Tick Tock Bang Bang
- June 9, 2016
- Dejobaan Games
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers decent replay value and supports Steam Workshop, allowing for user-generated content.
- The aesthetics and graphics are generally well-received, providing a visually pleasant experience.
- The gameplay features smooth and satisfying slow-motion mechanics, making for enjoyable short levels.
- The game is significantly shorter than Superhot, which was already a brief experience.
- The transition from slow motion to real-time is abrupt and lacks the smoothness found in Superhot, making it jarring.
- There are issues with sound design and a lack of variety in power-ups, leading to a less engaging experience overall.
- gameplay24 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a smooth and satisfying slow-motion mechanic reminiscent of Superhot, but with added mechanics and a more exuberant style. While it offers a varied experience with level and robot editors, players note issues such as control inertia, a short-range taser, and an uneven difficulty curve that detracts from the overall experience. Despite these drawbacks, the game stands out as a unique take on time manipulation, though some players feel it lacks depth and content.
“Very smooth and satisfying time slow gameplay.”
“A quick and silly exploration of the 'time only moves when you do' mechanic, but with everything turned up to an exuberant 11.”
“Gameplay: impossible to not compare to Superhot, but does enough different to stand apart.”
“Like, how can you mess up the essential and core mechanic that badly!?!?”
“On the flipside, you get to deal with some weird inertia with the controls, a ridiculously short-range taser shot when out of bullets, lack of replays, extremely uneven difficulty curve, detonations that obscure your view of incoming threats for way too long, lack of melee function, and just generally vaguely stiff-feeling gameplay.”
“It reuses assets and the style from DRP, which isn't the best for the central slow-mo mechanic.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are generally well-received, featuring a pleasing art style and good aesthetics, though some players have noted the presence of glitches. However, the lack of customizable graphic options limits the experience for some, forcing them to play on lower settings. Overall, while the visuals are appreciated, the technical execution and flexibility leave room for improvement.
“The game offers some nice graphics; although there are some ugly glitches here and there, it is pleasant all the same.”
“+ Good aesthetics and graphics.”
“Graphics: definitely a Dejobaan game visually, which I really do like.”
“There is no other graphic options other than the presets given.”
“So now I have to play on potato graphics settings just so I can see anything.”
“Why is it so hard to have a checkbox, or graphic options to change individually?”
- story10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal, with many users noting that it lacks depth and urgency, often feeling like it is merely a backdrop to the gameplay mechanics. Some reviewers mention that the entire narrative is effectively conveyed through the trailer, leaving little to explore within the game itself. Overall, while the game is enjoyable, its story is not a significant focus.
“-zero story and even the premise alone removes all sense of urgency (you're doing Hollywood stunts)”
“Story: the entirety of the story is told in the trailer.”
“Superhot, but no story and more mechanics (I think? I've never actually played Superhot).”
- music6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in "Tick Tock Bang Bang" is largely absent, with most of the sound design consisting of sparse ambient effects, such as eerie water trickles. Reviewers find the overall sound design to be bland and lacking in musical depth, suggesting that the game could benefit from a more robust musical score.
“The sound design is very bland, with practically no music.”
“Music is very sparse, mostly ambient.”
“Tick tock bang bang could use some music; the strange ambient water trickle and other sounds that slow or speed up with you are eerie.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game features appealing graphics, but players have reported experiencing occasional glitches that detract from the overall stability. Despite these issues, the gameplay remains enjoyable.
- replayability2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users generally find the game's replayability to be decent, suggesting that there are enough elements to encourage multiple playthroughs.
“The game offers decent replay value.”
“The game has a good amount of replayability.”
“There are multiple paths and choices that enhance replay value.”
