Tick Tock Bang Bang
- June 9, 2016
- Dejobaan Games
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Get on itch.io StoreIn "Tick Tock Bang Bang," players navigate through a series of stylish, fast-paced levels, using guns that fire bullets that manipulate time. Each level is a challenging puzzle, requiring quick reflexes and strategic thinking to use time manipulation to avoid obstacles and defeat enemies. With its unique mechanics and vibrant visuals, "Tick Tock Bang Bang" offers a fresh and exciting twist on the traditional shooter genre.
Reviews
- Decent replay value with Steam Workshop support for user-generated content.
- Good aesthetics and graphics, providing a visually pleasant experience.
- Smooth and satisfying slow-motion gameplay that offers fun and chaotic levels.
- The game is significantly shorter than Superhot, leading to a lack of content.
- Poor sound design and lack of music detract from the overall experience.
- Controls can feel stiff and the transition from slow motion to real-time is jarring.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a smooth and satisfying time-slowing mechanic reminiscent of Superhot, but it introduces its own unique elements and a quirky style. While the game offers a fun and varied experience with a focus on exploration, it suffers from issues like control stiffness, an uneven difficulty curve, and a lack of depth in its mechanics. Overall, it stands apart from Superhot, but players may find it lacking in content and polish.
“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 Drunken Robot Pornography, which isn't the best for the central slow-motion mechanic.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are generally well-received, featuring a pleasing aesthetic and a distinctive art style, though some users report occasional glitches. However, the lack of customizable graphic options limits the experience for those with lower-end systems, forcing them to play on minimal settings. Overall, while the visuals are appreciated, the absence of flexibility in graphic settings is a notable drawback.
“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.”
“Graphically, the game is definitely a Dejobaan title, which I really do like.”
“There are no other graphic options other than the presets given.”
“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?”
- story5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal, with many users noting that it lacks depth and urgency, often feeling more like a collection of mechanics than a cohesive narrative. Some reviewers mention that the entire story is essentially conveyed through the trailer, leaving little to explore within the game itself.
“Zero story and even the premise alone removes all sense of urgency (you're doing Hollywood stunts).”
“The entirety of the story is told in the trailer.”
- music3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music in "Tick Tock Bang Bang" is largely criticized for being sparse and bland, with minimal musical elements and an overreliance on ambient sounds that can feel eerie. Reviewers note that the sound design lacks depth, contributing to an overall unsatisfying auditory experience.
“The 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.”
“Very bland sound design, practically no music.”
“Music is very sparse, mostly ambient.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game features appealing graphics, but users have reported occasional glitches that affect overall stability. Despite these issues, the experience remains enjoyable.
“The game offers some nice graphics, although there are some ugly glitches here and there.”
“I frequently experience crashes that disrupt my gameplay.”
“The frame rate drops significantly during intense moments, making it hard to enjoy the game.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % 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, keeping players engaged with its varied gameplay options.”
“I found the replayability to be impressive, as each playthrough feels fresh and exciting.”
“With multiple endings and choices, the game encourages you to replay it to experience everything it has to offer.”
“The game has decent replay value.”
“I found the replayability to be lacking after the first playthrough.”
“Once you complete the game, there's little incentive to go back.”
