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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #72 | 4.518 | 4.518 |
| Enjoyment | #161 | 4.224 | 4.224 |
| Audio | #494 | 3.782 | 3.782 |
| Narrative | #2245 | 2.997 | 2.997 |
| Artwork | #2319 | 3.606 | 3.606 |
Ranked from 597 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You ( literally ) fight against time itself
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Music is by erock123 ( https://www.ericguenther.com/ )
Sound effects from Pixabay
Everything else was made by me
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
BadPiggy
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whoa this was such a fun and well executed game and style, the blocking is super smooth and fun, and the clock is a fun dynamic attack, super nice job fun game overall!
Super fun game! Loved how well the attacks integrated with the theme, and also how you have to keep pushing the minute hand back, it makes for such a fun back-and-forth battle. Great music choice as well!
Great combat mechanics. I feel like it would work well with a controller. I struggled with remembering the keys.
This is such a cool game mechanic. Really well done!
These are some genuinely cool mechanics! Would love to see what this looks like as a fully fleshed out game.
Excellent concept! Really really creative! You instantly understand what you have to do and then the game expands on it. There is no confusion in what to do and the goal is extremely clear and right in your face (it's literally the whole floor). Hitting the hands of time was extremely satisfying, and the controls felt smooth and responsive. I see you focused on making a high quality, polished product, since the game only takes less than two minutes to complete, but it is very very fun for that short amount of time. Well done! Hope to see more of your entries!
I really liked the whole clock-arena vibe here! The tiny knight is super charming, and the theme comes through really fast without needing much explanation. The circular stage makes it feel more unique too, like it has its own little identity right away. I also thought the title was clever... simple but it works rly well lol.
The game has a really clean short-entry feeling, where the idea is easy to understand but still memorable. I liked that it feels cute and action-y at the same time. The whole thing feels focused, which I always appreciate in smaller games like this. Nice little entry overall!
I beat it first try!
It was a pretty fun fight the only bad part was being thrown straight into it and having to learn my controls through trial and error. I really like the creative clock hand attacks, especially the one in phase 4 (or 5?) where there are like 3 green hands coming from multiple directions and you have to be really attentive of your block timing.
One tiny critique is that the red arc drawn between the two clock hands is supposed to represent the progress towards beating the current phase of the boss, but every time I see it, my primal gamer brain thinks that it will damage me if I stand inside of it because it's red.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback :)
Part of me wanted to use a different color for the exact reason that you mentioned, but no other colour really complemented the existing pallete as well as red did ( atleast to me anyway )
Something to keep in mind for the next time I choose colour palettes I suppose. Thank you once again for playing :)
Super interesting idea, love the simplicity of the base mechanic and how well executed it is. Fighting against time is brilliant! Great presentation too. Awesome stuff!
in my opinion very fun but extremely hard and crazy
also excited to try what ever game you make each jam, good job
Really good concept and execution!!
Great game!
insanely fun!!! I only wish the buttons were different cuz my fingers kept getting confused. Controller or mouse support would be awesome too, I want to play more of this
Holy crap this is fun! It took me a few tries but once you get the hang of it, it's amazing!
Visually it looks great and it's easy to understand how to deal with each attack.
The music and sound effects work super well, tense but engaging.
I just wish there were more stages or maybe an infinite mode. Congratulations!
Good score and thanks for playing :)
It is super fun and really really innovative concept and take on "countdown" theme
Hell yeah!
One of the best games i had played in this jam. Very creative way to use the theme as a game feature.
Eventhough it doesnt have and complex movement or attack, the gameplay itself is very addictive and fun.
I wanted to be the are of the clock bigger. It would give me more freedom and various enemy attacks. Beside that it was incredible game as in this consept. Very well done.
Always nice to see a simple idea that is executed so well! Fun little game that knows what it is and owns it :)
Incredibly innovative idea and the most fun I've had so far! The gameplay was super simple yet also encouraged strategising. I think with more flair and attention put into sound and graphics, this could be quite special indeed. For a game jam game, you knocked it out of the park. Good job!