Ludum Dare #48compo

Force, Fall, Run,

by afuturev

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.23

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.91

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.77

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.07

A simple 2 screen game where the only thing you have to do is run.

Run for pride, run for glory, run for fun.

Using the number keys, choose from 1 of 8 characters to start your journey.

Run by pressing the space bar or left clicking. You can also select Autoplay to sit back and let the game play itself.

Made using:

Engine: Construct 3 (special LD48 full version, thanks Scirra)

Sounds: BeepBox

Character sprites: Aseprite

Other Assets: Photopea

Genres: racing

Tools: Aseprite, BeepBox, Construct

Comments11

mausimus26 Apr 2021, 02:51

Reminds me of old sports games, i.e. joystick-killers; this one is spacebar killer!!

AdamsMcCall26 Apr 2021, 03:48

So the game was rigged to begin with :weary:

Simple but funny, I liked it :) I'm a bit confused about how the character selection works though.

Linus Lindberg26 Apr 2021, 15:03

That was a nice story. Love the art style.

Chensu26 Apr 2021, 21:34

Pretty good, maybe imporve on animations a bit ?

spyranteros27 Apr 2021, 15:58

And I thought I was getting better :'( Fun simple game but with thought put into it, it is not just spam a button to run faster!

binroot27 Apr 2021, 16:12

hahaha oh man my top speed was at 110 and I still lost by a mile!

Linky43930 Apr 2021, 11:09

Haha, funny game!

I thought the game was being brutally difficult in the first race, then I saw the second and third...
But before I knew it, I was flying!

Alas, all good things come to an end... But not my *love for running*.

Very funny game, well executed, congrats on the twist. A very solid game for sure!

nandelind1 May 2021, 03:05

Wow. Just wow. This is honestly a work of art - even though it looks like it would be the opposite. I can't believe how much you said about life in such a short, simple, unassuming game. As I've thought about it while writing this comment, I've realized deeper and deeper what you've accomplished. Congratulations.

Viperux1 May 2021, 10:58

Really liked the art. As someone mentioned this remembered me the nice old running games... how many keyboards destroyed... XD BTW after few runs (and trainings) I finally managed to become the world champion (just before my armleft me...)! Very satisfying winning the race :-) nice work.

Quetzakol1 May 2021, 11:36

I didn't expect to game to tell a story and it was a nice surprise. Very touching.

The gameplay is basic, but effective, and it allows to focus on the narration. I wish there were more sounds (it's a bit too calm). The fact that the runner is outside the screen in the title screen and the parts between races is confusing (I thought the numbers to choose the runner didn't do anything, and I didn't understand immediately that I had to run already). But otherwise interesting game.

Brusi1 May 2021, 19:15

At first I did not understand why my character barely moved and I almost gave up. I'm glad I didn't.
In less than 5 minute of play I moved from frustration to satisfaction, then to shock, than to peace of acceptance. A great use of the medium. Nice work :)