Plumb Bob Rescue by ehmtang

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made by ehmtang for Ludum Dare 57 (JAM)

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"Plumb Bob Rescue"

Play as Plum, the little astronaut, out to save Bob, who's gone and got himself stuck.

Navigate around the map - using the checkpoints to help you reach different areas around the cave.

-- SUMMARY AND CONTROLS --

Aim your controls with 'W' and 'S', when you're ready. Press and hold 'space' to charge your launch.

Use 'A' and 'D' to steer your landing.

Time your release, by pressing 'space' to let go of the rope.

If you're having trouble press 'E' to create a new checkpoint. You can stack them ;)

-- DETAILS --

lonely-bob.png Find Bob. He gets lonely easily...

Ratings

Overall 246th 3.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 143th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 135th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 328th 3.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 142th 3.868⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 69th 4⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 189th 3.971⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 9🗳️ 10🗨️

Feedback

DiscJokk
07. Apr 2025 · 21:25 UTC
Great job! The mood of the game is really cute - I love it! The characters are cute and the setting too. Thank god for the reminder to click the R button!! It feels like one ot those games that are easy to learn but darn difficult to master :) Goo job!
aviolin
08. Apr 2025 · 01:47 UTC
Loved the rope animation. Gave me Kerbal vibes with the characters.
🎤 ehmtang
08. Apr 2025 · 19:25 UTC
Thank you for playing! I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

Broccolly did such a good job with the rope physics; I'm wanting to do more levels (post jam) to show it off.
Becky
08. Apr 2025 · 20:08 UTC
Very cute art style. Felt game play was pitched just challenging enough - very grateful for the checkpoints and the well placed reminder of the R key! Loved finding all the characters hidden around (and of course the main man himself, Bob) :)
khaotom
09. Apr 2025 · 00:53 UTC
Very cute. like the slingshot aspect. Funny how the infinite checkpoints is useful.
dhdorr
09. Apr 2025 · 00:56 UTC
cute little game with chill vibes!
Xichan Zheng
09. Apr 2025 · 00:57 UTC
Fantastic sound design and animation! I also love the art, the character design, and the color scheme...very cute
LDJam user 395838
09. Apr 2025 · 00:58 UTC
Jumping mechanic cool. The mood cool. Got stuck on third(i think) checkpoint where need to jump throught hole.
LDJam user 410492
09. Apr 2025 · 00:59 UTC
Controls feel a bit awkward but I love the premise and the rope!
GoogleFrog
09. Apr 2025 · 01:04 UTC
Very nice. The launch controls felt good and I liked the extra twist added by the rope. The cute music fit the visuals perfectly.
JamesGames1000
09. Apr 2025 · 01:08 UTC
6 min 44 seconds, it was really fun it was cool to throw my self around. It was a new and interesting way to approach the depths, but it was done very well.
Holiwhirl
09. Apr 2025 · 11:10 UTC
Super cute game with a really fun mechanic! Level design and rope physics are awesome. I love plum, bob and all the not-bobs <3
jnur
09. Apr 2025 · 16:32 UTC
Great, fun, cute. Probably the first game I've played this jam where I can confidently give a "Humor" score at all :sweat_smile: I like that it's very focused on one mechanic and does it well. The only improvement I can think of is that it would've been great to have mouse controls for the aiming & jumping
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 06:04 UTC
MOOOOOD 5 stars :).
LDJam user 372635
14. Apr 2025 · 11:41 UTC
A really fun and cute entry! I laugh quite a bit with that one guy that says he's not bob XD Its quite an interesting take in the angry birds slingshot control! The graphics are quite cute and the music has a nice vibe to it.
I didn't understood exactly the purpose of the wires, since I always pressed space to get rid of them.

All that said I really liked it overall! The cup of hot coffee in the end made me feel really chill. Great entry, keep up the good work! :)
WetBurritoSupreme
15. Apr 2025 · 16:44 UTC
Really nailed it on the vibes! I love the color pallet and the art is so sweet!
milq
15. Apr 2025 · 18:58 UTC
Wow, what a great game and such incredible potential! I love the rope physics, and the level design is excellent. I would have loved to see graphics with a unique art style, but I totally understand that you focused more on programming and game design. Still, this game deserves more attention and a bigger audience, I absolutely love it. Great game!
mgear
15. Apr 2025 · 19:05 UTC
cool mechanics! (havent seen any similar games)