Tock About Time

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★10%
First Ludum Dare, so here goes:
This is a game about stealing time from your fellow clocks. Don't let it run out. It's a pretty basic game, but I think reasonably solid and self contained. I didn't make the music myself (credits in game).

http://duadikos.com/31/ludum-dare-32

Note: I have been informed that the Linux build is missing some assets. I don't want to change the submission, so I'll make sure to figure out how to do all the platforms before the next jam.

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Comments8

Nilq20 Apr 2015, 11:17
This is awesome! Fits the theme perfectly.
It's pretty hard, though. :3
Liam :D21 Apr 2015, 16:08
Would rate highly in innovation too
Lemonade21 Apr 2015, 16:18
Pretty fun if a little hard.
I was able to last around three minutes after a few tries, but I still can't tell which clocks have more time and which have less.

Considering that one second spent around the wrong clock can cut your time in half... yeah, that's very punishing.

Another frustrating thing is not knowing where the other clocks are and wandering around aimlessly, wasting precious seconds. I suggest letting the player view the whole area.

The visuals and music set a wonderful calming mood that made me want to relax and mess around. Too bad it clashes with the frantic gameplay.

I don't think the game fit the theme; time isn't used as a weapon here, it's just a stolen resource. But it was still very clever, and I thought using a giant clock as the arena was especially so.
Tijn23 Apr 2015, 19:22
Well done on the innovative game design! Maybe a mini-map which would make it more clear where the other clocks are would be helpful though.
Bastienre4
Bastienre427 Apr 2015, 15:56
Good game, audio is fun :)? Love the idea.
sebasRez
sebasRez27 Apr 2015, 15:57
Warning, must know how to read time! haha :D
bace100027 Apr 2015, 16:08
That was awesome!
orangemoose
orangemoose7 May 2015, 04:42
Very interesting concept, and with the music, it made it a rather relaxing game. I think the game could have included more feedback to the player, especially so the player knows which clocks have more time and which have less. Nice innovative entry!
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