Abstract action title Minutes graces PS4 and PS Vita this week

Time for an announcement! Minutes is launching tomorrow, 5th November, first on PS4 and PS Vita.

You know those big AAA titles? The ones with the guns that go “rat-rat-rat!”, “bang!” and “whoosh!”. The ones where you run across a field, or drive a car across a city for 20 minutes, and when you get to your destination a lovely cutscene happens. You know? The ones where even matt-black is shiny and there are more particles on the screen than pixels.

Don’t you ever get bored of that stuff? No? Actually, nor do I. But, once in a while I like to play something different and that’s one of the reasons I’ve designed and developed Minutes.

 
It’s a unique, abstract action title that’s all about gameplay purity. No messing around with a story, cutscenes or characters here. In Minutes, what we do in games is stripped down to the fundamentals – move, collect, avoid, gauge risk vs. reward, react, think and power up – and is packaged up into a retro/modern sensory assault which will have you saying, “just one more go”. I know that because, even though I’ve been developing the game for over a year, I still keep saying it!

Simply explained, the player controls a circle and moves it around the screen to collect light energy shapes (for points) and avoid dark (which damage the player). The key mechanic is that the size of the circle can be changed. Go small to stay safe and dodge through the dark energy. Go large to collect more light and, critically, boost your score multiplier. Check out the trailer and it should make sense!

 
Here are some core facts about the game:

• 60 levels, each one-minute long (hence the title of the game)
• Layered score goals and other targets for replayability with the very tough “Perfect” for the more hardcore players
• Daily Challenge: A randomly generated level every day – practise as much as you like but you only get one chance to post a real score
• Running at an unwavering 60fps at full resolution
• Cross-Save provides a “sync” feature that merges (doesn’t overwrite) your best scores and progress
• And, of course, there are PSN leaderboards and trophies
• Oh, and the music in the game is pretty awesome but, you can override it with your own if you wish

Minutes is a Cross-Buy title across PS4, PS Vita and PlayStation TV and will be available for digital download on PlayStation Store from tomorrow afternoon. For further information and updates please check out www.minutes-game.com.