Predicament by orangepascal

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made by orangepascal for LD23 (COMPO)
Created in HTML5, audio only working in Chrome, game works in Chrome, Firefox and Safari.. crashes in Opera.

So basically: use chrome for best results ;)

Used a simple HTML framework I had as base, but it got completely rewritten in the end so nothing left from any frameworks (also reason sound isn't crossbrowser, etc)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 4.04 19
Audio 2.73 327
Fun 3.80 29
Graphics 4.37 13
Humor 3.45 51
Innovation 3.48 177
Mood 3.68 44
Theme 4.04 31

Feedback

🎤 orangepascal
22. Apr 2012 · 14:15 UTC
removed the background music, not sure if WolframTones allows it under their ToS.
netmute
22. Apr 2012 · 17:19 UTC
Wow, total work of art. And surprising in the end ;)
Blayzeing
22. Apr 2012 · 19:02 UTC
ahaha, brilliant!
laufman
22. Apr 2012 · 19:15 UTC
Amazing work dude!
ZackZak
22. Apr 2012 · 19:44 UTC
That was very fun. :)
dr_bonzo
22. Apr 2012 · 19:48 UTC
Nice simple game 5/5 (graphics, interface). I had to check source for some "tips" ;P
🎤 orangepascal
22. Apr 2012 · 19:55 UTC
that's called cheating!! but I figured some would do so I named things pretty clearly in the source ;)
MidgeS
23. Apr 2012 · 01:37 UTC
Love it :)
Thotep
23. Apr 2012 · 06:46 UTC
Haha, that was a good one! Short, but polished.
rik
23. Apr 2012 · 07:16 UTC
Loved it, amazing :) Little bit fiddly switching items once there was a lot of things on the ground, but not too bad.
KhaoTom
23. Apr 2012 · 07:29 UTC
Short and sweet. Nice presentation, and great timing with the dialogue. Good work!
Daniel
23. Apr 2012 · 07:37 UTC
Nice. Running around looking for items and trying to combine them in multiple ways gives me an nostalgic feeling.
ineap09
23. Apr 2012 · 07:46 UTC
Wow, this perfect in almost every way. The game was challenging, but also very fun and rewarding. The ending was hilarious!
keely
23. Apr 2012 · 07:50 UTC
AAAAAAWESOME! 5/5 all over the place. Funny, excellent graphics, uses the theme perfectly and great all around polish. My fav.
chartinboy
23. Apr 2012 · 08:04 UTC
Good :) Shame audio doesn't work in ff, but i know thats an html5 thing, not you!

Fun game, though tricky to work out!
Daniel
23. Apr 2012 · 08:06 UTC
This grizzled cube-man makes MacGyver look bad! Your game is marvelous; thank you!
Denifia
23. Apr 2012 · 08:09 UTC
This was really fun. I enjoyed it :)
robcozzens
23. Apr 2012 · 08:31 UTC
Perfect old school adventure. Most of the puzzles are funny and don't make any sense at all... but because the level is so small, it doesn't take long to stumble on the solution.
In full-size adventures I always worried that I missed some small thing hours earlier.
matthias_zarzecki
23. Apr 2012 · 09:20 UTC
Nice little adventure! Gamelay feels quite good.

As far as I know WolframTunes are usable, but I don't use them as they all sound kinda same-y.
wibblymat
23. Apr 2012 · 10:13 UTC
I dropped off the eldge accidentally and left both the skull and the wings up there, so I was stuck first time around.

Other than that, brilliant!
True Valhalla
23. Apr 2012 · 11:26 UTC
Really good! I think these small, contained environments are a great interpretation of the theme. Interesting and pretty :)
Evgis
23. Apr 2012 · 11:26 UTC
Great, very original and cool!
aaronsnoswell
23. Apr 2012 · 11:30 UTC
Absolutely brilliant. Hands down the best entry I have seen yet. AMAZING work! Would love to see a blog writeup of the process and things you learned. Love the art, sfx, fact that it is a html5 game. 5/5.
ncannasse
23. Apr 2012 · 11:49 UTC
A bit short but loved it :)
steamgirl
23. Apr 2012 · 11:50 UTC
Simple, yet brilliant! Really enjoyed it! The great thing is that although I couldn't figure it out each piece of the puzzle straight away, the variables were limited so I could experiment with what I had to make it work!

And so funny as well!
Proch
23. Apr 2012 · 12:30 UTC
amazing.... just... the best
uberneen
23. Apr 2012 · 12:38 UTC
This was great, excellent work!
amidos2006
23. Apr 2012 · 12:47 UTC
Amazing game :)
bburbank
23. Apr 2012 · 13:00 UTC
Nice atmosphere, liked the ending bits!
datahaven
23. Apr 2012 · 13:45 UTC
Fun game - had to cheat and look at the code to work it out, though.
Found picking the objects up a bit fiddly sometimes when there were a few on the floor.
Shame about lack of sound on Firefox version.
greg20man
23. Apr 2012 · 14:16 UTC
I really enjoyed this game, great art, great use of theme, and I could see this being expanded upon to make an actual casual game. Really great work.
Lidfrid
23. Apr 2012 · 14:29 UTC
can't exit...Y u can't EXIT! i have those wings...damn it! T_T Good work
Jigxor
23. Apr 2012 · 14:38 UTC
Graphics are amazing, fits the theme well, and the puzzles are fun. Nice work!
Fireblend
23. Apr 2012 · 14:52 UTC
Short and sweet really is a perfect description for this one :D
spooks
23. Apr 2012 · 14:58 UTC
awesome game! The art really allows the mood to set in
graytest
23. Apr 2012 · 15:00 UTC
Great! I love the graphics.
the8donut
23. Apr 2012 · 15:00 UTC
Wow. My favorite so far!
Acheron
23. Apr 2012 · 15:00 UTC
Nice game!
the8donut
23. Apr 2012 · 15:01 UTC
Great job! loved it
ilikescifi
23. Apr 2012 · 15:02 UTC
Great! Wow! Wow ! Wow!
deepnight
23. Apr 2012 · 15:14 UTC
Very very good overall execution! The art is particularly good :)

It's funny we did choose the same interpretation of the theme (a player imprisoned in a "tiny world").

Great job!
matheus23
23. Apr 2012 · 15:54 UTC
One of the best entrys played until now :)
🎤 orangepascal
23. Apr 2012 · 17:09 UTC
thanks for all the awesome response guys!
and for those who think you can't leave the cave.. you can.. you aren't done until you are out ;)
unicornpooping
23. Apr 2012 · 17:37 UTC
Great graphics and gameplay. Short, but you knew that ;-) I hope you do more with this, could be the start of a cool game.
lifenoodles
23. Apr 2012 · 18:06 UTC
Really cool little game, not sure if I liked the end but it was a great use of the theme.
chinchang
23. Apr 2012 · 18:11 UTC
really liked the cute character and cool graphics/animations. wondering here n there and figuring out stuff was interesting. brilliant end :)
Erifdex
23. Apr 2012 · 18:16 UTC
Awesome! Really enjoyed it! However I did have to restart the first time as -SPOILER- the fire didn't start when I moved the glasses :( Second time worked perfectly though :D Great ending!
bompo
23. Apr 2012 · 18:55 UTC
Brilliant, reminded me a bit of the old monkey island puzzles.
fanatiko
23. Apr 2012 · 19:25 UTC
Awesome art and very interesting use of the theme.
AdventureIslands
23. Apr 2012 · 19:42 UTC
Really nice, short and sweet. The graphics were very well done, didn't hear any audio though but I guess that requires Chrome. Nice job!
kroltan
23. Apr 2012 · 19:59 UTC
Great game!
I liked trying all the combinations to escape, but the ending was... unexpected.
Audio didn't work on Nightly...
piterlouis
23. Apr 2012 · 20:02 UTC
claustrophobic, but cool XD
icefox
23. Apr 2012 · 20:33 UTC
Woah.

So... is getting taken away by [SPOILERS] the GOOD ending? Pretty sweet little game.
mikolalysenko
23. Apr 2012 · 21:35 UTC
Great job! Especially with getting the audio working in the browser.
Pixelulsar
23. Apr 2012 · 22:13 UTC
Great game, thought maybe a bit too easy, because I can never solve escape games like this :) Graphics were cool and it's and interesting use of the theme.
Albatr
23. Apr 2012 · 22:17 UTC
Nice graphics, short but fun :)
davidllanos22
23. Apr 2012 · 23:04 UTC
I played it yesterday and now again! Good game :)
vigrid
24. Apr 2012 · 00:02 UTC
One of the best games in the 48h compo! I like it and WILL complete it :)
AlwaysGeeky
24. Apr 2012 · 00:11 UTC
Wow! Love it... great little game :P
LeReveur
24. Apr 2012 · 00:30 UTC
Really good job.
Simple, good graphics, unexpected.
Thank you for this game. :)
azurenimbus
24. Apr 2012 · 00:40 UTC
Great stuff!
TM13
24. Apr 2012 · 05:47 UTC
Its pretty good.
KevinZuhn
24. Apr 2012 · 06:58 UTC
You really lead me in logical circles there, but that's to be expected in a one-room adventure! Top-notch and funny to boot.
Danik
24. Apr 2012 · 08:05 UTC
Short but great!
Tumaini
24. Apr 2012 · 15:08 UTC
Fun little game!
Toast
24. Apr 2012 · 16:00 UTC
It was short but a very charming game all the same. I appreciate what you were trying to do here.
Sheep
24. Apr 2012 · 21:10 UTC
Sweet, short game :)
omaha
24. Apr 2012 · 21:17 UTC
Very nice, love the polish. I couldn't figure out how to get out of the cave, will have to give it another shot when I'm not at work :)
Evil Cult
24. Apr 2012 · 22:07 UTC
[Comments and ratings from this account come from various team members]
Audio did not work for me in firefox so I switched over to chrome and everything worked fine. Fantastic graphics and feel! Pitty about the music, I think that would have added a lot. The gameplay seemed a little bit lacking. Most of the game for me was just clicking everything onto everything else to see if anything happened rather than thinking things through. Still a fantastic game overall though.
whitetigle
24. Apr 2012 · 22:09 UTC
just great ! I didn't make it yet, but it's just great ! bravo !
firstrowgames
24. Apr 2012 · 22:12 UTC
Very polished and nice game.
Its really short,but its fun and has great art.
Really awesome work,would love to play more if you add to it.
strega
25. Apr 2012 · 06:55 UTC
Really good game! Nice puzzle mechanics and use of the theme. The art is great too!
envy3d
25. Apr 2012 · 07:48 UTC
Wow. This game blew away my expectations for an HTML5 game. Grade A work.
daandruff
25. Apr 2012 · 08:08 UTC
Reminds me of the Grow-games. Awesome game! If this would have been a multiscreen adventure, I would have paid for it! Super!
daredevildave
25. Apr 2012 · 11:36 UTC
Great little game. Polished and fun.
Thotor
25. Apr 2012 · 15:25 UTC
This is great ! Feels like point and click adventure but with more sensation of interaction.
Great fir for the theme
thegreystudios
25. Apr 2012 · 16:32 UTC
Fantastic entry. Little short but oh so sweet. Always love your art style.
Jhelle
25. Apr 2012 · 20:10 UTC
Lovely art, great game. One of the better in this ludumdare. Didn't understand the ending but I had fun nonetheless!
dukope
26. Apr 2012 · 09:08 UTC
Amazing pixel art and charming story. Nice work.
Sanguine
26. Apr 2012 · 12:15 UTC
Loved it :)
Endurion
26. Apr 2012 · 12:48 UTC
Short and sweet, great work!
GreyShock
26. Apr 2012 · 13:38 UTC
Great art, great theme using, great gameplay... sure one of my favourites so far. Congrats!
d_durham
26. Apr 2012 · 13:48 UTC
Really enjoyed this one. Looks great and plays great too. Brilliant work.
Parthon
26. Apr 2012 · 14:30 UTC
Such a fantastic and fun game. I would love to see this expanded to an full-length room-by-room puzzler.
nilstastic
26. Apr 2012 · 14:32 UTC
Holy hell, nice! =)
caribou
26. Apr 2012 · 14:33 UTC
I love the art ! One of the best tiny entry <3
summaky
26. Apr 2012 · 15:59 UTC
The end was… surprising. But I guess I escaped >_< It liked a lot the graphics and I wish I could hear the music (no Chrome here, but I see that you removed it anyway.) The “combine objects” has definitively a nostalgic feeling for me and it fits the theme very well indeed.
tripleVisionGames
26. Apr 2012 · 16:24 UTC
Great great work really enjoyed it and it looks awesome!
derrickdool
26. Apr 2012 · 20:14 UTC
Nice combinations in this puzzler. Great Entry.
Minor touches like dirt kicking up when you jump goes a long way as well.
chambers
26. Apr 2012 · 20:47 UTC
I really like the game, the mood and the artstyle. Very well polished. But I've been playing it for a long time and I'm stuck. People have been praising the ending and I'd like to see it though, before I can rate it =/ any tips? I don't know what to do with the [SPOILERS] Parachute and bat glider [/SPOILERS]
🎤 orangepascal
26. Apr 2012 · 21:18 UTC
chambers, msg me on twitter (@orangepascal) and I can give you some hints without spoiling it here
Tinco
26. Apr 2012 · 23:04 UTC
Hahaha that was fun, surprising ending :)
Mesene
26. Apr 2012 · 23:21 UTC
I enjoyed it, liked the floating text, nice job.
derosa
27. Apr 2012 · 00:51 UTC
Hahaha, loved the ending! Took me awhile to figure out the last step, but was really worth! Thanks!
BenW
27. Apr 2012 · 00:58 UTC
Excellent. A few times I accidentally combined items without realizing it and had to go back and replay to see what actually happened.
Shigor
27. Apr 2012 · 01:39 UTC
Short, but good.
mneubrand
27. Apr 2012 · 02:46 UTC
Awesome little puzzler. Really like the artwork.
johannhat
27. Apr 2012 · 02:48 UTC
I love this! You took the theme and made a fun little challenge out of it. Gives me something to think about for my next game jam, for sure.

Like others, I could only get the sound working in Chrome. I really like how you handled the dialogue and especially handled surprise with the player. Nice!
HeuGamer
27. Apr 2012 · 02:55 UTC
Excellent work! Simple and fun just the way i love it.
Suese
27. Apr 2012 · 04:04 UTC
Solid solid entry. Wish there was music. Should have left it in there and said to hell with the IP issues. Music would have made this a 5 star entry.
marudziik
27. Apr 2012 · 05:54 UTC
Audio didn't work for me (Firefox), so until I install chrome I'm not rating it, but the rest is really great. Definitely one of the best entries.
PabloAM
27. Apr 2012 · 09:51 UTC
Very good game! Good idea and good polish.

I had fun playing with!

HTML5 the future! :P
toadd-y
27. Apr 2012 · 11:07 UTC
That was awesome!! Really nice job!
VDZ
27. Apr 2012 · 14:08 UTC
I don't have or want Chrome on my PC, and I feel I wouldn't be able to fully enjoy it without audio, let alone rate it...is there no other way to play it with audio?
raarlac
27. Apr 2012 · 14:41 UTC
Awesome game man! one of my favorites :D
🎤 orangepascal
27. Apr 2012 · 15:33 UTC
@VDZ no other way right now.. guess it's like me not being able to check out your game, cause I don't have or want windows on my mac ;)
01101101
27. Apr 2012 · 17:21 UTC
very nice !
invaderJim
27. Apr 2012 · 19:00 UTC
Omg, it's the cutest game I've ever seeeeen
ratboy2713
27. Apr 2012 · 19:21 UTC
Well, that certainly was a predicament. Nice graphics, and I love the simple controls doing so much. Had a little trouble with dropping items and trying to pick up others.
edbadiux
28. Apr 2012 · 00:30 UTC
Very nice game. I'm bad a this kind of games but I was able to finish it without mucho problems. Good job =).
tacograveyard
28. Apr 2012 · 01:08 UTC
Wonderful!
dacap
28. Apr 2012 · 01:24 UTC
Really good graphics. It's a tiny graphic adventure game. I liked.
Make A Game
28. Apr 2012 · 02:03 UTC
Nice little adventure. I really love the look of it and how smooth the controls are. Shame it's so short.
Drabiter
28. Apr 2012 · 06:44 UTC
I really love this entry. Awesome! :D
R3ason
28. Apr 2012 · 08:27 UTC
Fun! Great mix of humor and gameplay! Thanks!
Moth
28. Apr 2012 · 11:24 UTC
Gorgeous pixel art on the environment! A fun single room puzzle game- I like where it goes with the theme.

I thought the item combinations the solution takes and I guess not much can be said without spoilers! I found the ending pretty funny and to be an interesting solution to the whole conflict :P It's fun!
TenTonToon
28. Apr 2012 · 15:34 UTC
Very nice pixel art and use of the theme.
A little bit too short and straightforward, though. But it shows quite some promise for a future full-length game.

Congratulations!
angrygeometry
28. Apr 2012 · 20:17 UTC
this was good!
Shadow
28. Apr 2012 · 20:37 UTC
Didn't hear any audio despite using chrome :/
Anyway, It's an awesome game. Simple and awesomely polished.
Gremlin
28. Apr 2012 · 22:56 UTC
Why has it taken me this long to get around to playing this game?
Ben
28. Apr 2012 · 23:07 UTC
Really good game, I loved it! No complaints
matt
28. Apr 2012 · 23:09 UTC
Wonderful.
evilseanbot
28. Apr 2012 · 23:14 UTC
Nice graphics, a little too trial and error for my tastes.
RHY3756547
29. Apr 2012 · 20:34 UTC
Nice work! Loved the ending.
gnx
29. Apr 2012 · 21:36 UTC
Very nice! One of the best entries I've played.
Your tiny world stayed surprising and dynamic throughout.

Shame for the lack of music, but all in all a wonderful little game exactly fitting the jam theme.

Your story actually made me want to know what happens next.
Wyzfen
30. Apr 2012 · 22:03 UTC
fun game. love the art.
jeffz
01. May 2012 · 03:42 UTC
fun, good work.
orgarus
01. May 2012 · 09:04 UTC
I like the graphics and the idea, the tiny concept is cleverly designed and implemented.
Congratulations!
chambers
01. May 2012 · 20:54 UTC
Finally got to finish it, the ending was unexpected and funny!
Datamosh
01. May 2012 · 23:15 UTC
I was about to complain about not working on Opera, but I saw that you already knew that :) Nevemind, I switched to Firefox just to play your game and it was really worth it! Congratz! Love the graphics!
amodo
02. May 2012 · 19:58 UTC
Brilliant! Can't think of anything else to say.
Evil Sandwich Studios
02. May 2012 · 21:26 UTC
By far, this is the game that I most enjoyed. Congratulations!
Pierrec
04. May 2012 · 16:05 UTC
Good puzzles, good graphics, good game!
nornagon
05. May 2012 · 08:22 UTC
Beautiful, loved it :)
realgenius
05. May 2012 · 14:46 UTC
Add my voice to the chorus. Everything was well done and very clever! Thanks for this game!
Hume
06. May 2012 · 18:44 UTC
Oh heck yeah.

Great compo game. Solid graphics, good puzzles, lame funny jokes, good interaction, yeah...loved this.

Used Chrome; no audio. Not sure what's up there. I'll skip that category.
Dr.Pingu
07. May 2012 · 13:59 UTC
really nice idea. The design are great. With music it will be even better.

Great work :)
KevinWorkman
12. May 2012 · 02:40 UTC
I'm struggling to say something that hasn't already been said. Great job. It would be cool to see more bite-sized levels of this one.
tcstyle
12. May 2012 · 07:12 UTC
I liked it. Very good graphics and a well made ending.
scgrn
13. May 2012 · 04:46 UTC
EXCELLENT!
23
13. May 2012 · 13:27 UTC
For some reason I got almost to the top of the cave and couldn't get out - not sure if I missed something or not.

Anyway, this was fun - thanks!
SonnyBone
13. May 2012 · 22:12 UTC
SO RAD! Needs audio to be perfect... unless there IS audio... but it doesn't play in Firefox or Opera.
dagothig
13. May 2012 · 23:19 UTC
Very solid entry, awesome job!
alexandervrs
13. May 2012 · 23:29 UTC
Nice game, plays well and fits with the theme nicely too!
Oye Beto
14. May 2012 · 00:21 UTC
Cool!
Nice pixel art.
Great short game. I think it's good as it is with no more levels.
ghRibacki
14. May 2012 · 00:41 UTC
Took me a while to get the vine but the ending was totally worth it! Good work, man, awesome mini game! =)
RobProductions
14. May 2012 · 00:49 UTC
Amazing! Could've used some sounds, but otherwise funny story and cool gameplay!
laubori
14. May 2012 · 19:30 UTC
My favorite game this LD!