A downloadable game

Synopsis

"Huh.... where am i....?"

One day, young Elize finds herself in a strange world, filled with dark creatures and a deep unfathomable abyss. There, she meets a being who calls himself Chronos, the master of time. He took Elize to the Gap Between Time. Because he must return her to the world of monsters, he gave her an armor and a sword, as well as his knowledge of combat. But even then Elize was a normal girl living a peaceful life before this, and she's scared that a mistake might cost her life....

That's why he also gave her a piece of his power

The power to stop time.

However, her body cannot withstand such power, and as such she can only use it once in her lifetime, otherwise her body would crumble.

Armed and gifted with new powers, Elize readies herself to fight the evil creatures:

"Why did they do this? what have i done?"

"I must survive, and know for myself why i am brought here!"

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Description

A slower paced 2d action game with platformer elements. Kill your enemies with a single swing of your sword, but be careful, as a single swing of theirs will end your life. Kill all your enemies to advance to the next stage, and be careful not to fall to the abyss!!

For each run, you can stop time for your enemies once for 10 seconds. once you use it, it will not be available until you finish, or die and need to repeat.

This game is submitted in the CSUI Individual Game Jam of 2020 and includes three diversifier provided by the game jam:

I Can’t Punch You Without Getting Closer (Implement a melee combat system)

the player can unleash a melee attack to kill an enemy instantly

The World (Implement a time pause that affects gameplay)

The player can stop time for their enemies, making them stop in their tracks and don't attack when approached

We have a hulk (Implement an ultimate ability that can only be used once)

The time stopping ability can only be used once until the player returns to the main menu by finishing a run, or dying

This game currently has 2 playable levels, with dialog scenes in between them to add to the story, but can be skipped if the player wishes. Once the player finishes them, they will get the total playtime spent during the stages. If a player die, they must return to the main menu and start from the beginning

Controls

Press right ( →) or left ( ←) to move right or left respectively

Press space to jump

Press Z to attack

Press S to stop time

Press Enter during a dialog scene to further dialog or complete current dialog's text

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Source code

You can access the source code to the game here

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Assets

Pixel Character Portraits by Federico Calchera