gettinmoney662 Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 ...is the stupidest fuckin idea since Atari thought E.T. would be a good game. At least give me a timer so I know when I'm about to lose. At least tell me how long the limit is before I go into the puzzle or at least after I screw up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copperkid Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 i think it's 5 mins for the individual stages, u can hit select or something and see ur timer during game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettinmoney662 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 i think it's 5 mins for the individual stages, u can hit select or something and see ur timer during game Really? I'll have to check that. I thought it was five minutes at first but I passed one of the individual F stages in over six minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBroly Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 If you want, you could go to every stage, press the select button and wait to die then report back to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettinmoney662 Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 If you want, you could go to every stage, press the select button and wait to die then report back to us. Haha, that's how it works? Fuck that, that's ridiculous. I thought it would be a countdown timer or something. How are you gonna give someone a time limit but let them have no idea when that time limit is up? PixelJunk Eden's time limit was pretty harsh but at least you knew when it was about to be up. In Echochrome, you'll be in the middle of getting your last guy and all of a sudden he'll drop down to his knees and the computer will say "Sorry." If you're near the end of the course, too bad, you have to start all over. Fuckin bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LieutenantEddy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It's either 5-6 minute time limit How to tell where you at in a stage: Listen for the weird noise (I have no idea how to explain it) and however many times you hear it in a row is what you're at. Ex: 1 sound = 1 minute 2 sounds in a row = 2 minutes 3 sounds in a row = 3 minutes and so on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppystomper Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 (edited) ...is the stupidest fuckin idea since Atari thought E.T. would be a good game. At least give me a timer so I know when I'm about to lose. At least tell me how long the limit is before I go into the puzzle or at least after I screw up. How is knowing you're about to lose going to help you in the slightest? Just retry the level like you would have had to do if there WAS a visible timer. Dumbest complaint thread ever. Edited December 15, 2008 by Puppystomper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettinmoney662 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 How is knowing you're about to lose going to help you in the slightest? Just retry the level like you would have had to do if there WAS a visible timer. Dumbest complaint thread ever. Ummm, because then I know I wouldn't be able to sit and think for awhile or I could at least see what I have done and plan for my next run while the clock is ticking down to its last second. Furthermore, if I only had one echo in the level so far and there was only 30 seconds left, I wouldn't bother going for the others and would just use the rest of my time to plan my next go at it. Also, I would be able to see how I'm currently doing against my previous times to see if I need to speed it up or if I know I'm going to make it for sure. Is that enough reasons or should I keep naming them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppystomper Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Ummm, because then I know I wouldn't be able to sit and think for awhile or I could at least see what I have done and plan for my next run while the clock is ticking down to its last second. Furthermore, if I only had one echo in the level so far and there was only 30 seconds left, I wouldn't bother going for the others and would just use the rest of my time to plan my next go at it. Also, I would be able to see how I'm currently doing against my previous times to see if I need to speed it up or if I know I'm going to make it for sure. Is that enough reasons or should I keep naming them? They're all stupid. Please, just stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettinmoney662 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 They're all stupid. Please, just stop. Awww, I just realized what you are, you're a bitch. How cute. The number one rule in making fun of people online is to at least be funny with it. You can't just be like, "You're stupid, ha ha ha" and expect people to be entertained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puppystomper Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Awww, I just realized what you are, you're a bitch. How cute. The number one rule in making fun of people online is to at least be funny with it. You can't just be like, "You're stupid, ha ha ha" and expect people to be entertained. I didn't say you were stupid, I said the reasons you stated were stupid. And who the fuck said I was trying to entertain? Stop making yourself look ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettinmoney662 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 I didn't say you were stupid, I said the reasons you stated were stupid. And who the fuck said I was trying to entertain? Stop making yourself look ridiculous. Says the guy with nothing to offer who continues to come into a thread that has nothing to do with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frollard Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Hokay, so I time-failed a mission midway thru a course tonight. Course C, level 7, at 1 minute and 23 seconds into that stage... I added up the times of the previous passes, and plus the 1:23 it made exactly 18 minutes. The course itself had a timer, not the levels -- that I experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucknorris078 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Alright just finished the game and one thing I did notice after I failed Course G numerous times, a timer showed up on the upper right corner of the screen. Not sure if I hit a button or if the game feels sorry for you and gives you a timer. I believe on all the courses you have to beat them under 18:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettinmoney662 Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Oh nice, it's 18 minutes. Someone said 15 minutes and I thought that was pretty crazy. And yeah, I realized that there was a course time when I took like 7 minutes on one level and then a little later, I failed another level when I was only like 30 seconds into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnOutBrighter Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Agreed. It's a big turn off for me. It's bad enough that there's a timer for a game which doesn't need one. It's worse that it's mostly invisible! If there was a timer, it should be counting up, instead of down, and used only for scoring and ranking purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivierolivier Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Agreed. It's a big turn off for me. It's bad enough that there's a timer for a game which doesn't need one. It's worse that it's mostly invisible! If there was a timer, it should be counting up, instead of down, and used only for scoring and ranking purposes. +1 the timeR is the worst idea of this game. It should be an option (to unlock a trophy or anything). I liked ECHOCHROME a lot, but the timer pissed me off. Trying to figure a way out of the different stages was a great experience. But not with a timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpatty Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That I'm posting four years later suggests nobody will really care about what I'm about to say, but: Each individual stage has a time limit of 5 minutes. You hear 1 bell at 1 minute, 2 at 2, 3 at 3, 4 at 4, then 5 more high pitched ones at 4:30, then a "sorry" at 5 minutes. Each course has a time limit of 18 minutes. You get 1 bell at 3 minutes, 2 at 6, 3 at 9, 4 at 12, 5 at 15 then a sorry at 18. No extra warning. For courses, 18/8 means you have 2:15 per stage. I don't think I could cope with a timer on the screen, if such an option exists. The game is stressful enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pootas1985 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 That I'm posting four years later suggests nobody will really care about what I'm about to say, but: Each individual stage has a time limit of 5 minutes. You hear 1 bell at 1 minute, 2 at 2, 3 at 3, 4 at 4, then 5 more high pitched ones at 4:30, then a "sorry" at 5 minutes. Each course has a time limit of 18 minutes. You get 1 bell at 3 minutes, 2 at 6, 3 at 9, 4 at 12, 5 at 15 then a sorry at 18. No extra warning. For courses, 18/8 means you have 2:15 per stage. I don't think I could cope with a timer on the screen, if such an option exists. The game is stressful enough. I care And the time limit is a bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joriblue Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I'm not sure there is a 18 min time limits on the courses anymore. I completed one in 23:05 minutes another at 19+ minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoRML007 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I'm not sure of the 5 minutes time either, some stages I went more than 5 minutes, even a few beyond the 10 minutes. It kinda sucks you can't tell how much time you have. I remember once I failed a stage when my character was literally a couple steps from the last shade to finish the level. I was so pissed, but when I tried again, I was quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendomino Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I'll confirm that as well. I have a 19:40.0 on course C, a 22.04.4 on course E, and 32.25.7 on course F. I have run out of time on the individual stages, so I know the time limit still exists, but if its still there for the courses, it's much more generous than 18 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman81 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 11/16/2016 at 11:28 PM, bendomino said: I'll confirm that as well. I have a 19:40.0 on course C, a 22.04.4 on course E, and 32.25.7 on course F. I have run out of time on the individual stages, so I know the time limit still exists, but if its still there for the courses, it's much more generous than 18 minutes. how does it happen, how do you play without time limit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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