Pack It Up by GameDevJeroen

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made by GameDevJeroen for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

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Pack It Up is a puzzle and dexterity game. The horse has been waiting for a while and would like to leave. Help Johnny pack his luggage, but be careful not to miss the wagon!

This game was made by Tron & Jeroen in the (limited) space of three days for the Jam!

Controls

:keyboard: Mouse & Keyboard :mousethreebutton:

  • Arrow Keys - Move
  • Spacebar - Pick up & Throw (hold for a longer throw)
  • P - Pause

Screenshots

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Tools

  • Engine - Unity
  • Graphics - Aseprite
  • Music - Reaper
  • Sound FX - bfxr

Play it on itch.io!

Ratings

Overall 64th 4.192⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 62th 4.154⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 250th 3.75⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 199th 4.173⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 249th 4.135⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 158th 3.885⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 33th 4.346⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 197th 3.981⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

Chaineddreamer
03. Oct 2023 · 15:24 UTC
Pretty game. fun simple mechanic. nice music and sound. I really enjoyed it. Congrats.
treenut
03. Oct 2023 · 15:36 UTC
cool game. It's easy to understand and to control. Also visually pleasing
FudgeGoneWild
03. Oct 2023 · 17:53 UTC
Very nice game! I had a lot fun! I have no suggestions, very clean and solid game!
EvoGenGames
03. Oct 2023 · 17:55 UTC
Well done! Graphics are impressive!
Devez
03. Oct 2023 · 18:05 UTC
Got a little hectic with multiple balls but solid submission nonetheless. That level ending though :ok_hand:
GameDevTraum
03. Oct 2023 · 18:09 UTC
![2023-10-03 15_04_20-2023-10-03 15_03_05-Pack It Up by Jeroen.png ‎- Photos.png](///raw/a40/43/z/5f574.png)

Last level was very challenging, but overall it doesn't feel unfair whatsoever. With practice you can land the object where you need it.
the horse speeding up is hilarious :laughing:
Nice job with your game!
Ifman1
03. Oct 2023 · 19:45 UTC
This is fun. That's about all I can really say. Everything serves the gameplay. The minimal graphics, the simple yet hilarious sounds, and the crazy tetris shaped luggage. Very nice.
Neowedge
04. Oct 2023 · 09:36 UTC
Very funny entry! I love the art and the gameplay, nice job!
AntariaN
05. Oct 2023 · 11:24 UTC
So I tried it and here is my honest review:
- The idea itself is interesting
- The art is great!
- There is no sound on Credits button ;)
- Great SFX for the wagon take off and it's soo cool that nothing's left behind after such take off! :D
- There's the Tetris luggage, lmao
- Interesting to play, but levels 5 and 10 was so hard that they got be bored and I never finished them
- Full game have all the rights to be born and would benefit from some polish and variability

I enjoyed the game overall, great entry! :)
LDJam user 372635
06. Oct 2023 · 18:59 UTC
oh my god, this was sooo funny! Really loved the concept, and the fast iterations make even the harder levels maintain the rithm. I found it to be pretty fair level of dificulty in the whole game and an overall really fun experience! Pretty nice graphics and sound also, it creates a very polished experience overall. The idea could be easily expanded to be a bigger game. Really nice work!!
amirrajan
07. Oct 2023 · 04:48 UTC
Loved the simplicity of the game mechanic. Made me want to keep playing for sure. Great art and great physics :-)
soup and sandwich games
07. Oct 2023 · 11:09 UTC
Great game, 5 stars across the board!
Ayced
07. Oct 2023 · 17:30 UTC
Horse go fast.:horse: Good physics to stack items like this

I almost gave up but eventually managed the final level :slight_smile:

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0x746564
07. Oct 2023 · 18:22 UTC
Pretty sneaky with that last level there!

While the style of the graphics is on the more simplistic end, everything fit well together. Audio wasn't too loud (thank you!) and fit the gameplay well.

I must say though, the main character has some oddly shaped luggage...
mofox
10. Oct 2023 · 12:18 UTC
真是太神奇了!
LDJam user 248799
10. Oct 2023 · 14:55 UTC
Very polished game!

I laughed so hard when the horse left for the first time, why the struggle of animating a horse when IT CAN BE A RACING CAR x)

Great gameplay, great variations between levels, I kept being engaged until the end. Ludum is also about choosing a reasonable scope and I have the feeling you succed in that too, congrats for your game!
LDJam user 306251
14. Oct 2023 · 08:53 UTC
Like others, I lost it when the horse speeds off and lost the possessions Johnny worked so hard to pack. Anyway, this game is great! The graphics have a nice, simple high-contrast look to them. The background music tracks are fun ditty loops and I like the mix of realistic physics sound effects and "video-gamey" sound effects. And of course the gameplay is absolute fun with its easy-to-understand mechanics and challenge. If this ever gets expanded on I'd love to play more levels.

My only critique (Nitpick, really) is the menu should also be keyboard controlled. That way the player doesn't have to take their hands off the keyboard to restart or proceed to the next level. The game is amazing as it is! The horse might like to leave, but I wanna stay and play more levels.
SmDaniels
15. Oct 2023 · 14:10 UTC
Greate game to kill some time!
FloTheSnitchy
18. Oct 2023 · 13:55 UTC
This is such a well-made game and the graphics and audio are awesome! A little polish of the graphics (which seem a bit blurred on some edges) would really take this to next-level polish. This is an indie game I would pay a couple of bucks for on steam:D
FloTheSnitchy
18. Oct 2023 · 14:14 UTC
Came back to say that it's incredible this was made by 2 people! Thank you :D

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