Heroes always win!

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.96
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.89
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%
Have you ever wished you could play as the monster in a game?

No? I'm not surprised... you see the thing with all of the monsters in all of the games ever is that they are meant to be destroyed! They are the cannon fodder in first person shooters, they go down with the smallest of effort.

So wouldn't it be fun to play as one?

Well in Heroes always win! you can answer that question... I can give you a clue to the answer, unless you're some sort of ungodly creature, you're probably not going to stand up against the chiseled good looks of your average hero.

Heroes always win! is styled around an old-school first-person dungeon crawler (see Eye of the Beholder, Wizardry, Deep Dungeon etc) except rather than exploring the dungeon, you get to play as a monstery minion who's one job is to defeat the hero.

Don't give up too easily though, just because you've been defeated doesn't mean the end of the good-fight against those smug heroes, there's always a secret weapon on hand if you manage to unlock it!

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This game much like 50% of the titles I make for LD is not strictly a game, you'll see what I mean once you play it.

Make with;
Game Maker Studio
GIMP 2
Audacity

Comments24

Stanleys_Stoop23 Aug 2015, 20:11
I really enjoyed the concept behind this game. It's true, monsters are mostly fodder in video games. The artwork is nice too and it's oddly satisfying when you disintegrate the hero.
adsilcott23 Aug 2015, 20:13
It was pretty fun for the intent. Wish there was a little more though.
cebollinos23 Aug 2015, 20:51
I am always one shot killed.
callmemonamiral
callmemonamiral23 Aug 2015, 21:22
nerf barbarian pls he is op as shit 100% critical hit or something
TheDanielBerry24 Aug 2015, 03:43
Who knew it would be so gratifying to disintegrate a good person.
DesignerNap
DesignerNap24 Aug 2015, 13:15
Another great entry! :) good stuff.
TimWright
TimWright24 Aug 2015, 14:17
very interesting meta-game going on. I would have liked to explore a little more
Askbackwards24 Aug 2015, 19:40
Cool idea with interesting controls! Feels great to win a fight!
Jani Nykänen26 Aug 2015, 14:30
What did this game teach us? Role-playing games require stronger monsters. They rarely have a chance...
echokain27 Aug 2015, 12:35
Fun concept! Very good idea for the theme well done :)
Ninja Garage28 Aug 2015, 18:52
Good concept but qhere are the instructions?
Andrew Deem29 Aug 2015, 20:50
Nice use of the theme. :) Fun little game.
Juin
Juin8 Sep 2015, 20:52
Interesting idea i feel like, it could've been done better/with more.
lkpridgeon10 Sep 2015, 22:45
Interesting game with a great use of the theme.
dunin
dunin11 Sep 2015, 07:06
funny game and funny graphics!
schnerble
schnerble12 Sep 2015, 21:49
I see what you mean by saying it's not strictly a game... I like dungeon crawlers, though, and was hoping the monsters might've had a bit of a chance, rather than just waiting to play as the beholder :) Still, nice use of the theme, and the graphics work well.
crucknuk
crucknuk12 Sep 2015, 22:41
I agree with you, it is not fun to be a monster lol, i always die..... i had to wait to be the beholder to actually win.
Nice representation :)
UrbanHelsing
UrbanHelsing12 Sep 2015, 23:27
Okay concept, not that fun gameplay.
walsh9
walsh913 Sep 2015, 00:18
I like the idea, but before I "got it" I was expecting to whittle the heroes down with sheer numbers.
logiclogue13 Sep 2015, 15:16
I liked how the monsters had different abilities. I enjoyed playing it.

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