Trigger Time
Shephf Games · 2017 · Action, Indie, Top-Down Shooter, Arcade, Shooter
PC
Positive82% · 44 📈 Making a comeback 90%
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About Trigger Time
Trigger Time is a story-driven, top-down 2D shooter with gravity gun and physics puzzle elements.
The Trigger Time story takes you through 9 massive, unique levels, each featuring a dangerous boss. Along the way you'll pick up new weapons and gadgets, fight the Professor's troopers and minions, solve physics-based puzzles and interact with environment.
The Trigger Time story takes you through 9 massive, unique levels, each featuring a dangerous boss. Along the way you'll pick up new weapons and gadgets, fight the Professor's troopers and minions, solve physics-based puzzles and interact with environment.
FEATURES
- A story presented via in-game cutscenes - The game's story is presented via cutscenes that appear throughout the game. This makes the gameplay more "alive". The marine that you control will sometimes stop and comment on situations. There are also allies and enemies in the game that you'll talk to, which adds to the overall feel of the game, so that you're not just walking around and shooting things.
- 9 large, distinctive levels filled with enemies, physics puzzles, and hazards - One of the main design goals of this game was to never repeat things. It was inspired by games such as "Contra: Hard Corps" where the game just throws unique and unexpected challenges at you all the time. But Trigger Time makes it less hardcore. As a rule, every level in the game has a unique environment and introduces new types of enemies, new puzzles, and hazards.
- Boss fight on each level - Each level has a unique and challenging boss that you'll have to defeat in order to proceed further. More accurately – there is at least one boss. As noted before, the game tries not to follow patterns, so expect surprises here.
- 8 primary weapons and 3 secondary weapons - The design decision for weapons in Trigger Time was the following: make sure that all of the weapons deliver damage in a unique way. For example, some other shooter games state that they have "hundreds of weapons", but if you take a closer look, half of those are just machine guns with a different spread angle, velocity, and damage, but basically, they're all just a machine gun. In Trigger Time there's a single weapon called a "machine gun", a single weapon called a "shotgun", a single weapon called a "rocket launcher", etc. In this way Trigger Time relates to doom/quake.
- A gravity gun that can be used as a weapon or to solve puzzles - The gravity gun is one of the most important gadgets in the game. The idea behind it is very similar to that in the half-life series: you can grab stuff at a certain distance with some energy manipulating ray, carry that stuff around, and throw it. You'll often use the gravity gun to solve in-game physics puzzles, e.g. if your path is blocked off by rocks, you can grab those rocks and clear the path. The gravity gun can also be used as a weapon, e.g. you can grab rocks or barrels and throw them at your enemies. You can also grab some small enemies with the gravity gun and smash them against the wall or against each other.
- Interactive objects, such as gas valves, robotic arms, etc. - To make the gameplay even deeper Trigger Time has interactive objects. e.g. if you encounter a gas valve that turns the fire on or off, you can use it to your advantage and fry your enemies by luring them into the fiery area. Interactive objects can also be part of the puzzle, for instance you'll need to use robotic arms to move some stuff around in order to proceed further.
- Vehicles such as boats, mechs, etc. - Trigger Time also has vehicles. Sometimes you'll ride boats and moving platforms, take control of heavy mechs, etc.
- Items/boosters - You can purchase items and boosters in Trigger Time when you've collected enough gems during the game. So if a particular level is too hard for you and you die, you can always use gems to buy lives or upgrades and increase your chances of beating the level.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Fun stop down shoot with some cool puzzles. Give it a shot.4 found this helpful
"Trigger Time" is a somewhat average 2D retro top down shooter. The game has a "gravity gun" gimmick to let you pull and push stuff around, like Half-Life 2 had in 2004, only this came out in 2017, and the developers didn't know how to do 3D graphics. I wonder why it failed? Maybe something to do with underperforming against games over 10 years older as a business plan had something to do with it. Well, this is a top down shooter, it's a weak format that doesn't do well on PC, which is capable of much better... an old dead genre that wasn't resurrected by this, to say the least. Shoot hordes of enemies, go through some narrative (hey, at least it has that going for it). At least it's modestly well polished and the gameplay is smooth (but if you can't get a 2D game to run smoothly in 2017, you probably shouldn't be in the gaming industry). The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs to pretend they're mobile phones. It's free... now, but it wasn't before. The developer was charging $5 USD for this. Price barriers, especially on low qua…2 found this helpful
Trigger Time is a free to play top down shooter that mixes fast combat with physics puzzles. You play as a marine fighting through different levels, taking on enemies, collecting weapons and trying to stop the Professor and his forces. The biggest strength of Trigger Time is the mix of shooting and physics. You have a gravity gun that can be used to grab and throw objects, which is useful both for fighting enemies and solving puzzles. It gives the game something different from a normal top down shooter. There are 9 large levels to play through, and each one has its own enemies, hazards and boss fights. This keeps the game from feeling like the same level repeated over and over. The weapons are another good part. There are 8 main weapons and 3 secondary weapons, including things like a machine gun, shotgun and rocket launcher. Each weapon has its own purpose, so switching between them can make a difference during fights. The game also includes vehicles, items and boosters, which add some extra variety as you make your way through the levels. The story is told through cutscenes and conversations with characters, giving the game more personality than a simple arcade shooter. The …
Игра 'Trigger Time' — это настоящий подарок для любителей динамичных шутеров, где каждая секунда на счету. С первых минут погружаешься в вихрь адреналина, где требуется молниеносная реакция и стратегическое мышление. Графика, хоть и не претендует на революционность, выполнена стильно и атмосферно, создавая нужное настроение. Особенно радует разнообразие вооружения и возможность его модификации, что позволяет подобрать свой уникальный стиль игры. Одиночная кампания держит в напряжении, а многопользовательские режимы предлагают бесконечное поле для соревнований с друзьями и случайными игроками. Недостатки, конечно, есть – иногда встречается подтормаживание в особо жарких схватках, но это не портит общего впечатления. 'Trigger Time' – это игра, в которую хочется возвращаться снова и снова, чтобы проверить свои навыки и почувствовать вкус победы.
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