-THE GAME'S SMALL WINDOW IS A BUG, THAT IS NOT FIXABLE WITHOUT MAKING SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES TO THE GAME. SORRY!-
In "10 Seconds to Save the World", you must save the planet from a mutated octopus with a need for attention and good intentions. Jump over the acid pits, and leap over the tentacles! Once you grab the Earth, run back to the start as fast as you can!
This was my 3rd Ludum Dare, and my first Ludum Dare challenge. I didn't like the theme very much, and I almost called it quits. I am glad I stuck around though! I'm pleased with the results, and I can't wait for next Ludum Dare! It always seems to teach me something about game design, and myself. Try escaping the title screen for an easter egg.
Very difficult, and the window is absolutely tiny. Solid platformer controls though, and it restarts very quickly when you die, so it doesn't get any less fun even if you keep failing.
That was quite funny and nice-looking. As far as the difficulty goes, I think it's really just trial and error through finding the right times to jump and the right places to land to make it there and back in time.
I like that the window is so tiny, whatsoever :P Cool concept, with the music. A bit hard indeed - I haven't made it but I guess it's possible. It seems relatively polished. I like it :D
Nice inclusion of the theme into the music. Solid controls, although they're not enough to beat the game easily, other commenters weren't kidding! Good thing there's only one level :P Good job :)
Well done, I like including the theme in the music. I'm just not sure if it's beatable, if it is, it's very, very close or I'm missing a mechanic. Also I didn't find the small size to be a big problem, you used nice contrast in the game, so everything was easy to see :)
Great game! I like the the use of the sound to indicate the passage of time and the simple graphics style. The physics is really nice too, I definitely need to work on that for my entry.
You know what? I actually dig the tiny screen. Maybe I'm weird. But it gave the game a very different feel graphically. and I liked that. Gameplay was solid, but much too short - there wasn't a lot there, but what was there worked. I also liked the "music" being a timer. Good job!
Man, that's some really, really unforgiving jumping. It looks straightforward right up until you run out of time. And then you start realizing the insane moves you have to make...
I know it's a bug, but I think the fact that the game runs in basically a tiny banner ad is kind of hilarious. 5* graphics just for that fact alone. :) Making games microscopic makes them much more challenging! :)
I don't get why people think it's too hard, I think it's fairly easy. In fact, difficulty is quite balanced. A little challenge is nothing bad in my opinion.
The tiny window made it even more retro. ^^ I like the use of sound as the timer, but the difficulty is really high, gave up after almost beating it in the 10th run.
That tiny window is killer; I can barely see what I'm doing. The audio does its job but gets very annoying very quickly. Altogether a fun platformer, though!
I felt like I was speedrunning a game! My only gripes are the tinyness (which I am not docking score for) and the brevity of the game. A few more levels would have been very nice. :) I like the graphics and the gameplay was very solid. The increasing tempo of the music contributed greatly to the mood. Nice work!
really need to have jumping grace time in platforming. Otherwise I felt it was kinda disappointed that nothing happens after you get the world, I was expecting somekind of feedback, but after collecting the world nothing happens. I like the smallness of the window it has some charm to it.
Very hard (at least for my noob fingers)... I understand that the tiny screen is a bug and otherwise it looks effective... sound was very effective too.
Funny how ~10 pixels can make one so angry :D Didn't make it, always failed on my way back (if that was the aim of the game)? So it's pretty damn hard but I liked it! :)
The music really adds to the sense of urgency. It probably also says something positive about your work that it's also still readable and playable at such a lot resolution. Good work!
Thanks to everyone for all the positive-and negative-criticism! It means a lot that you've played the game and taken the time to give me some feedback. :-)
The window size ruins it, obviously. It's pretty hard to get over that flaw. But, good platformer controls (I think, anyway... assuming that pixel really was doing what I thought it was doing). Very very challenging. I didn't beat the level. I liked that the urgency of the music told you where the timer was. That was a good touch.
Was very hard. I also used the browser zoom and almost won a couple times. I bet I can do it and I might come back when I have more time to perfect it.
It's one of those games you have to be perfect at to complete, which as a niche genre that I am part of.
Overall good work (aside from the technical size challenges). it's not for everyone but I like it.
I'm really sorry saying this game was easy, I just realized you have to come back the the beginning to complete it! Wow, that's a whole new challenge haha!
Couldn't beat the game, but liked the idea of having to take the item and have to get back with the sense of urgency that the audio transmits. Would love to see this game in a bigger window and with more levels (and easier to beat! :)
Ow that awful countdown music. Ick! Shame about the screen size bug too. Graphics aren't too bad. Really glad it was one level. I don't know if I could've taken any more.
Yikes, that's hard. Which is a shame since the jumping mechanics feel solid. The 10 second time limit makes it very hard though, without trial and error to know where to just run and when you have to actually jump.
Pretty good game. The sounds are quite painful to hear, but I guess that's intended. Also I don't understand why you can't fix the bug, you can create a Dropbox account and upload it here, you will have complete control of the HTML around it.
Well, it's a really a shame the banner ad is larger than the game, but you blow the window up and hey, there's a solid little platformer here! With nice music and nice mood to boot :)
The mood kinda reminded me of C&C, with the baldheaded maniacal overlord.
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The controls are tight, and the game ran smoothly. About the scaling issue, well, bad stuff happens to good people...
I was kinda disappointed to find that there was only one level (after trying many times to beat that one level).
All in all, good job! I liked it, and you have my SEAL OF APPROVAL.
Cool concept, with the music. A bit hard indeed - I haven't made it but I guess it's possible. It seems relatively polished. I like it :D
Still pretty fun to play. Good job!
Other than that, it's fun for a minute game :)
I like the use of sound as the timer, but the difficulty is really high, gave up after almost beating it in the 10th run.
My only complaints are the tiny window and lack of content. It would have been nice to see some more levels with unique mechanics.
Took me a while to realize the music was the timer, but that was very cool. I liked that a lot.
Also, can't complain about your game's size... my last Ludum Dare game was in a 40 pixel wide window. :)
The countdown in music form is very clever!
Wish it had more levels. =)
I like the smallness of the window it has some charm to it.
The animation of the tentacles are really cool.
I died a lot.
Good entry, and good luck!
Good work!
It's one of those games you have to be perfect at to complete, which as a niche genre that I am part of.
Overall good work (aside from the technical size challenges). it's not for everyone but I like it.
The mood kinda reminded me of C&C, with the baldheaded maniacal overlord.