The Runner

by attala
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.80
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.10
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.92
A trivial fighting game based on the principle of rock, paper, scissors.

The game is fun in single player, (you get a simple AI to play against), but the game was originally meant to be played with 2 players on the same screen. Find a friend and try it out! Can you stop your friend from getting a lot of kills and be a real hero?

No instructions required. The game will tell you what to do :)

This is my second Ludum Dare and I had a blast just like last time :)



Timelapse video of the development:

The video

screenshot
Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments35

ROBOWARRIOR1982
ROBOWARRIOR19827 Oct 2019, 05:58
Good work ! I like the animations, and the sounds to the mouth adds to the atmosphere! A good update of the stone paper scissors!
Tadeas Paule
Tadeas Paule7 Oct 2019, 06:26
I loved the soldier models and sound effects! But not having any indicators on what to choose made me eventually just pick attack/defense at random, and the game stopped being fun. I get the rock paper scizzors throwback, but maybe including some way for the player to have a better chance at winning an encounter, provided they pay good attention, would've kept me playing longer
Kisann
Kisann7 Oct 2019, 16:00
Graphics and animations are cool. But what attack I should choose? It's only for my luck? Hmmm...
clemonades
clemonades7 Oct 2019, 16:10
Wow the graphics are awesome! Really like the art direction in this one. I am a rock, paper, scissors champ so naturally I made it very far in this :) Great job!
Zsolt
Zsolt7 Oct 2019, 16:28
Great work, nice game but i don`t get it where is the "start with nothing" theme part.But overall good job :D
Attala
Attalaauthor7 Oct 2019, 16:35
@zsolt Well, I meant to make an intro sequence which explains the "start with nothing" part. But basically it's a soldier going to war.. with nothing :) Thank you for your feedback!
Trusty
Trusty7 Oct 2019, 16:56
Got 4 enemies! Ok, maybe its not much but I was proud. Sound effects made me chuckle.
TwinTurboDouche7 Oct 2019, 17:38
The art is REALLY good! The sound effects were funny as well! Nice game! Would like to see this game get expanded on.
Dvlv7 Oct 2019, 18:48
Ha, this was a funny game, nice job!
Igoreshka
Igoreshka7 Oct 2019, 19:22
Simple idea, excellent implementation. A-.
Dinorex
Dinorex7 Oct 2019, 19:52
Pretty cool graphics and wery nice animations and sound! Special thanks for 2 players mode) Good job!
djee7 Oct 2019, 20:09
Very cool audio! :)
Interesting concept, but in the end it seems this is only based on shear luck, no? So past the wow effect it gets boring quite fast.
PenguinBoy7 Oct 2019, 21:01
I love the sound affects to this game.
Barrier
Barrier7 Oct 2019, 23:07
Cool graphics! And I'm definetly fan of the mouth sounds :D
The gameplay is a bit slow. Nothing wrong with rock paper scissors but you could make it a bit more actiony in single player.
Karanveer8 Oct 2019, 12:41
Cool graphics and art! :D
m0dsat8 Oct 2019, 12:43
Cool sound effects and graphics. I also really liked the animations. The actual gameplay is a bit like an advanced rock/paper/scissors, which makes it a little to rnd and without much replayability. Thanks for the game.
pestodesign
pestodesign8 Oct 2019, 18:45
This was fun gambling, I made 10 in a row! I had something similar on one of my old phones about 15 years ago! :D
Attala
Attalaauthor8 Oct 2019, 19:25
@pestodesign Glad you liked it. You are now the recordholder, (as I know of)) :)
lesinvisible
lesinvisible9 Oct 2019, 18:10
Interesing approach at fighting system, it reminded me of the battle system in a very old games "Knights of Legend". And also it's practically as confusing as this game. But a neat little experiment. Only downfall - textures are very glitchy in browser.
Gildar769 Oct 2019, 18:14
Great visuals and audio. Noce mood but where's the Theme part?
Hare Software
Hare Software9 Oct 2019, 18:18
The graphics and the sound are cool. For a rock paper scissor game it is kinda fun, but trying to get a highscore with this mostly comes down to empiric chance, you are lucky that that is my thing though ;) Well done for the time!
Attala
Attalaauthor9 Oct 2019, 18:30
@gildar76 Hey and thanks for playing my game. The theme part is simply a soldier going to war.. with nothing :) Original plan was put in equipment the soldier could pick up, but never got that far.
T-Bo
T-Bo9 Oct 2019, 18:39
Interesting "Stone paper scissors" interpretation ! Nice work on 3D low poly models ! I love the sounds ! Cool game ! :thumbsup:
NavrcL
NavrcL10 Oct 2019, 12:03
Nice little game. Love the mouth sound effects! Good job!
CrimsonHorizon10 Oct 2019, 12:33
Cool graphics and animation. Well i guess its a good alternative for rock paper scissors to play with a friend.
CrimsonHorizon10 Oct 2019, 12:33
Cool graphics and animation. Well i guess its a good alternative for rock paper scissors to play with a friend.
Locomule
Locomule10 Oct 2019, 18:17
Simple and very nicely done. How did you make the sounds? They were great!
Attala
Attalaauthor10 Oct 2019, 18:22
@locomule It's my voice :) (Processed in Audacity)
HumphreysMedia
HumphreysMedia10 Oct 2019, 18:47
Good randition of rock paper scissors, but was a little confused going from right to left and how the game is connected to the theme, but other than that, great solo game!
Locomule
Locomule10 Oct 2019, 18:47
@attala I thought so! Nice work, I use Reaper, gotta do that sometime.
Hajden
Hajden11 Oct 2019, 12:59
Graphically pretty good, and the explosion sound is funny. I'd prefer much faster animations though
The Osk
The Osk13 Oct 2019, 20:33
Such a nice entry! Maybe not the tightest fist for the theme, but the graphics and sounds were on point. I was confused at first, thinking I was the guy on the left haha. Good job!
Ava Skoog
Ava Skoog19 Oct 2019, 11:44
I'm weak for mouth sound effects. Sold me on this. I'm not partial to graphic games, so this was a nice variation on presenting combat. Simple but fun with lots of little nice touches!

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