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THE BOX

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traf-d-lo 2016-08-28 19:26

Looks very professional and works smoothly.

setthebet 2016-08-28 19:41

Simple idea but well executed. Could have worked a little more with the looping background sound though. Well done.

fitret 2016-08-28 19:44

Solved all the puzzles! I really liked it. The word puzzles themselves were good, which was definitely key to the game's enjoyment. I really like the scramble aspect though, as it really helped me figure out what some of the harder ones were. I think this worked out super well because it meant you could have relatively hard word puzzles but use the letters as clues to the player. Great game!

pusty 2016-08-28 19:53

Great game had fun playing it and it worked very well

mcmutton 2016-08-28 21:05

Don't like shifting puzzles, therefore: Thanks for making the solutions pretty easy/not many moves from the initial position.

It's a nice little game... only tried to get the word "Basilisk" once before checking which letters are actually available :p

simonhutchinson 2016-08-28 21:43

Super slick looking graphics, and, I have to say, sliding puzzles are a secret pleasure of mine (something nostalgic about them).

Perhaps a double meaning of "Ancient Technology!"

cmlsc 2016-08-28 22:20

Wow, this is actually one of the best and most polished games I've seen so far. :D
I can't think of anything wrong with it.

boltkey 2016-08-28 22:41

I suck at riddles, but at least I have the excuse that I am not native English speaker. I got stuck at third and had to check the code for solutions. Nice graphics, clever riddles.

demogorgon 2016-08-28 23:19

Wow, that was a really good experience. I do admit I chose to cheat and look at the source for answers for a few. I don't like slide puzzles, but I liked this, which is unusual.

swampie 2016-08-28 23:22

Great game, loved it!

ninjanic 2016-08-29 00:09

Very cool game! I love the puzzles.

lonespelunker 2016-08-29 01:15

Nice implementation of a word scramble puzzle. I had fun with it. The clues are nice and cryptic while still giving actionable hints.

codechomper 2016-08-29 01:17

Very Nicely done!! You should be proud.

brookzerker 2016-08-29 01:17

I love the animations, although ultimately I gave up because I am not into these kind of puzzles. As some others have mentioned the background looping sound could use a bit of work as it was distracting me from solving the first puzzle.

Great job!

move127 2016-08-29 02:08

This is a lot of fun. I like that it is two different puzzles in one.

ethankennerly 2016-08-29 02:10

When I watched and hear the smooth animations of each piece and the word complete, I felt impressed! When I got to word #3 I felt stumped.

zhtroy 2016-08-29 02:34

Nice graphics.

matex-7seven 2016-08-29 02:41

Simple but well executed. The word puzzles were nicely thought. Well done.

rico-the-jammer 2016-08-29 02:44

Simple concept, smooth execution (if you nit pick, the sound looping poorly and the riddle text being selectable are two little issues). Stuck on 8 though! :)

That said, not super in tune with the theme and I would have liked to be able to push multiple panels at once.

marekkpie 2016-08-29 03:05

Idea is fun and well executed. Echoing what others have said about the lack of an interesting background effect. Would have also liked keyboard control since playing on a notebook is tedious.

reboundgames 2016-08-29 03:29

@Rico The Jammer The text is selectable on purpose in case (like me) you're lazy and want to copy/paste part of it into google if you don't know the answer. Thanks for the feedback!

kevkevonfire 2016-08-29 06:18

Well done. Riddles are good, but not a fan of sliding puzzles.(Personal taste, I'll acknowledge.) Like others have said, tenuous on the theme connection and that goddamn clicking. Otherwise, it's all pretty tight.

samuelsousa 2016-08-29 11:28

Slick presentation! Although it showed a little fps drop.
Very well suited to the theme. Like the clock in background, its more than enough for sound.

Got stuck on Level 3 ... Not English...

kiguel182 2016-08-29 11:30

I'm terrible at sliding puzzles AND riddles but I think the execution here is pretty great. Simple yet effective. The clicking does get a big annoying although I can see how it adds a bit of tension. Great work!

micromacro 2016-08-29 17:15

The puzzles were a bit difficult, but that's because I'm dumb. Awesome game. :)

reboundgames 2016-08-29 18:19

@SamuelSousa Glad you enjoyed it! Were the FPS problems during the gameplay, or the cutscenes?

onyon 2016-08-29 20:41

Can't believe you made something THAT good in just 48 hours. Thumbs up. Nice puzzles

tomdeal 2016-08-29 20:55

very cool game! well polished and quite difficult, especially for non-english people :-)

avalanche-games 2016-08-30 04:19

Very well executed and i'm glad someone else went for a puzzle game too!

I can see this playing on a mobile device too.

mettra 2016-08-30 06:32

I love slidey puzzles. Though I had to google search poker terms. I had trouble seeing the solutions at first. Simple fun, kinda wish there was more of a conclusion.

findor 2016-08-30 14:20

Pofessionaly done. And it also looks good. Congratulations!

jupiter_hadley 2016-08-30 15:23

Well made, solid puzzle game! I included it in my compilation video series of Ludum Dare 36 games, if you’d like to take a look :) https://youtu.be/ZS5h_OweR3s

allthebees 2016-08-30 15:28

Absolutely loved the game! Great concept, really nicely executed!

justinooncx 2016-08-30 20:55

Gah, couldn't get the ninth one. Still, a pretty interesting puzzle game, and very nice riddles. Well done!

reboundgames 2016-08-30 22:05

@justinooncx That one is probably the most obscure, almost to an unfair degree, so don't feel too bad if you didn't know it.

n42k 2016-08-31 08:25

I loved the detail in the animations and the very fitting sounds, the environment around the game is great. Unfortunately I'm not that good with riddles so I couldn't complete it, gave up on the second level and gasped when I saw the answer in the source code.

sftrabbit 2016-08-31 12:34

Really nicely done. Much more enjoyable than a normal sliding puzzle game and having duplicate letters makes it less frustrating. Great idea.

pickensincorporated 2016-09-02 12:15

Very polished! You could easily release this as a mobile app and sell it. The puzzles were just tricky enough, though I couldn't beat 8. Sorry you couldn't make it to the stream, but you can watch the VOD.

taro 2016-09-03 02:02

It was pretty and I liked it.

stevenjmiller 2016-09-04 22:38

Fantastic puzzle game, I really enjoyed the riddles. The final one had me stumped for quite a while. Great work!

patfran 2016-09-07 00:34

I got stumped by the cat riddle, but good job! Very simple, but works well.

xatpy 2016-09-10 20:52

Very cool!

questionablequality 2016-09-11 16:30

You watched us play this one, so you know most of what was thought. A solid little puzzle game with some legitimately difficult (but solvable) riddles.

The highlight is up on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cantgetourname/v/88796963

samuelsousa 2016-09-12 14:53

@ReboundGames
The fps drop was right at the begginning when zooming in to the box.

2016-09-27 18:04

Good puzzles, enjoyable game :)

I was very happy with myself when I finished it.