Inline: Out of Time

10/10 OST

A good synopsis with good execution and on-point self-aware atmosphere... It does many things right for like a starter indie game. The game itself is just three levels and some secrets so it's over way too quickly, that's my main criticism. I would also add that the essence is captured well but could have a little more polish in terms of feeling less like a repurposed gamemaker game and something that leaves its identity undeniable. Nice beats too, which obviously comes across as a sample due to the shortness of the experience.

[h2]10/10 Literally my favorite game[/h2]

When I receive achievements just for starting the game, it changes my relationship with it drastically (in a good way). I immediately become invested in collecting them, yet some of them seem padded, especially the low and medium score achievements. The mechanics are simple and clean, and it feels amazing to get a better handle on them and get better scores. On the other hand, the character has pretty clunky visual feedback and wall jumps; rail designs probably could have served this purpose in a more fluent manner. The second level posed a legitimate challenge that engages me to not only do well enough for a perfect score, but also to try and go beyond it. The third level was also fun, yet also a fair bit easier than the second in my opinion with 15 more seconds to achieve perfection. Clearly a lot of passion and devotion was put into the soundtrack and jukebox menu, but it feels like a severely missed opportunity that I'm not able to access this menu and change the music during gameplay. Without this feature, the extra ~15 minutes of music is essentially preventing me from playing the game if I want to listen. The game busts out a lean and tight Nerve gameplay with just enough a…

This is the best custom engine student game I've EVER seen. These guys are SERIOUSLY SKILLED!!! Congratz to every single one of the devs, you've made a real gem and you should be super proud <3

Sick album with a cool game attached