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A jam submission

Untimely DeathView game page

Manipulate time to make the enemies kill each other, before time runs out.
Submitted by Hopeful Undertone (@Hopef_U_dertone), Orimary, karthians, VpVoid, Vicks — 45 minutes, 40 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#29722.7892.789
Creativity#44493.2893.289
Audio#50892.6582.658
Artwork#52232.9212.921
Enjoyment#60422.6322.632

Ranked from 38 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?
The main ability of the player is to rewind an enemy in time, counting down its clock. At the same time the level must be completed before the timer counts down to zero. The win condition is to reduce the enemy count to zero as more enemies spawn.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Fantasy UI Borders and Flag Pack by Kenney
Fantasy Kingdom Interior and Mythic Castle by Leartes
Various sounds from Ovani Sound FX packs
2D Pixel Art Top-Down Character Template by ZeggyGames

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Hopeful Undertone

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Comments

Submitted

Fun lil game! But took a minute for me to figure out what to do lol. Really nice idea

Submitted(+1)

Fun game! I like the music, and the rewind mechanic is really cool, although it was a little hard to use effectively.

Developer

Thanks a lot for playing, yes, we had some ideas and plans for ease of use and tutorials, but we ran out of time 

The composer is a friend and it's the first time he's working on a gam so I will say that you liked it 

Submitted(+1)

Daughter saved~!

Developer

Thanks for saving her!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty clever, using time stop as a kind of dash and reversing time as a way to "deflect" enemies' bullets back at them!  Then a bullet I forgot about comes back from offscreen and hits me in the back of the head - oops.  Took me a few times to figure out a strategy, but I managed to take them all down!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

I like the visuals for this, but was a bit confused about the mechanics. I wasn't sure how I would use the time mechanics to position the enemies so that they'd shoot each other, instead I found it easier to just walk around and kite them into position. But nice work overall!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

It plays smoothly, it's really fun, and I loved the song!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Pretty cool game, nice background music, and interesting abilities. Well done!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

I like the perspective and the music. I found I didn't end up using the rewind mechanic so much, I found it a bit difficult to really utilize it. The kick was hard to figure out how it worked until I read a comment saying you need space between yourself and what you're kicking (I kept thinking I needed to be closer).

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Interesting idea, but the gameplay needs more work. Currently you don't really need to use any moves or abilities. You can just run around and wait until the enemies do all the work. Okay entry for a jam!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Some very fun and enjoyable ideas on display here! I did find a way to cheese the enemies a bit, and also you can clip out of bounds at one point at the bottom of the map. Otherwise, though, was good fun!

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Cool concept. I like the time stopping mechanic. It's a little hard to know when kicking will work or not. Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

This is a fun concept for combat, had fun trying it out :). The UI and music is really nice.

I wasn't able to use the kick, maybe it's not implemented?

Developer

Thanks for playing! The kick is implemented, but it's a bit finicky with the distance you have to be for the hitbox to work. 

Glad you liked it!

Submitted(+1)

I like the 2.5D Atmosphere that you guys created, and the idea of the game is distinct from others, the only issue i ran into was that the enemy attacks phase through the boxes, good game all around though!

Developer

Thanks for playing! Glad you liked it

Submitted(+1)

Interesting game!  The mechanics are cool, although the game can feel a bit clunky sometimes.

Developer

Thanks for playing! It definitely needs some adjustments haha

Submitted(+1)

I tried a few times but keep dying immediately. 😂 😂
Not really sure what i'm supposed to do.

The artwork looks good, though!

Developer (2 edits) (+1)

Oh sorry you couldn't get to really play it, we needed a tutorial level but we ran out of time.

As soon as it starts you can hit spacebar and stop time, that way you can more easily dodge the attacks 

Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The idea of rewinding is such a fun concept that that alone can be the only way to kill enemies. I had a hard time figuring out how to kick, but that didnt stop me from having fun by getting the enemies to shoot eachother.

Developer

Thanks for playing! We're glad you enjoyed it.

Submitted(+1)

Nice game! Really nice polish on the UI. I love the concept although I didn't find that much use for rewinding an enemy. Perhaps being able to rewind bullets? Either way good work!

Developer

Thanks for playing! We thought that could be an option but we ran out of time to even try whether it could work, something to add post jam! 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

The idea is very creative. Initially, I didn't use the mouse at all, I just paused time and moved to where an enemy must shoot through another enemy, which led to his death. It was so fun.

Developer

Thanks for playing! glad you enjoyed it. balancing the usefulness of the abilities was indeed a challenge.

Submitted(+1)

The art is nice. But I was able to leave the level

Developer

Thanks for playing!