No Time To Explain

“No Time To Explain” is a unique platform game developed and published by tinyBuild. The game is centered around the concept of time travel and alternate realities. The player takes on the role of an unnamed male protagonist who chases his future self, who has been captured, through time for an unknown reason.

The gameplay is primarily a 2D side-scroller, with most of the levels involving various means of propulsion. The main method is a laser gun worn as a jetpack that shoots a laser beam with a time limit. Many variations on this, such as a shotgun that launches the player at a great distance, or a slingshot effect that flings the player from wall to wall, are used at different levels.

A key element of the game is a powerful laser gun received from the Future Protagonist that can be used as both a weapon and a means of propulsion. A running gag in the game is that, just as a character is about to explain what’s going on, they are interrupted, keeping the protagonist - and the player - in the dark.

The plot contains elements of time travel, the time paradox effect, and alternate timelines. As the game continues, the characters and worlds get increasingly more absurd, including a world made entirely of desserts and a blank world that must be painted with “ink” (via the gun) to traverse. The player will also control several alternate versions of the protagonists, such as the football helmet wearing “Most Popular Guy in the World,” who uses his shotgun to propel himself over large distances.

The game culminates in a showdown with the protagonist’s evil twin, who was released by accident while the protagonist was chasing his abducted selves. Once all the levels are completed, a round table of protagonists convenes to come up with a plan. The group misunderstands a brainstorm from the original protagonist and graft him and The Most Popular Guy in the World together into a composite being, giving the player the ability to use both types of guns. The plan somehow works, but moments before defeat, the evil twin goes back to the beginning of the game with Composite Guy in pursuit. The original protagonist is killed after the twin steals the laser gun, and the twin is then pushed into the attacking monster he released.

In summary, “No Time To Explain” is a game about shooting the ground, putting on weight, and setting your body on fire. It’s a comedy platformer featuring great music, voice acting, and gameplay that becomes more ridiculous as you go. It’s a game about Time Paradoxes, Jetpack Guns, and Ribs In People’s Eyes. Blast yourself through time and alternate realities to rescue your future-self from a giant crab sent by your evil time-twin from another dimension!