Grindrunner

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.13
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.29
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★30%
My first entry for Ludum Dare, a short and fast-paced game focused on grinding. Keep moving or else you're toast, because enemies grow stronger as the clock counts down!

Q to switch realms, WASD to move. The black guys are regular enemies, and the yellow ones are very strong bosses. Walk over them to start a battle. You'll regenerate health in the overworld.

Thanks!

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Comments14

josh1billion24 Aug 2014, 22:29
This is a very cool concept. Nice art and music.
mons657
mons65724 Aug 2014, 23:03
Cool game. Nice to look at, and I like how if you go to the over world you regenerate. (I'm assuming that's the over world).
Spacemyname
Spacemyname24 Aug 2014, 23:39
Found a bug, the game crashes if two of the dark guys run into you at the same time. Fun game though!
rlangewi
rlangewi25 Aug 2014, 02:37
Entertaining little game with nice graphics. I didn't really have a point of reference as far as how much I needed to train to have a chance against the yellow guys, but I still had fun with it!
Ludipe
Ludipe25 Aug 2014, 13:47
Nice game, reminds me to "half minute hero". It'd be nice to have some indicator to show the strength of the enemies.
synchingfeeling
synchingfeeling25 Aug 2014, 20:54
Second the "Half Minute Hero" influence, but in a great way. Love the way that (other than the inputs) you can find all the mechanics through play.
Nichii
Nichii26 Aug 2014, 12:31
Grinding... very cool concept for someone who simply just want to waste their time. However, I can't beat the yellows after so long XD Anyway, a very nice game there, dude.
RawboSaurX26 Aug 2014, 15:52
I love it! Very simple, yet awesome controls. Visuals look great and everything seems to work properly. Really like the top down/sideview switch between fights and roaming. Games like these are a huge part of the reason why I love GameJams. It's hard, though. Hard as balls, but lots of fun.
Patacorow26 Aug 2014, 15:55
very simple but very good.
The combat is so funny

now i want this to be mmorpg :) please..
sikosis
sikosis27 Aug 2014, 21:23
I love the art style and chip tunes. Great entry.
schizokoa
schizokoa27 Aug 2014, 21:25
Very low innovation note because it feels a bit too much like a ripoff of One Minute Hero
schizokoa
schizokoa27 Aug 2014, 21:27
(oh, and I forgot to say it was good otherwise :p)
mechabit
mechabit27 Aug 2014, 21:28
Probably a tad too much grinding for my liking.
Perhaps lower the time limit and amount of grinding required for less patient people like me. The low res look is alright but why impose that restriction on yourself?
SoulGame
SoulGame27 Aug 2014, 23:49
Nice tribute of 10sec heroes, liked it. A restart button would have been nice :)
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