10 seconds to save the day is an adventure game where you play as a ghost.
You died in a terrible accident that made dozens of victims. You remember that for 10 seconds, you knew you were going to die. In the clouds, such moments are called "extra time". There's a rule that if you have unfinished business on Earth you can give this "extra time" to another person. But who to give it to and can 10 seconds be enough to prevent the accident ?
INSTRUCTIONS - there's no preloader, so it's a blank screen until it loads. - you may need to click on the game window to set the focus. - [SPACE] to advance dialog - [ARROW KEYS] to move - [M] to show the map (it only work when you have more than 1 place to visit)
Sorry, I was so tired I forgot to publish the blog page where the game was. As I was logged in the blog system, it was working for me. The page is published now, sorry again.
Instead of describing ("Ask her name") you could just put the actual text that you're going to say ("What's your name?"). It both cuts out an extra line of dialogue, and lets the player make more intelligent choices.
The storyline is amazing and very well designed, and I love how it gradually unfolds. I thought I'd won when I gave away my 10 seconds but then it turned out there was much more story to be experienced, which made me very happy :)
This game is absolutely gorgeous. I love the idea, this is the first game i see that didn;t just use the 10 seconds as a game mechanic, but really made it part of the story. The best one i have seen so far, great story, love the dialogue, was even a bit emotional at one point. Absolutely lovely, i enjoyed playing it a lot, thank you for this one.
This is beautiful. In 48 hours you managed to put together a gripping narrative with interesting back and forth interactions. I can't say more for the expansion of this game, but I'd love to see more games in this style.
I really liked the story and I was on the edge of seat. It was a pretty long game and I quite enjoyed it. The pacing of the ending was strange but that was really impressive. Great sound and graphics too!
I liked the hand drawn look. It has a nice sad mood to it with an interesting story. The characters you control could move a bit faster to make it more enjoyable. Good job otherwise :)
All my stars are belong to you! This was incredible, I wouldn't have guessed it would have that such depth.
The story was really inmersive and I loved the fact that the 10 seconds were part of the narrative rather than the gameplay. The end did feel a bit rushed but I think it still was really good.
If you rushed the story, please develop it further in a post-compo version! Would definitively play it :)
Great entry I like way more plot based games than gameplay based. The story is very well done and we can feel each character's own personality. Loved it.
Yeah Finished it :D Like the flowy drawing style and a nice little story, glad the pace sped up a bit at the end, either that or I was getting the hang of what/where I needed to do/go. Story didn't explain what Alice had to do with the accident.
@AdventureIslands, jackdw31 : The ending wasn't more rushed than the rest of the story in the writing. But if I had more time, I would have put a little animation at the end where the ghosts disappear. It would have been less brutal that way.
@darkshadow : I deliberately not explained everything, I wanted to leave some things to the interpretation of the player, but it was probably a bad decision. * Spoilers * What Alice has to do with the accident is that she helps to prevent it by knowing her way around the place and being willing to help others.
This is a really great game. I loved the graphics and really enjoyed the premise as well. The connection to the theme isn't terribly strong, but it works in the end. Fantastic job.
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The page is published now, sorry again.
Instead of describing ("Ask her name") you could just put the actual text that you're going to say ("What's your name?"). It both cuts out an extra line of dialogue, and lets the player make more intelligent choices.
The storyline is amazing and very well designed, and I love how it gradually unfolds. I thought I'd won when I gave away my 10 seconds but then it turned out there was much more story to be experienced, which made me very happy :)
I love the idea, this is the first game i see that didn;t just use the 10 seconds as a game mechanic, but really made it part of the story.
The best one i have seen so far, great story, love the dialogue, was even a bit emotional at one point.
Absolutely lovely, i enjoyed playing it a lot, thank you for this one.
@ gbear605 : Did you unlock other places than the Clouds ?
This quote is fantastic.
I like how you linked all the characters to the different places. Nice story.
The ending felt bit rushed though, were you running out of time?
The story was really inmersive and I loved the fact that the 10 seconds were part of the narrative rather than the gameplay. The end did feel a bit rushed but I think it still was really good.
If you rushed the story, please develop it further in a post-compo version! Would definitively play it :)
@AdventureIslands, jackdw31 : The ending wasn't more rushed than the rest of the story in the writing. But if I had more time, I would have put a little animation at the end where the ghosts disappear. It would have been less brutal that way.
@darkshadow : I deliberately not explained everything, I wanted to leave some things to the interpretation of the player, but it was probably a bad decision.
* Spoilers * What Alice has to do with the accident is that she helps to prevent it by knowing her way around the place and being willing to help others.
My eyes are full of stars. ;)
Great stuff!