Panic Percussion by verysoftwares
tap Z on beat! a kind of rhythm-puzzle game.
the big number:
your life is time! the fraction part marks the current beat. on every 8th beat, your life goes down by -1, so work fast!
control:
tap "Z" with the rhythm. you will bounce to the opposite side of the circle, triggering an event on your sector.
events:
green zone: hit the enemy. it will drop something. most of them have 3 hit points.. the level changes once you've beaten the enemy.
hourglass: +2 life. remember that you have to be on beat to get this, otherwise it counts as a miss! (-1 life)
red zone / dynamite: don't step here! it will cost you 3 life! once the dynamite goes off, it's safe.
two arrows: auto-bounces you. hmm, what is the effect if you "GET!" this on time..?
lock: it blocks your movement. you have to bounce -into- this sector to break the lock! (respawns in 6 beats.)

| Source Code | https://verysoftwares.itch.io/panic-percussion |
| Windows | https://verysoftwares.itch.io/panic-percussion |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/44/panic-percussion |
Ratings
| Given | 3🗳️ | 6🗨️ |
I expected a rythm game to have cool music, and then you press some keys at the same times of the snares, kicks, hats, etc, but here the background music is only made of drums so it's really really hard to get the rythm right. I'm not the best at music, but I honestly found it too hard, and when I got the first level right, I did not know how I did and I immediatly died on the second.
Also, had it has been said, I just didn't know what was happening, I was just pressing Z, not understanding why there was hourglasses, a circle, etc. Might require some more explanations and balance in my opinion, and it could be a funny game!
I do think this game does have a lot of potential, the problem is just that it has no (perceived) difficulty curve :smile: