One Minute Away by Srynetix
Welcome on my 5th Ludum Dare Compo entry!
Man, this theme was HARD. Not just hard but really HARD.
I brainstormed during hours finding a pitch fitting for this theme, so there you go (narrator voice activated):
Time is collapsing. You, the hero of this story, have to once again save the world by fighting the Time itself, avoiding traps and getting deeper and deeper.
Here's what the Time will do to block you: - every 10 seconds, you will be weaker, slower - every 10 seconds, you will receive a special effect in your face - but fortunately for you, if you break the time locks, you will take precious seconds from the Time itself.
If you are too slow to finish the level, consider yourself frozen until the end of the ages :hourglass:.
Make sure to finish all the levels, and let me know if you enjoyed the game :wink:.
...ah and put your headphones on, make sure you play with sound :notes:!
Software used: - Godot Engine 3.5.1 with my sxgd plugin collection, - Pixel Studio, - Krita, - FL Studio
Assets used: - The Jost* font
Good luck, and have fun!

Ratings
| Overall | 29th | 4.05⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 35th | 4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 54th | 3.9⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 35th | 4.2⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 122th | 3.825⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 23th | 4.15⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 95th | 3.389⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 59th | 3.825⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 21🗳️ | 12🗨️ |
I loved the funny narration, and the sound. The mechanics were very good and intuitive, but still challenging. The graphics was just so nice.
@denvil Thanks! Yep, all of the effects are only "visual" to play with your mind, but it could have been nice to also rotate the gravity.
I also once got stuck in the floor: I was near the top of the level and wanted to try to jump on the top tiles to cross the level laterally, but that flip me at the bottom of the level and than quickly at the top and I was stuck in the ground.
The text at the top right was hard to read for me (I was paying attention to other things at the center of the screen).
I had to redo the last level a bunch of time because the only solution I found was to try to fall over the time thing and than loop several time by falling down and hope to have enough time to punch the thing. Wasn't really a good experience. Also I didn't find a button to restart the level, but several time I messed up and had to wait for the thing to restart because I knew I wasn't going to make it.
Anyway congratulations to you for that piece! Keep up the good work.
Anyway congratulations to you for that piece! Keep up the good work.