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Time Speed by Scornz

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made by Scornz for LD32 (JAM)
*IMPORTANT : Fixed sound! Put in an old build by accident, music speeds up and slows down based on game.

You have to fight off bad guys, and you only have a calculator. Seems pretty unconventional, right? Well, this calculator can be used to slow and speed up time to dodge bullets and kill enemies.

Controls :
WASD to move around
Left click to speed up time (Can only be used for a second, and has a cool down of half a second)
Right click to slow down time

Instructions :
To kill the enemies, you must speed up time and run into them. But beware they shoot bullets every 2 seconds, and they are very difficult to dodge unless you have slowed time. For every kill, you get a point, and this is your score.

Thanks in advance for playing and voting for my game!
Windows https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B8vCn3y8XHoSTzZqYVRSdk1uVmc
OS/X https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B8vCn3y8XHoSaHpjZlh5UElZdFE
Linux https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B8vCn3y8XHoSakRJN3UtOVdKMEk
My other game (Screening) on Steam Greenlight https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=413965200&searchtext=Screening
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=52643

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.14 582
Fun(Jam) 3.12 479
Graphics(Jam) 2.36 882
Innovation(Jam) 3.18 459
Mood(Jam) 2.63 802
Theme(Jam) 3.53 391

Feedback

TheWzzard
21. Apr 2015 路 01:04 UTC
I don't think the leaderboard works...
If there was music it could speed up and slow down, which would really make it feel more like time is changing I think. Just a thought!
Supernovadx
21. Apr 2015 路 01:05 UTC
Cool, I like the idea. Some sort of background music would have helped.
w1n5t0n
21. Apr 2015 路 01:08 UTC
The game feels like SUPERHOT but it play very differently. Good job!
huga
21. Apr 2015 路 01:40 UTC
That was cool, I felt like Neo sometimes. But yeah, missing art and sound. Overall pretty good.
馃帳 Scornz
21. Apr 2015 路 18:24 UTC
The Wzzard, it seems I by accidentally uploaded an old build without the sound effects, I will fix that
HotBoxGames
21. Apr 2015 路 20:19 UTC
Leaderboards don't seem to work and enemies don't seem to always detect collisions, but aside from that nice job!
JALgames
21. Apr 2015 路 20:20 UTC
Nice game! The graphics are still a bit place-holder-like, but the game-play is quite fun (I played this game for longer than most of the other games). I am reminded of Mirror's Edge a bit...
馃帳 Scornz
21. Apr 2015 路 23:26 UTC
The Wzzard, it seems I by accidentally uploaded an old build without the sound effects, I will fix that
MGhareeb32
22. Apr 2015 路 01:02 UTC
Windows link not working.
馃帳 Scornz
22. Apr 2015 路 01:06 UTC
Fixed it
Infernobomb
22. Apr 2015 路 01:08 UTC
It's a cool concept. The models aren't the best, but that's understandable in a jam.
uheartbeast
22. Apr 2015 路 01:12 UTC
Really great game actually. It is very hard but still fun.
馃帳 Scornz
22. Apr 2015 路 01:16 UTC
Thanks!
tikilittle
22. Apr 2015 路 01:24 UTC
Cool concept. I had trouble with the controls. You might have a settings page to allow players to switch to keyboard controls.
DefectiveMelon
22. Apr 2015 路 01:48 UTC
Really fun and addictive. To whoever got ~70 on the leader boards, I salute you.
Cosine
22. Apr 2015 路 01:50 UTC
The leaderboard is a nice feature ;)
In part because of the leaderboard and in part because of the Freaking Infuriatingly Amazing Addictiveness and Fun of this game, I unfortunately wasted many hours on it. It was so satisfying to fly through enemy after enemy and then dodge a bullet matrix-style.
Shugor
22. Apr 2015 路 02:00 UTC
This is a pretty interesting challenge of a game. I had a bit of trouble with the camera because I was stuck with a laptop trackpad, but otherwise I think I could have gotten a lot farther; the balance between needing to speed up and slow down time is really nicely made. I think it's also great that you included the leaderboard, as it adds some replayability and a sense of competitiveness. Great work~
馃帳 Scornz
22. Apr 2015 路 10:11 UTC
Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!
slowfrog
22. Apr 2015 路 20:14 UTC
The idea sounded interesting but the gamed proved too difficult and impossible to master. I could not score a single point and died many times without visible cause (shot in the back, probably).
Lukbebalduke
22. Apr 2015 路 20:19 UTC
Nice game! It makes me remember SUPER HOT =)
Evergreen Games
22. Apr 2015 路 21:02 UTC
Wow super fun!! the only problem was the graphics. the gameplay was super addicting. i couldnt get on the leaderboars. grrr. the only other thing is sometimes the enemies shoot when you're right next to them and you can't dodge and it feels a little unfair. also i wish i could jump over the bullets. overall great game!
F. Wiktora
23. Apr 2015 路 00:28 UTC
Sound!! :(
Anyway, great concept! Keep it up! :)
dallonf
23. Apr 2015 路 00:32 UTC
This was rather fun! Reminiscent of Superhot, but definitely unique. Felt very rewarding once I got the hang of it. Well, I say I got the hang of it; my high score was 2. :P

It desperately needs a retry option on the Game Over screen. I didn't want to go through the leaderboard and title screen every time I died (which was really often)
nihilaleph
23. Apr 2015 路 01:45 UTC
Great game! I liked the concept, but it's a bit hard for me, specially because I can't invert the y axis xp But great job!
SmallPhil
23. Apr 2015 路 21:12 UTC
The concept is good but it's a bit too hard. You don't know when the enemies are going to shoot and it often looks like you die for nothing. The way the enemies explode is super satisfying though !
ChrisGaudino
24. Apr 2015 路 01:32 UTC
Loved it. Extremely fun. My only gripe was I wished I could directly restart after dying rather than click through the leaderboard every time, but that's really nitpicking.
Hambone
24. Apr 2015 路 02:39 UTC
Awesome concept, I loved the leader board !
Davikin92
25. Apr 2015 路 01:22 UTC
Good idea. It's really frustrating to be shot and not knowing from where it came. Aside from the music, you could use other resources to clear out that time has been slowed down or accelerated, maybe changing the visuals. It would be cool if the bullets were a little slower so I get time to slow down and dodge them.
Logicon
25. Apr 2015 路 01:33 UTC
Very hard to tell when when the blocks are about to fire because they are blocks.
dcRfj15
25. Apr 2015 路 02:16 UTC
Great concept, this is a fun game. It was really cool to be able to manipulate time, and to use time as a weapon. My highest score was 7.

This was a hard game though, it would be cool to see more walls around the map, so that the player would be able to hide more from the enemies. Maybe instead of long corridors where the player is super vulnerable there could be more open areas where the player would have the ability to move around freely, and dodge the enemies easier without falling off the map.

Great job though :D
馃帳 Scornz
25. Apr 2015 路 12:00 UTC
Thanks for all the feedback!
xtty
25. Apr 2015 路 22:27 UTC
Has a cool idea, but the game is too simple and the graphics too...
Anyway, keep up with it!
QuestionableQuality
25. Apr 2015 路 22:27 UTC
I liked the idea of crashing into enemies with your super speed, but I found it really hard to react to enemies if they are totally silent. Maybe giving the player more health will allow them to fight back when someone shoots you in the back.
Novodantis
28. Apr 2015 路 00:28 UTC
Tough game, but I like the concept. Pulling off a bullet dodge is satisfying.
java the hutt
28. Apr 2015 路 01:29 UTC
It was fun to see the enemies explode. I wish dodging enemy shots was easier, or that I had multiple hits.
Tatsu Studio
28. Apr 2015 路 01:47 UTC
Very fun game
bossmojoman
28. Apr 2015 路 03:09 UTC
Nice Concept, though I couldnt kill any of the rectangles.
TyrusPeace
30. Apr 2015 路 05:19 UTC
Some sort of hint that enemies are about to shoot would make a huge difference here! As was, I had a hard time predicting when my impending doom was coming.
lochmann-apps
10. May 2015 路 09:11 UTC
Nice one, but for a beginner it is hard to get, where you are attacked, just change the level design a bit, so it is clear that the enemy got you. Also a restart button would be nice. But a really cool entry!