Time Flies Straight by mrspeaker

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made by mrspeaker for LD27 (COMPO)
Time flies straight, like an arrow. Unless you are experiencing fractal time. Navigate your way around the fields of mushy time, searching for an extra couple of seconds. It's hard without a compass, so go find it up in the solid world before regressing.

Best enjoyed in fullscreen mode (lil' button in the top right), after 1.5 standard drinks.

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JavaScript/Canvas based. The code, like the game play, is born of fatigue and good intentions. I know no one reads text, but I relied heavily on text to explain things to make up for poor game design. Next time time.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 4.00 23
Audio 3.63 52
Fun 3.58 99
Graphics 3.72 141
Humor 3.87 36
Innovation 4.35 4
Mood 4.07 12
Theme 4.33 8

Feedback

nateriver
26. Aug 2013 · 08:56 UTC
Awesome !! This is one hell of an idea for a game. Brain teasing and fun to play. Good job.
Morgawr
26. Aug 2013 · 09:53 UTC
This game is great. I'm speechless, I truly am. I loved the take on the mechanic, the graphics were really fitting and the mood was just right.
Keep up the good work, this game really blew my mind.
jay griffin
26. Aug 2013 · 09:57 UTC
Creative, original and pretty damn trippy. Love it.
ratalaika
26. Aug 2013 · 09:59 UTC
I like it, It's very fun!! It took me like 10 trys to get carl T_T. Nice work ;)
Paraknight
26. Aug 2013 · 10:02 UTC
Great idea, loved the warping and stretching in the white halls, sometimes slightly confusing but such is life, eh?
Impmaster
26. Aug 2013 · 10:05 UTC
The funniest game that I've played today. BTW, that FOV changing mechanic is sickening, yet hilarious.
galman
26. Aug 2013 · 10:19 UTC
I finished the game!:D And now I have a terrible headache :P I guess drugs feels like that.. Well done, I really enjoyed!
gre
26. Aug 2013 · 11:10 UTC
This game was awesome!
You can't just go straight but you have to make some detour to finish the game, I love that! It's like a story inside the story. Fantastic space-time game mechanism.
AdamHarte
26. Aug 2013 · 11:21 UTC
Wow, I am sure that game did some sort of permanent damage. I got all the way to the end, and it definitely sucked me in. Nice work on keeping it original.
Darklotus
26. Aug 2013 · 11:21 UTC
Very impressive, found the compass :)
netguy204
26. Aug 2013 · 11:23 UTC
flipping nuts and totally great. I actually beat this game. Very creative and well executed. I loved the sense of progression with carl and the compass. The mood is very well done.
ellipticaldoor
26. Aug 2013 · 11:38 UTC
I REALLY LOVE THIS GAME. Fractal time. YES.
as3boyan
26. Aug 2013 · 11:38 UTC
Wow, this is whole adventure! Good game! Makes me think about life. Graphics is very good! Very fun!
robashton
26. Aug 2013 · 12:05 UTC
Wow wow wow wow - My brain has melted and I'm not 100% sure if I'm ever going to be able to see straight again - but what a game!
Crowbeak
26. Aug 2013 · 13:14 UTC
That was a fun experience! I love the camera craziness.
small trouble
26. Aug 2013 · 13:15 UTC
That was really fun, the messed up fov added to it, even with the sore head after.
deniska
26. Aug 2013 · 15:14 UTC
It's not like I played the game, it's like the game played me…
pighead10
26. Aug 2013 · 15:41 UTC
Really great game. Couldn't complete it but I had a good go.
lordjosephdeburg
26. Aug 2013 · 16:29 UTC
You have! Its not often that any do.

VERY trippy game.
SpiralCodeStudio
26. Aug 2013 · 16:55 UTC
OMG what is this! Wicked stuff!
Frozen Fractal
26. Aug 2013 · 17:52 UTC
What did you do to the poor space-time continuum? I needed that to keep my sanity!

Profoundly weird. And bonus points for including Carl Sagan, of course.
AdventureIslands
26. Aug 2013 · 18:18 UTC
Oh man, this was interesting. I am not sure what just happened, but it was fun! Very trippy experience. Graphics, music were all fine and I didn't think it was hard to navigate the maze.
mutuware
26. Aug 2013 · 18:21 UTC
Fractalicous.
neekobus
26. Aug 2013 · 19:38 UTC
Just finished it ! Love the idea. Nice ambiance.
Deserve a bit more "cleaner" graphics.
mitkus
26. Aug 2013 · 19:47 UTC
Very weird, very original.
Bactopiad
26. Aug 2013 · 20:38 UTC
Great game!
intripoon
26. Aug 2013 · 21:36 UTC
Cool game!

Only the fullscreen mode was bothering me. I noticed you can turn it on by clicking on the circle in the upper right corner. Escape switches back to normal. But escape is also needed for some of the text in the game to go away. :/
Andrew Shouldice
26. Aug 2013 · 23:03 UTC
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

(Carl would have approved, I'm sure.)
mr.possoms
26. Aug 2013 · 23:41 UTC
Very awesome dude, quite an achievement. Especially for a 48 hour jam. Good job!
LordHellMaX
27. Aug 2013 · 02:41 UTC
Wow I love the changing field of view / perspective as you turn around, you really achieved that "travel through time and space" that you wanted. You greatly delivered, great job. Only thing that could have been better is music, but hey, it's still worth a 5 for me.
EggPlant <3
27. Aug 2013 · 02:41 UTC
Carl Sagan <3

Surreally fun game. The ambient music was pleasant to my unworthy ears, and the old-skool software rendering effects were great and very trippy at times. :)
Fireblend
27. Aug 2013 · 02:42 UTC
My brain is all sorts of messed up right now.
Nick Weihs
27. Aug 2013 · 02:43 UTC
Couldnt pass the first area, tried over and over X_X
daOyster
27. Aug 2013 · 03:24 UTC
Awesome. Great take on the theme. I felt like I was tripping after I got to the thick time area. Very creative and original.
ddionisio
27. Aug 2013 · 04:25 UTC
Yes! Carl Sagan, you are my hero! I enjoyed every fraction of a second in this game! Great presentation!
rujo
27. Aug 2013 · 08:35 UTC
very peculiar game, i liked the style.
Norgg
27. Aug 2013 · 10:20 UTC
Carl Sagankyou.
Kaldrick
27. Aug 2013 · 11:30 UTC
Trippy. I love it ;D
Taugeshtu
27. Aug 2013 · 12:14 UTC
All-5. Rock solid.
Niavlys
27. Aug 2013 · 14:14 UTC
This work on the camera is perfect. The music and sounds were really great. I loved the concept, realization, and the overall feeling.
rezoner
27. Aug 2013 · 15:38 UTC
This. Yes.
sittaman
27. Aug 2013 · 15:51 UTC
Awesome! Very creative concept. Trippy!
MidCry
27. Aug 2013 · 15:58 UTC
Nice gameplay
love it

check out our game please
tripleVisionGames
27. Aug 2013 · 17:56 UTC
Amazing use of the theme and it looks absolutely amazing too. That camera is just fantastic
ratking
27. Aug 2013 · 18:05 UTC
Awesome! At first I thought "lame, a game about telling me I can't reach something", but then I tried it again, and again, and then I was all "woah". :-)
rylgh
27. Aug 2013 · 18:14 UTC
5/5, solid enjoyable trippy game. great visuals, pleasant music. not really sure what the little bouncing dudes were doing for me though.
dudsen
27. Aug 2013 · 18:44 UTC
Are drugs as bad as everybody says? Probably. But man, what a trip!!!
SanguineTheSecond
28. Aug 2013 · 11:15 UTC
The story was very interesting and funny, the FOV changing made me kind of nauseous though.
N0_Named_Guy
28. Aug 2013 · 12:20 UTC
Will post video review link when ready.
panurge
28. Aug 2013 · 13:11 UTC
I will endorse this game even if Mr S will not. It may be, I think, my favourite experience of the competition so far. It certainly messed with my perception of time and space more than any of the others!
Alexander Ponomariov
28. Aug 2013 · 14:02 UTC
Man, I love this zoom effect, and how it confuses me.:3 It's first time I see someone uses it this way, so 5/5 for innovation!)

The rest of the game is also nice, I could play only 4 minutes today, but I will definitely check this one later(already maked bookmark).
TomboFry
28. Aug 2013 · 15:12 UTC
Good lord, this is amazing!
angrygeometry
28. Aug 2013 · 16:16 UTC
unbelievable work. i adore the hell out of this!
N0_Named_Guy
28. Aug 2013 · 19:53 UTC
Video review: http://www.twitch.tv/n0_named_guy/c/2833574
fgielow
29. Aug 2013 · 00:05 UTC
woahh I initially thought i would not like this much, but it really surprised me! loved the fractals travelling idea, really original, and good humor ir your fractal time traveller guy lol really novel!
syradinegames
29. Aug 2013 · 00:50 UTC
Very original!
savethejets1
29. Aug 2013 · 05:21 UTC
So Cool!
Will Edwards
29. Aug 2013 · 08:42 UTC
Absolutely fantastic :)

Really weird how I kind of found myself recognising where I was in the fractal and could find my way out :)
SneManden
29. Aug 2013 · 08:48 UTC
Wow, what a game! So psychedelic! Really impressed by your approach to the theme.
grayhaze
29. Aug 2013 · 08:55 UTC
A very unique concept and mind-warping visuals. It wasn't initially clear to me what I needed to do, only noticing the little door to the right of the starting area after a few attempts to beat the clock.
vanderZwan
29. Aug 2013 · 10:44 UTC
My absolute favourite of the compo so far (followed by gone in ten seconds).
Jiggawatt
29. Aug 2013 · 10:47 UTC
This was quite surreal, gotta love that FOV effect.
Zuige
29. Aug 2013 · 11:59 UTC
Brilliant. Just brilliant! There were some artifacts with the sprites for some reason, but otherwise the graphics were just really cool! :) Very cool concept!
Xgor
29. Aug 2013 · 12:01 UTC
And people say my game is weird.... this is just messed up. In a pretty cool way!
Diogo Muller
29. Aug 2013 · 12:21 UTC
My head is spinning after playing this.

Loved it!
skarab
29. Aug 2013 · 12:59 UTC
I enjoy weirdness! Great one!
Atmospherium
29. Aug 2013 · 13:58 UTC
Awesome. This is one of the most creative uses of the theme that I've seen. Everything about this was highly entertaining.
Typedeaf
29. Aug 2013 · 14:12 UTC
I wish Carl Sagan had more to say. He's always a delight to talk to.

Fun game though :)
kazukishida
29. Aug 2013 · 14:18 UTC
Amazing man, I felt like I was trippin' the whole time, with highfalutin concepts of time and stuff! Hahaha, great weird game! :D
udo
29. Aug 2013 · 14:23 UTC
One of the few entries I managed to actually completely play through :) Execellent!
Erhune
29. Aug 2013 · 14:54 UTC
A very very interesting take on the theme, I commend you for that sir!
ippa
29. Aug 2013 · 15:35 UTC
I just die after 10 seconds. I can't seem to find anything, or reach anything (including the orb).

I need a hint! :)

Btw, I've updated the hint on my game, you couldn't figure out how to fance ;). Seems like we are really lame with solving eachothers games :P
ChronusZ
29. Aug 2013 · 17:45 UTC
My eyes are having a fit. Very creative and humourous :)
Kohijin
29. Aug 2013 · 21:58 UTC
Very original, loved the oldschool raycast 3d and the philosophy behind it.
Vaughn
30. Aug 2013 · 00:42 UTC
Profoundly weird, psychedelic, and nostalgic. Truly, one of the best games in this LD. The exploration and visuals were truly remarkable as well as the weird humour, inclusion of Carl Sagan and time manipulation narrative. Great work!
Angrycrow
30. Aug 2013 · 02:30 UTC
EXCELLENT EXECUTION! YOu're on my list of best LD27 games. Probably the best thing I've seen so far. Very many kudos.
tigerj
30. Aug 2013 · 03:11 UTC
top rating. amazing game. thanks for hitting up my vine post and mentioning your game. It's excellent.
haxpor
30. Aug 2013 · 13:02 UTC
One of the most favorite game I've played. Waggy, groovy style. Actually, it's the first game I really want to see its code of how to do an perspective effect like that. Nice nice!
Zerkruemler
30. Aug 2013 · 18:47 UTC
Very interesting. Although I did not really understand what I did, it seems I have done it intuitively right before the motion sickness of the strage graphics caught me.
Very cool. The sound gives a good athmosphere.
[-BipolarDesign+]
30. Aug 2013 · 22:04 UTC
Wow! That was odd and awesome :D
Jayjay
01. Sep 2013 · 00:00 UTC
Nice experience, the distortion was a strong effect
Sergey Mohov
01. Sep 2013 · 13:15 UTC
Okay, Carl Sagan was helpful :-) Nice little game, and I liked the fov effect in the fractal space, it really felt like time stretched. Cool entry indeed!
CosmicAdventureSquad
01. Sep 2013 · 19:00 UTC
What a crazy trip. I liked the old school Doom style 3D and the distortion effect. Was able to beat the game and pick up some happiness.
Antidote
02. Sep 2013 · 20:08 UTC
I got to the end \o/ Loved the Carl Sagan appearance xD Got quite lost in the fractal time, but managed to find my way back :3
epiplon
03. Sep 2013 · 03:46 UTC
We think this is a bad trip at first, but everything here makes total sense. It's creative and fuck. Awesome job.
theholychicken
03. Sep 2013 · 04:07 UTC
Woaaa! Trippy!!
Awesome job!
zconnelly13
03. Sep 2013 · 15:39 UTC
I couldn't get passed the first part, I'd always die before the clock runs out, haha. I assume this is a homebrew 3d rendering engine? I think some of the math is funky 0_o, but I love that you did it yourself, haha. The graphics and sound could be better, too. Good job tho I'd love to see more of your work!
local minimum
03. Sep 2013 · 17:09 UTC
Absolutely awesome, though it took me a couple of times to get started, this was the most fun of all 70+ games played thus far.
zconnelly13
03. Sep 2013 · 18:32 UTC
I saw your comment and tried this game again. So much better this time, haha. Overall very very cool. Sorry I gave up so quickly last time >.<
Jason
03. Sep 2013 · 21:06 UTC
Hilarious, need I say more?
Unept
04. Sep 2013 · 02:17 UTC
Fun, trippy, original, pondery. Well done, Mr. Speaker. (or Mrs. Peaker)
sP0CkEr2
04. Sep 2013 · 04:13 UTC
what just happened? awesome!
Deltapigeon
04. Sep 2013 · 05:47 UTC
Did anyone else feel sick and kinda worried while playing this.
Ithildin
04. Sep 2013 · 18:27 UTC
Brilliant idea! If felt like an acid trip.
meszka
05. Sep 2013 · 13:15 UTC
The time! It's like rubber!
Great visual effects :)
laserbeam
05. Sep 2013 · 17:56 UTC
Reminds me of "A slower speed of light" by MIT.
peachoftree
06. Sep 2013 · 03:11 UTC
am i the only one who beat the game without the compass
BNeutral
06. Sep 2013 · 05:27 UTC
This was amazing.
urth
06. Sep 2013 · 22:20 UTC
Psychedelic!
So this is how your brains on LD looks like.
plop
07. Sep 2013 · 09:52 UTC
Fun game, very creative. Graphics were really trippy, overall I loved it!
paulmcgg
07. Sep 2013 · 12:04 UTC
Wow. Amazing.

Didn't think the pointed message "Carl Sagan is to the right" after dieing twice was necessary, but I understand in the context of LD.

Reminded me of old kids educational cartoons, awesome vibe. Well fucking done.
Exergy
08. Sep 2013 · 14:03 UTC
That was a trip for sure! Good job!
Capro
10. Sep 2013 · 09:18 UTC
Absolutely great! Awesome idea and very well made. I bow to you! :)
alvivar
10. Sep 2013 · 15:02 UTC
5/5 + 420 approved.
motty
11. Sep 2013 · 00:15 UTC
Completely awesome. Thank you.
recursor
12. Sep 2013 · 21:40 UTC
That was quite an odd experience, and like nothing I've ever played. It was quirky, and yet it somehow kept me playing longer than I though I would. Bonus points for including Carl Sagan.
Urfoex
15. Sep 2013 · 10:55 UTC
Vision distortion giving headache.
But good entry.
JaJ
16. Sep 2013 · 17:03 UTC
Completed it! Did get a small headache in the process of doing so, but it might have been worth it.
BadgerPriest
16. Sep 2013 · 23:46 UTC
My poor brain may never be the same again.
Suese
22. Sep 2013 · 16:43 UTC
Did you paint the Carl Sagan graphic, or was it ripped off the net?