Escape from the Dungeons of Dread

by momeka
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.56
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.89
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.80
Community★★★★★★★★★★1.71
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★4%
So I made a one button roguelike. You play as a brave warrior trapped in the dreadful dungeons of dread and have to escape.

Made in XNA 4.0.

Comments9

maxx22 Aug 2011, 16:46
Godd job, great game! The one key system was kind weird and annoying. If it was not for that i would play it for hours. I also wish there was some music.
redwater22 Aug 2011, 21:14
I agree, single-key control made it feel rather slow-paced. Nice entry anyways :)
wbobeirne
wbobeirne23 Aug 2011, 05:20
Couldn't really see the inspiration behind the one button gameplay, made it much more frustrating. Other than that, I loved everything about it. Very cute submission.
Luthwyhn
Luthwyhn25 Aug 2011, 15:36
Very fun game, but I agree that the one-button system was an odd choice. Very good job, though!
Rudy26 Aug 2011, 10:49
Certainly innovative, but not sure how fun it is to wait for the right direction. It can get annoying/boring fast, because a game can have so much depth with 1 button unless it is action packed. Levels are basic and lack more variety. I'm afraid I didn't see it to the end (assuming it's not infinite).
Jerm28 Aug 2011, 03:38
Good game, but would have been much better without the annoying movement controls. I got to level 6.

Also, I would recommend not using installers for LD games as it makes it more difficult to run. Especially when the start menu shortcut is called 'MyGame'. :)
ExciteMike
ExciteMike28 Aug 2011, 22:37
I can't run games that use the "HiDef" XNA profile :( Switch it to "reach" and I'll be able to play it.
summaky
summaky3 Sep 2011, 23:43
Unfortunately, I don't have a video card that supports the "HiDef" profile :'(
speciesUnknown12 Sep 2011, 14:42
A couple of things irritated me. I ran it from source, because I didn't want to run an MSI, and I didn't like the one button movement. However, when I hacked the code to give me 4way movement I liked it. I really don't think the 1 button movement worked. I hope we see a lot more roguelikes in the future because they are le awesome.
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