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Ghost Robot Time by wally2069

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made by wally2069 for LD27 (JAM)
A poor automaton is trapped in a temporal nightmare and must escape the terrible factory before his past clones catch up to him.

EDIT: After watching caranha's Lets Play of my game, I finally understand the bug. Clicking the close button was supposed to bring up a prompt asking the player if they wanted to quit were they could select yes and end or no and resume playing.

I have since patched that issue, tested it out, and uploaded a new version (no gameplay changes). Sorry about the problem everybody.
Windows http://www.mediafire.com/download/uc855jk2z7shjxx/ghost_robot_time_v1.exe
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=5461

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.51 115
Audio(Jam) 2.78 306
Fun(Jam) 3.45 97
Graphics(Jam) 2.53 496
Humor(Jam) 1.97 397
Innovation(Jam) 3.82 29
Mood(Jam) 3.00 257
Theme(Jam) 3.89 21

Feedback

tigers
26. Aug 2013 路 21:22 UTC
Interesting game. Had to force shut the exe via the task manager, though.
Feysoura
26. Aug 2013 路 21:27 UTC
Loved it.
馃帳 wally2069
26. Aug 2013 路 21:47 UTC
@tigers: Pressing escape pauses and brings up a menu to return to title. The fifth option down on the title screen is GAME EXIT
otresnjak
26. Aug 2013 路 21:54 UTC
Tremendously clever idea. Well done!
Croze
26. Aug 2013 路 22:02 UTC
That was incredibly good!! Very well made, had a very good feel to it, and actually made you think!!! Props to you!
Derbdale
26. Aug 2013 路 22:05 UTC
Great concept, really fun to play. Overall great take on the theme!
Entity2D
26. Aug 2013 路 22:11 UTC
Very interesting idea, great work!
Thepattybeast
26. Aug 2013 路 22:16 UTC
Very good game but the exit button doesnt work
theholychicken
26. Aug 2013 路 22:22 UTC
Wow brilliant! Top marks for innovation!
It's as if reflecting on how all pain and fear are self-inflicted.
I enjoyed it very much!
theholychicken
26. Aug 2013 路 22:26 UTC
The necessary epiphany on the second level is very profound...
It's so good I have to comment again!
blay09
26. Aug 2013 路 23:02 UTC
Heh, another ghost character entry. I liked the clean, simple graphics style and how you had to dodge your old self. Nice little puzzle, would have liked more levels.
thephantom
27. Aug 2013 路 00:23 UTC
very good idea and level design , great job :)
Animated
27. Aug 2013 路 02:24 UTC
Very creative, well done game.
Supercannon
27. Aug 2013 路 02:29 UTC
Was confused how to exit for awhile, just make the close button work. Neat concept.
Dracae
27. Aug 2013 路 02:42 UTC
This game is TOO GOOD! :D

Great game!
Vile Smile
27. Aug 2013 路 03:00 UTC
Very interesting mechanic. Quite challenging.
naufr4g0
27. Aug 2013 路 03:00 UTC
Puzzles are really well-designed.
Graphics are simple but effective.
Good work! :)
RobotParking
27. Aug 2013 路 12:32 UTC
Really had a blast with this one. Nice concept and approach to the theme.
stenol
27. Aug 2013 路 15:15 UTC
Great concept !
Wukkopi
27. Aug 2013 路 15:27 UTC
That was very nice timing puzzle game, i really enjoyed this one.
GarethIW
27. Aug 2013 路 15:28 UTC
It is a very clever game which requires you to come up with a strategy to beat a level rather quickly. The idea that I am my own enemy was awesome.
Blizzil
27. Aug 2013 路 18:31 UTC
A good and well executed idea with nice level design.
Mental Atrophy
27. Aug 2013 路 18:33 UTC
Cool timing/memory puzzles. I'd catch myself about to take the wrong path sometimes, making me feel more clever than I actually am.
Boodog
27. Aug 2013 路 21:33 UTC
Nice game!
Diptoman
28. Aug 2013 路 05:55 UTC
Full marks on innovation! Very nice take on 10 seconds. Graphics could've used improvement, but it didn't matter much, really.
ZeppelinCaptain
28. Aug 2013 路 14:29 UTC
This is a quirky little entry
Pickens Inc.
28. Aug 2013 路 15:20 UTC
clever idea, nice!
gmaker
28. Aug 2013 路 15:38 UTC
mechanic are awesome! you r good! well done!
ratalaika
28. Aug 2013 路 16:34 UTC
good job
Taffaz
28. Aug 2013 路 18:22 UTC
Really enjoyed playing this. Good job
Kragnir
29. Aug 2013 路 03:16 UTC
Nice short puzzle game, like the mechanic and the levels do a lot to shown how to us the mechanic.
caranha
29. Aug 2013 路 15:35 UTC
I had a lot of fun playing this game! The menu screens are super smart, and controls responsive. A very efficient game :-)

Two suggestions:
1- I can't quit the game by closing the window... don't do that man!
2- MOAR LEVELS!

Cheers, and here is a video review:
http://youtu.be/1Iv9myQtZ7E
Tegu
29. Aug 2013 路 18:04 UTC
At first I didn't get the idea but after the first collision it was all clear and pretty clever. What's better, the maps weren't actually as simple as they seemed and I had to retry a few times. The graphics and the screen size somehow reminded me of GameBoy. :P
marccspro
30. Aug 2013 路 02:14 UTC
Nice game :)
nddrylliog
30. Aug 2013 路 16:12 UTC
Alright, honest feedback time!

The music became really irritating quickly, and I wish the controls were smoother (especially the replay). Some kind of visual indicator of paths you've taken might be helpful (comment of a stream viewer - which I agree with!)

Positives: I *love* the concept. Wish there were more levels (although I was relieved to finish it as is :) Really well done, grats!
m110
30. Aug 2013 路 16:50 UTC
That's totally cool, well done concept! Loved the minimalism. Also, good job with the difficulty level, it's pretty balanced.
XaiZil
30. Aug 2013 路 22:00 UTC
I really liked this, gets so mental when you take ages!
Super Hamster
03. Sep 2013 路 22:36 UTC
Norton said it was not safe so I could not run it.
Gaspard_
07. Sep 2013 路 16:18 UTC
Gameplay is great!It doesn't need to be extended at all, or it will loose some of the prethinking.
The music got repititive after a while.
nthird
08. Sep 2013 路 00:51 UTC
I really liked this one. Its like a reverse of Chronotron. Clever twist and interesting challenge. The existing levels are good difficulty, would love to see more of the same. My only complaint is that I'd like to see the timer not start until the first move. That way you can check out the level for a bit first without making it way more difficult.
SnoringFrog
14. Sep 2013 路 14:44 UTC
Nice idee. Everything worked well and it was pretty fun.