Latency: The Game

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.38
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.25
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★62%
It's a stretch, but this is a game about a real world problem we experience for real world reasons: latency (or lag)!

It's Latency: The Game!

This game starts out as a fairly normal platformer, but quickly something happens to the connection between your input and the computer, and all your inputs lag by about 2 seconds! Good luck!!

There is one level so far, there's sound but no music, but I think it's neat for a little project I made in 12 hours :)

Download via my website here: https://googledrive.com/host/0BzN5ZIZr-WtnVGgwNkZNaUw2LWM/latency.html

Or download via the direct link above :)

Comments14

spokenbluntly2225 Feb 2013, 00:21
Neat Idea, but I can't get past some tall parts due to sticky keys maybe you should change it to Ctrl or some other key!
BipolarMike
BipolarMikeauthor25 Feb 2013, 00:22
Oh yeah, stupid sticky keys... I'll change it to Space Bar :)
BipolarMike
BipolarMikeauthor25 Feb 2013, 02:06
Aaannnddd sound added, a bug fixed, and a title screen added :)
Sheegoth25 Feb 2013, 03:12
Nice concept! I dislike latency, but this game it fun. Nice work!
Hayawi25 Feb 2013, 03:36
I HATE IT! Just kidding, its very very nice, except for the terrible lag (lol). but its a cool concept
dasrkrain27 Feb 2013, 03:45
I think there is a good concept here that might be worth exploring further.
BipolarMike
BipolarMikeauthor27 Feb 2013, 10:58
Thanks dasrkrain, I plan on adding more levels and features later, I have a lot on my plate right now :) I'll update here when I get back to this project, as well as on my Twitter account @BipolarMike
Hayawi27 Feb 2013, 21:50
It was a neat idea, and I enjoyed playing it, although I guess enjoyed might not be the word I would use. Something more like, loved hating it :P
Martin_Monosys28 Feb 2013, 19:33
Oh boy, this is nasty... It's a great idea, but as a game, it's very...um... wrecking my nerves !!! :)
Jorjon
Jorjon2 Mar 2013, 21:42
Nice idea! But is there a way to get the last cube? I got 2/3 but the last is impossible!
Sanguine3 Mar 2013, 10:15
I love the idea, it's a super awesome concept. I would however change some things in the level design, because as of now the difficulty doesn't ramp up at the beginning, but instead the first 'puzzle' is harder than the second one.
Spelchan6 Mar 2013, 03:44
A bit too much latency making the game a bit too frustrating. Still, neat concept.
BipolarMike
BipolarMikeauthor6 Mar 2013, 19:29
@jorjon: Yes! You have to get it before you get the key :)
@Sanguine: Agreed, when I eventually expand the game I'll work more with the balancing issues, etc
@Spelchan: I'm thinking of lowering it, or having multiple difficulties

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