Aside from Bloons Monkey City that I've recently started playing a lot again, another game I've played quite a lot is a 2008 game released for the PC called Fishdom.

No-o-o-ot shocking, is it?

A match-3 type game, much better than the cash grab mobile version, (the one you've probably seen in those misleading, stupid mobile advertisements) which is unfortunately the most popular version out there.

yes, you had to insert the rod to make button activated again, then press it again after putting the end of the box in hatch opening.

Of course it is strong, powerful mechanisms are always stronger than human force or simple force of gravity.

Even in the bad end, this hatch door traps you, symbolizes how the puzzle defeated you.

Hmm...I guess the loud slam of the hatch door opening should've been an indication...but idk, throwing a large box down the chute also causes a large slam.

I guess point is...since none of us even thought at all about the trapdoor (aside from it leading to another room), it was out of mind the whole time despite being in sight, ironically enough.

Dang, we really tried everything except the solution that would set Mr. Stick free. And yeah, criticize Mo-o-o all yo-o-ou want about waving the blue keycard in front of everything, but at least the fishy was thinking outside the box, right... right?

Looks like we had to think inside the box after all.

Compromise

Diary

yes, it was the last puzzle in Chapter 1, and one of items inside the box was the key to the door.