Time Attacks/Time Trials
8 years ago
Michigan, USA

Is it possible to change the text for "Individual Level" to "Time Attack" or is there an option to create a list similar to how ILs are on this site under the name "Time Attack"?

The reason I ask is because there's a big time trial scene for Shadow of the Colossus in the Japanese community and they use the term "Time Attack" when referring to the time trial mode. I created an IL list with each colossus listed to act as the place for submitting time trial runs, but because of how the game works, individual levels is a confusing term to associate time trials with for both English and Japanese speakers. I think changing "Individual Levels" to "Time Attack" for Shadow of the Colossus will make the page more user-friendly, especially for the Japanese community, where time attack runs are a big focus for the game.

France
xDrHellx
He/Him, It/Its
8 years ago

I think an option to change the "Individual Levels" into anything else would be nice indeed, considering there's even racing games on this site afterall.

I mean, it does make sense, in a racing game no one would use "Individual Levels" instead of "Time Attack"

Michigan, USA

"I am pretty sure you can put "Time attack" in the sub categories for the ILs (not the levels)"

You can but it doesn't make sense for the game because there aren't really levels(time attacks take place in a limited area of the world where the boss is fought) and there's nothing else to run in short segments besides Time Attacks. My issue is that most people wouldn't think to look for time attack runs under a "Level Leaderboard" tab when there aren't any levels in the game, especially those who don't know what individual levels mean. Time Attack is a much more straightforward term that can be applied to more varied games and is familiar to speedrunners and casuals alike, and with this game, it's Japanese-friendly as well.

United States

We've wanted support for multiple 'full-game' and 'individual level' boards with arbitrary names, but it requires major refactoring of site code.