In-A-Bottle by xsangyhix

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made by xsangyhix for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Movement:

Jump - SPACE

Walk - Arrows

Break out of ship - ESC

Enter ship - E

Collect ship - F


The Grand Collector is a powerful sorcerer who after acquiring powers beyond comprehension grows bored of reality. He starts to use his powers to go through time and collect various creatures and curiosities to put in his Grand Menagerie, but he particularly seems to have an affinity for ship collecting. He collects ships from various time periods to put into bottles and store in a vast collection of ships-in-bottles. His rain of terror from collecting has earned him the name of “The Grand Collector”, and people through the centuries begin to fear him as a tyrant. But alas, even after making this vast collection, he grows tired even of that. He decides he needs something more for entertainment. He remembers how he enjoyed watching ants as a young lad and liked the feeling of power over them, as if he were their god. To replicate this feeling, he decides to kidnap a goblin by the name of ‘Klaus’ to force to go through a vast labyrinth he has made with his collection of ship-in-bottles. Klaus now must play The Grand Collector’s sick game and figure out a way out of his magical maze as The Grand Collector himself watches from above in amusement, taunting Klaus’ every move.

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The web version has some bugs that we did not fix. If someone wants the full experience - the project can be run in Godot 4.5.

Ratings

Overall 755th 2.632⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 758th 2.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 608th 2.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 587th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 644th 2.895⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 415th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 610th 2.361⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 726th 2.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 20🗨️

Feedback

ckane144
Oct 07th · 00:15 UTC
Lots of potential here! I think you could go a lot of directions with nested ships.
milq
Oct 07th · 19:50 UTC
Wow, what a hidden gem! The idea of entering a ship and then going inside it again to collect items is fascinating. I love the pixel art and the music is really captivating. The lore is also excellent. This game has a lot of potential, and the concept of diving deeper like a Matryoshka doll makes it truly fascinating. Great game!
TemmyT
Oct 07th · 23:45 UTC
Domain owner looks like uboa from yume nikki, makes me wanna see more of the lore or ideas you've got
CamComDuck
Oct 07th · 23:49 UTC
Cute game for a weekend jam! The lore is very interesting, I think it would be cool to be included/incorporated into the game more. Maybe finding lore pieces within the ships as you explore them?
blatalzar
Oct 08th · 06:49 UTC
Very interesting. I soft locked myself twice, the second time i just got into the second ship, used escape to go back and all the sip broke, which i did not understand. But the lore is very intriguing
YurisCat
Oct 08th · 08:34 UTC
I'm not sure if it's just me, but the sound effect when obtaining items is a bit harsh. I got stuck for quite a while in the second jumping area on the right. Interesting game!
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 12:01 UTC
Artwork and sound design is solid, nice job!.
Pimeko
Oct 11th · 20:04 UTC
Nice story, not too sure to have fully grasped how to play the game but cute platformer :)
jelch
Oct 11th · 22:10 UTC
Love the idea!
LDJam user 237945
Oct 12th · 12:50 UTC
Solid entry!
LDJam user 337336
Oct 12th · 15:59 UTC
The idea is cool and the gameloop works. You get sometimes stuck but no big deal. Some kind of visual cue about the level you are on would be great. No dialogues were shown in my gameplay though, but I see them on the screenshots