Dead simple, but it's a start

boxboy/boxboy.gd

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+extends CharacterBody2D
+
+@onready var _sprite = $AnimatedSprite2D
+
+const GRAVITY: Vector2 = Vector2(0, 9.8)
+const MAX_SPEED: int = 500
+const IMPULSE: int = 80
+const JUMP: int = -400 #TODO: proper jump arch
+
+func _ready():
+	_sprite.play("idle", 1)
+
+#physics and controls
+func _physics_process(_delta) -> void:
+	#falling or jumping
+	if is_on_floor() and Input.is_action_just_pressed("input_jump"):
+		velocity.y = JUMP
+	
+	velocity += GRAVITY
+	
+	var direction = Input.get_axis("input_left", "input_right")
+	if direction:
+		velocity.x += IMPULSE * direction
+		if abs(velocity.x) > MAX_SPEED:
+			velocity.x = MAX_SPEED * sign(velocity.x)
+	elif velocity.x != 0:
+		velocity.x = log(abs(velocity.x)) * sign(velocity.x)
+	
+	move_and_slide()
+
+#animation stuff
+func _on_animation_finished() -> void:
+	if randf() < 0.2:
+		_sprite.play("idle_glance", 2)
+	else:
+		_sprite.play("idle", 2)