Personal Best

--Quick Summary--

Inspired the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog, time trials in general, and the very concept of speedrunning, specifically the neverending cycle of running through the same levels again and again to try and improve your time-- "Personal Best" is a game all about trying again and again and again and again to finish a single level as fast as you can-- if you can before you run out of time, that is!

--Controls--

WASD/Arrow Keys - Move

Z/Space - Jump / Confirm, in the upgrades menu

X/Shift - "Ability 2" / Return, in the upgrades menu

C/Control - "Ability 3"

Enter - Pause

F11 - Fullscreen

--Longer Summary--

From the jump, your abilities start out incredibly limited, even down to the amount of time you have to traverse the level. But at the end of each run, the Charms you've collected are converted into EXP, and subsequently into Points you can spend on upgrading your attributes: Speed, Acceleration, Jump Height, Time, and "Abilities," the last of which adding to your moveset, granting you more options with which you can traverse the level and even access routes potentially inaccessible prior (Although depending on how you allocate your stats, those routes might already be possible to traverse based purely on your own skill)

As you play, your knowledge of the level layout, mastery of your moveset, and the strength of your abilities all grow in tandem. Utilize them all to the fullest to potentially best... Yourself!

--Credits--

Programming, Art, Sound Design and Music - Me! :D - Itch - Tumblr - Youtube

Background art rescaled using SLK_img2pixel

Special Thanks to my friends and family for always supporting me. And an extra Special Thanks to you, if you're reading this or played the game and enjoyed it!