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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #297 | 3.985 | 3.985 |
| Overall | #450 | 3.741 | 3.741 |
| Fun | #452 | 3.642 | 3.642 |
| Presentation | #964 | 3.597 | 3.597 |
Ranked from 67 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
A crab is joined together with the player and picks up boxes as it wishes.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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This is so sweet and fun to play. It can appear "easy" at times but then that nasty crab comes and steals your "easy" away....clever girl. I kept thinking "Crab Battle" I love the simple mechanic and how you implemented it in such away that it felt fresh each new level. Well done! p.s. please please add some sounds/audio (unless there is then for some reason it did not play on my end) It would make it even more fun :D
Thank you for the nice comment. I appreciate playing and leaving a comment
Quite an original take on the classic push-a-box puzzle, and also it's refreshing to see an unhelpful partner for a chance! Liked it a lot!
Thank you! I appreciate it :)
Really interesting use of a mechanic which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. I would have liked some sort of visual indication of how close I can approach blocks before they attach, but once I got a feel for it the game was quite fun. Nice!
Thank you! Yeah in future updates I want the character to hold out his hands when getting closer to a box. Also a pickup animation and sounds!
Sadly ran out of time for all of that :)
Wow, this is such a cool game! The puzzles are so inventive and the platforming is really fun, I would definitely love to play more. It helps that the crab is adorable, the entire game is, honestly. I think a nice chiptune track and some quirky SFX can add a lot more personality. Great work overall, loved this submission!
Thank you! I really appreciate the nice comments! I have some music from a friend lined up but didn't have time to cut it up and put it in the game.
I totally understand that, the time was really short, we ended up having to live with so many things not making it into our game too. Can't wait to check this one out again with music and maybe more levels!
Very nice! Short but a lot of fun with the mechanics, I think there is definitely potential for more with this! Great job!
Thank you! I really like your game too.
This is a neat idea, and it makes for a fun puzzle platformer. The idea that the player cant drop the box turns out to be an interesting challenge. I'd love for you to add more levels and continue development after this, coz I think there is so much potential here, I'll be rooting for you. Excellent job! :)
Thank you! I really appreciate it. I'll try to work on this throughout the year some more.
Cool! As an idea it's pretty neat. The thing that needs tweaking is the grab radius for the boxes
Thanks! Yeah I wanted to make it smaller but then the physics values I chose make it possible to just skip a lot of the puzzles. Definitely going to tweak that a bit though.
looking forward to some updates :)
I really love the unique mechanic and how it lends itself to puzzles! id love to see more levels added someday after the Jam! its Great!
Thank you! I'll develop this throughout the year.
@arya-s at the second level I was a little confused about how to drop the box but after some time I realized what to do and I was amazed how clever the game mechanic and level design is good one on that, art style was good too, although adding bgm and sound effects would make things more interesting, overall very good job :D
Thank you! I really wanted to add some dialogues to explain what is happening and some animation when you get close to boxes but sadly no time. Same about the music :(
Initially I wondered why I couldn't put the boxes down, then it all clicked and I enjoyed the gimmick of the game! I'd be happy to see more of it!
Thank you! I was hoping to add a dialogue between the crab and the player to explain it a bit more. Ideally I also would have animated the players hands reaching for a box as he gets closer to it. Sadly ran out of time :)
Simple and fun. If you had more time I bet it would have more lvls and etc, but because of the time constraint I guess it was difficult to explore a lot of different idea. Good job
Thank you! Yeah I wish I had a little bit more time on it. I learned a lot though, there's certainly parts that I could've done more efficient during the weekend.
This was a really neat idea! The puzzles worked quite well since it took me a couple tries to get right but was still satisfying.
This is a cute little platformer. Wish it had some sound design, but the visual style alone was good.
Thank you! Yeah I wish I had budgeted time better to include some basic sounds.
I like the simplicity and the concept! Feels like you can easily expand the mechanics even further.
Thank you! I'm planning to develop this more throughout the year.
I love the art!
That was a really short and charming game! It always feels bad when you can't fit audio in (at least I couldn't hear it), but that's the life of a 48 hour jam. Really cool mechanics and puzzles, would love to see it fully developed!
I really wish I had gotten audio in, but yea... time :(
Thanks so much for playing it and leaving a comment. I'll develop this more throughout the year.
A very striking and clever game, would love to see a fully fledged version of this! I like how the grab mechanic is used as a blessing and a curse, really well designed.
Congrats on submitting!
Thank you! I appreciate the encouraging comments a lot!
a very cute game and a funny concept, good job! I would suggest making more puzzles where a player have to use the box to their advantage, I think there's a lot of potential there :)
Thank you! I really want to explore the puzzles more like that. I'll continue developing the game throughout the year.
good to know! I'm gonna be following your progress then :)
Thanks!! Sorry I haven't had time to look at your submission yet. Will do so a bit later tonight.
very smart game! I really enjoy these original ideas to broach the gamejam theme :D
Thank you! I really love your game!
Really interesting concept. great game , and smart mechanic. ~ Do check mine and give your valueable feedback:D