting game. I like the simplicity of the controls. A good entry overall!
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 07:27 UTC
@anciententity Thanks! I think the perspective issue you found is caused by some shapes being incorrectly centered when you pick them up, that's a bug we didn't get to fix.
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 07:27 UTC
@onsson Thanks for giving it a try!
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 07:29 UTC
@lexyvil We did consider a restart button but decided to go for the cargo remaining screen instead. Thanks for playing it!
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 07:31 UTC
@broondoon The pacing could definitely be improved, we were thinking of balancing the time for each level but ran out of time ourselves. Also, we wanted to have some of the levels have pre-placed obstacles that you would have to work around. Thanks for trying it!
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 07:32 UTC
@nuin Thanks for playing it! I really loved your game, it's probably my favourite I've seen so far!
TomKnocker44
04. Oct 2023 · 07:33 UTC
@blinyadebil Thanks!
Pawel12
04. Oct 2023 · 14:35 UTC
Amazing game, everything is great. You can add story and something to do with money and it will be full game.
Blocks could be placed in the same position as they sprite rather than green box, but that just a little thing.
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🎤 Zac Arnold
04. Oct 2023 · 17:54 UTC
Yeah, the cargo dropping can be a bit to get used to. Hopefully we'll get the placement preview centered and then it should be a bit more intuitive. Thanks for the feedback! This was my first game jam, and it was a super fun experience. I'm excited for my next one!
jsmailes
04. Oct 2023 · 20:44 UTC
You've managed to turn anxiety into a game in the best possible way - good soundtrack, great graphics and surprisingly addictive! It took me an embarassingly long time to realise that you could rotate blocks though (probably just didn't read the instructions closely enough), and there were a couple of times where I got stuck and had to wait out the timer. Overall had a great time with this game :)
Teamelon
05. Oct 2023 · 01:15 UTC
Nice tetris update, really liked it. The sound is the best.
Medow
05. Oct 2023 · 01:20 UTC
I love the Tetris kind of feeling to this game! Coming up with the best ways to use up space as quick as possible it a super fun challenge. Well done!
Nomus
05. Oct 2023 · 01:23 UTC
Very nice game ! the music making you stressed for the last pieces is very good. I failed level 4 waiting for the last piece i needed, really cool concept
Raphiell
05. Oct 2023 · 01:29 UTC
Had a lot of fun with this one!

Pros:
- Great music, it speeding up as the timer ran out definitely amped up the pressure
- Fun Mechanic
- Cute art

Possible improvements:
- Placing the Crate at it's sprite, This caused me to misplace a couple times
- A way to restart level once you know you've lost it based on the remaining pieces.

I loved how it started out real simple to get you used to it, but quickly it became a game of planning ahead and dexterity! Very well done all around. Bravo
LDJam user 320570
05. Oct 2023 · 01:34 UTC
Ooh this game feels really polished, and addicting in its simplicity! I really like the way the music changes as time presses on, and just placing/dropping the cargo feels satisfying. Nice work!
PabloAbraham
05. Oct 2023 · 02:00 UTC
Trainwreck is a delightful challenge. Its arcade-style mixed with puzzle mechanics had me hooked from the start. The idea of maneuvering the crane to place cargo efficiently was engaging. The graphics and sound complimented the gameplay well. Maybe in future updates, a placement preview would enhance the experience even more!
Haotian Chen
05. Oct 2023 · 03:53 UTC
this is much more fun than i thought it would be at the beginning. smooth control, nice pixel art, reasonable difficulty all makes it extremely fun to play. one of the best i've played so far
🎤 Zac Arnold
05. Oct 2023 · 05:19 UTC
@jsmailes @medow @teamelon @nomus @raphiell @joshedev @pabloabraham @haotian-chen Thank you for all the amazing feedback everyone!
JuanRod707
05. Oct 2023 · 22:15 UTC
God, this game scratechs so many itches, just couldn't stop playing. Amazing work!
zimny11
05. Oct 2023 · 22:49 UTC
This is way to addictive! I completely lost track of time playing this game. You should add a warning :D All I have to say awesome game! Great job!
Nathan Skip
07. Oct 2023 · 20:55 UTC
Just reading all these comments now. Thanks so much everyone for the amazing and constructive feedback!!
mina
15. Oct 2023 · 21:41 UTC
This is by far the most fun I've had playing a game this jam!! Everything is so well designed and the game play is so stressful and addicting. The mouse cursor you made is super cool too. Great job all! It would be nice to have a "restart level" button. Sometimes I make a huge mistake or just don't have enough pieces to win and I have to wait a while for the level to end. Other than that, I have no other feedback. This game is awesome! :smile:
Emma.Ge
19. Oct 2023 · 03:29 UTC
Very interesting game! Loading cargo, I love this gameplay!
Aurailus
19. Oct 2023 · 17:57 UTC
Super fun game! I love how hard it gets to pack everything fully in if you're not careful at the beginning. The different shapes create more challenges as time goes on, as well. Very nicely done!