Super Time Force Ultra

A very fun game with decent music and wacky characters.

This game is so unique and cool. After you die, you can rewind and play again, and see your previous copy playing the game with you. You can't do it all in one life because there are too many enemies or you might not have enough damage to kill the boss, so it ends up being like 20 copies of you all fighting together.

There are also different characters to choose from, like a guy with a shield that you can use to jump ahead of your previous life and save yourself from a bullet before you got killed. Or there's a long range sniper, a close range and high damage character, some that are better at attacking in different directions, some that can bank shots off walls, etc. Every time you die, you can swap to something else to address the problematic enemies at different points in the level.

There's also incredibly interesting meta strategies, because you get powered up by saving your previous lives. So you could decide to go slower through a level on your first few runs, so it could be easier to save yourself on later runs by rushing ahead of where you died. It's so brilliant and actually a great strategy game, as well as an action game.

Super Time Force Ultra is a really simple but fun concept and has an awesome sense of humor. I would recommend this game for anyone looking for simple fun that doesn't require a huge time commitment.

You play through a level with whatever character as though you're trying to complete the level. You will either run out of time or get killed at some point. At that point in time you get to "time shift" or basically rewind your play as much as you'd like (all the way to the beginning of the level if you'd like). You then will start playing again, but the old "ghost" version of you will play EXACTLY like you played before. So if you ran ahead and killed guys, your ghost will do that again and you wouldn't need to kill them this time. If you happen to kill whatever killed your last guy, you can "rescue" them.

Each character has a charged shot that you have to charge up but in most cases deals more damage/etc. If you rescue a formerly killed team member, you'll then get their charged ability, so you'd then be using two at once from then on out.

The replay-ability comes in from collecting glorbs (golden orbs) in each level, collecting the time slow downs and then trying to get through the level really fast. Each of these will unlock a character. After beating the game you unlock some puzzles as well as a "harder" super hardcore mode.

Super Hardcore Mode is not significantly harder, but if a character dies, you can't use them again, so it does pose an additional challenge.

Overall, I will keep this game installed and pop back in and play it years from now as its such a simple and fun concept and the game has a really good sense of humor about the time travelling going on. Basically your team is there to "save" history and by that, it means re-write it in any way it sees fit.

Give it a shot, it's a fun one and unlike anything else I've ever played!

This game has a great grasp on what it wants to be, and shoots for the moon!
It mixes action and tactics into a tight gameplay loop,
and the story brings a lot of lighthearted levity.
Just a fun game to play, the whole way through!

STFU has a fantastic idea but there are annoyances preventing the game from reaching its full potential. It’s a 2D contra like shooter with time manipulation mechanic done differently compared to other games. When you die, you can go back in time and unleash a second copy of yourself while the first copy remains active in the level and repeating what you did before dying. You will need this to get through obstacles and multitask. You can do this with different characters that you will slowly unlock. It’s possible to save previous copies before they die, you will get one extra HP and your special becomes a powerful move that’s a combination of the character you saved. This is only possible with one character at a time, not infinitely. The story is all ‘lolz’ and giggles, and the graphics are appealing enough. There are around 6-8 worlds with each containing 3 levels and one boss level. There are also 50 mini-puzzle levels where you get one small room, certain characters and limited rewind mechanics.

As mentioned, the gameplay can really shine when everything is in full sync. But the game has issues with the controls (on a controller at least). You have to press the shoulder buttons to specific your shooting, this can be really clumsy when the game requires more precision from you. Then you have a lot of the levels being really infuriatingly designed sometimes. The game is guilty of putting enemies in annoying spots on purpose and throwing a lot at you. Now it can easily be explained that this is the point to make you use multiple copies but the game goes too far with this sometimes, It’s not only mandatory to use different copies but it can be really cheap even when you do that. Sometimes there are so many effects and particles, that it’s hard to see how you got hit, where you are and why you die. Lastly, I don’t like that the rest of the glorbs (one of the 2 collectibles) are also given with clearing the puzzle levels. You have been collecting 10 in every normal level and 3 in every boss level already. If you don’t do the puzzle levels then you won’t get the achievement for collecting all glorbs, making all that collecting before meaningless. I normally go 100% with a game but I already disliked many things that I don’t see myself doing more puzzle levels or attempting the super hardcore mode to get the remaining 3 achievements. I’ve spent less than 11 hours to get 91% of the achievements.

The intention of my review was to still leave a positive thumbs up for the things it did right but this just doesn’t line up with some of the annoyances I’ve had. The game might still be worth it for gamers who are looking for masochist challenge or ones who are curious about the game and don’t mind leaving it after having enough. Other gamers who want a more balanced game and especially completionist gamers are better off passing on it, even when it’s on deep sale.

haven't played much but very fun so far

Super Time Force Ultra
pros:
//fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on
cons:
//a lot of difficult battles/boss battles
//a lot of difficult platforming
//requires micromanagent of using multiple characters
//over excessive backtracking/time rewinding
//all runs have short timers

//good game
Personal Suggested Purchase Price: $0.49 Or Less During Sale

Super Time Force Ultra: A Time-Twisting Riot of Action and Humor

Get ready to have your mind and reflexes thoroughly scrambled with Super Time Force Ultra, the electrifying platformer from Capybara Games. This game defies conventional gameplay with its ingenious time-manipulation mechanics, allowing you to rewind, replay, and strategize in ways you never thought possible. The over-the-top action is paired with a hilarious narrative and a cast of bizarrely awesome characters, each adding their own flair to the chaotic, pixelated battlefield. With its blend of fast-paced gameplay, inventive level design, and an unapologetically fun attitude, Super Time Force Ultra is a must-play thrill ride that redefines the genre with its time-bending brilliance.

Really cool game. The characters are fun to play, lots of variety. My only critique is that the time management kinda dominates the gameplay to the point where you almost just wish you could be done with it and play a few normal levels without the time mechanic being necessary. Mostly because the characters are so fun and the entire game is just really cool and it just could be a platformer on it's own without anything complicated. Really do love this game though.