Time Rift by AustinJones

made by AustinJones for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

Battle a handful of bullet-hell inducing crystalline monsters in waves that grow ever more intense as time ticks onward.

Make quick use of a number of weapons including: -Your trusty laser rifle. -A sweeping plasma shotgun. -An explosive energy charged laser grenade launcher. -An extended range laser cannon.

It might be futile seeing as there is no end to time nor these crystalline monsters but that has never been a problem for our unnamed hero. Having no history or origin and a crippling addiction to time dust, he's a galactic mercenary that's as much of an anomaly in space-time as his foes and naturally that means he's got nothing holding him back.

"It's not personal, it's just our inescapable cosmic destiny." -Our protagonist (probably?)

Credits are located in the game files.

Time Rift Source Code	https://austinjones648.itch.io/ludum-dare-51-every-10-secounds
Time Rift Game	https://austinjones648.itch.io/ludum-dare-51-every-10-secounds
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/time-rift

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W4YN3R

03. Oct 2022 · 17:47 UTC

Really fun concept tbh, nice weapon types! Just missing sounds right now, but you still gave 5 hours :D
Love the clock in the Background, really reminds me of a bossfight from the game dreamscaper!

🎤 AustinJones

03. Oct 2022 · 23:57 UTC

Hey guys their is sound it just needs to be turned on in the pause menu it's off by default.

Igor Morgun

04. Oct 2022 · 19:16 UTC

Nice concept

Fax

04. Oct 2022 · 19:44 UTC

I would prefer if you add some AZERTY controls (just add Q and Z keys). Otherwise, the game is smooth and the concept solid. Congratulations.

blaster391

05. Oct 2022 · 20:35 UTC

This is a really polished entry, very cool! I loved the clock face as the level stage, my only minor feedback would be to add more indication when you take damage, as often I would die without realising I had taken so much damage

jaybaus

05. Oct 2022 · 20:36 UTC

The graphics are nice and the gameplay feels good, I like that getting extra packs gives overheal and that this is different in the UI. There's an impressive amount of finish as well with the menus and different weapon types. I'd have benefited from some clearer visual feedback when you take damage or are low health but for a jam this is really good, well done :)

PoV

06. Oct 2022 · 15:54 UTC

Hi, did you intend to opt-out of ratings?

upcharlie

06. Oct 2022 · 21:09 UTC

I liked the combat, having to hunt down the powerups to really get by was a good move as well as mixing up the gameplay. The waves built up well and got quite overwhelming so I enjoyed it overall. A little polish and it would be really satisfying to play

reinhpash

06. Oct 2022 · 23:56 UTC

Main menu looking good. i actually really liked the clock thing on the ground. It's also nice to have weapons with different mechanics. Good game good job (but i can't rate i dunno why)

Romanize

07. Oct 2022 · 08:47 UTC

That's strange, you should be able to rate the game. There was definitely no intent to opt out.

🎤 AustinJones

07. Oct 2022 · 09:05 UTC

Oops I set it to opt out lol my bad.

thebmxeur

07. Oct 2022 · 12:02 UTC

It's a bit weird to have the sound off by default, as it's contribute a lot to the game feel. At least it didn't blow my ears out like it sometimes happens in ld games.

The gameplay felt a bit off. I don't play a lot of bullet hell games, but it seem to me that they generally have somewhat slow bullets moving in known patterns, or fast bullet with precise timing and feedback to announce themselves. Here with enemies spawning at random location, with some shot that seem to explode into more bullets and the view not covering the whole screen, it felt unfair.