I interpreted the theme "10 seconds" as "10 second places", so I made a game about ten runners that tries to finish a race together to win ten silver medals.
Really fun and challenging idea! Not sure how it really fits with the theme since it lasts for more than 10 seconds, but I like the managing aspect of it.
I think some animation or some thing on the menu screens to make them a little less static looking would have been great, but that's just a minor thing, especially for this competition, and they certainly served the purpose!
I adore it! As a runner who has that one "Celere" on her track team, this is so touching and adorable! I'm totally getting my team to do this during the next relay race. My favorite game so far!
Very very nice. As other guys said, great re-interpretation of the theme. Art is cool and the game is too, although it's not easy at all! Well designed too, maybe it's just a little thing but it is good that you mapped the numeric keys to the runners, make everything more intuitive. Loved the quote from Orwell at the end :D
Very hard, yet fun. Great use of theme!! I featured it in a compilation video of Ludum Dare 27 games, if you would like to check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVjNz61S5Vg
Haha yes, a nice punny take on the theme. One thing I would say is that I ended up not looking at anything aside from the icons. Maybe the icons could be nearer the runners, or maybe not have icons and make it easier to tell which runners are behind/ahead by looking at them?
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I think some animation or some thing on the menu screens to make them a little less static looking would have been great, but that's just a minor thing, especially for this competition, and they certainly served the purpose!
Like the ironic difficulty levels (wasn't quite childishly easy)
As a runner who has that one "Celere" on her track team, this is so touching and adorable! I'm totally getting my team to do this during the next relay race. My favorite game so far!
Loved the quote from Orwell at the end :D
Congrats on being picked on indiegames.com! It lead me here :]
(http://indiegames.com/2013/08/browser_pick_con_10_sedi.html)
I agree with GarethIW that too much time is spent looking at the icons. What if the arrows were right near the corresponding runner?
Awesome :)