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City Runners by ScalphaMission

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made by ScalphaMission for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

Welcome to City Runner - a thrilling game that puts you in the shoes of a skilled runner who delivers cargo from city to city in a magical world full of wonders and dangers. As a City Runner, you'll need to navigate through treacherous terrain, avoid obstacles and enemies, and use your skills to pick up and deliver cargo to its destination on time.

In this game, you will explore various towns and cities in a fantasy setting, each with its unique challenges and opportunities. As you progress, you can upgrade your skills and equipment to improve your speed, agility, and endurance, allowing you to take on even more challenging missions and reap greater rewards.

With a vast array of upgrades available in town, from zip lines to cannons, you can customize your character and playstyle to suit your preferences. Whether you prefer to rely on your speed and agility or use magic to overcome obstacles, there's an upgrade for you.

So, get ready to embark on an epic journey through a magical world, delivering cargo and facing challenges that will test your skills and determination. The fate of the fantasy world rests on your shoulders - are you ready to become the ultimate City Runner?

Link https://scalphamission.itch.io/city-runners
Link https://github.com/dkevinscalf/LD53
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/city-runners

Ratings

Overall 192th 3.554⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 168th 3.5⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 222th 3.268⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 97th 4.143⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 170th 3.661⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 161th 3.444⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 241th 2.667⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 256th 3.071⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 66🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

peterfiftyfour
01. May 2023 · 06:42 UTC
This is cool and there are a lot of things going on! It would have been nice to be introduced to the mechanics gradually rather than all at once (unfortunately that might turn some players off, especially in a jam setting). Also with the map it woulda been useful to just have buttons for each thing like map, gym, shop and then if you could click on the cities to select them instead of having arrows it would have been a much smoother experience. I played this for far too long - can't resist maxing that move speed
blobo
01. May 2023 · 20:56 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this! The procedural generation is really cool, and the upgrades always felt useful! I got softlocked at the end, but I have a recording so you can hopefully see the cause! Great game. I was devastated I couldn't complete it. (or at least see the other cities i never got to!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9GJmvVyfys
🎤 ScalphaMission
01. May 2023 · 21:33 UTC
@100th-coin I'm streaming jam reviews and i did a live react to your video here. check out my live review at https://www.twitch.tv/scalphamission If you want to give it another go and check out some of those other places, it does have a save game feature so you should pick back up where you left off.
silkworm_sweatshop
01. May 2023 · 21:36 UTC
Finally, another "strand type game"... Jokes aside though, this was more involved than I initially thought. Upgrades and gadgets, traveling to unknown lands. I honestly stopped caring about deliveries after a while and just tried to see how far away I could travel.
Enver Arco
01. May 2023 · 23:06 UTC
Love the art style
Pete Valeo
02. May 2023 · 05:32 UTC
Man - very cool. The feel of the jump was a little bit too quick for my tastes, but it was fair in terms of navigation speed/complexity given the obstacles and terrain, so I can't fault it for my own personal preferences. The style and look-and-feel was distinctive, and the audio really worked well - even though it didn't fit the visual aesthetic necessarily it still felt like it worked well with the overall energy of the game.

Job well done!
kgurniak91
02. May 2023 · 09:56 UTC
The only thing I'd add is to show which castle needs which delivery because I wasn't sure where to travel each time
Nbrowning5
02. May 2023 · 19:05 UTC
Really loved the gadgets you could get, cannon was my favorite
riley9
02. May 2023 · 19:29 UTC
so cool! i love how fast the protagonist runs and the background & music are so pretty too =D
Cinterre
02. May 2023 · 21:23 UTC
Wow, really impressed with how much you got done! I like the concept, I could see this being fleshed out into a full game. Speed upgrades were great fun. Well done!
DDesignDude
03. May 2023 · 03:19 UTC
The music was my favorite aspect of the game but I also like the vibrant colours and the parallaxing backgrounds!
catbutt
03. May 2023 · 05:39 UTC
good tunes
LDJam user 205479
03. May 2023 · 06:45 UTC
Nice job! I found the jump to be super fast and the camera kinda springy, which made it hard, but it all came together.
clemall
03. May 2023 · 09:57 UTC
At first I thought it was a simple platformer but I was so wrong, you got a map, upgrades with a good amount of varieties. I'm really impressed. The game is fun and the music is fits perfectly.
I would prefer is the jump was a bit slower, it was a bit hard to control but otherwise really good entry.
Good job :thumbsup:
LouieJams
03. May 2023 · 10:31 UTC
Feels like there were alot of things going on this this game and I wasnt quite sure how to manage everything! I think maybe starting with less parcels and less possible routes as to not get too overhwlemed. I also found a shop but didnt quite getting round to using it! ITs great that youve managed to add so many things in such a short time!
Saviqq
03. May 2023 · 10:48 UTC
Wow, impressed my the amount of content in this game considering it is a 72h jam. Bravo! Nice level generator and upgrade feature. This game could benefit with polishing and can be fun game to play on mobile while commuting or on toilet :D

Either I haven't reached it during play-trough or the game is lacking the end goal. Maybe some expensive upgrade that allows you to complete the game? Just a thought.
Also, upgrades might need little re-balance. I was stacking speed and invulnerability and could just get hit by first thing in the level and then joust breeze trough the rest of the level while invulnerable, thanks to high speed :D On the other hand, maybe the fun of the game is not balancing things without a good reason :P

Pros
- lot of content
- fun fast game
- fitting graphics

Cons
- camera felt off, mainly while jumping. Not sure what's the reason behind it. I suspect that background is also moving when you are jumping and it evokes little bit of motion sickness, at least for me.
- you can access upgrades menu in town with arrows, at first glance it looked like it's buttons for transfering deliveries instead of showing upgrade menus
Sodoj
03. May 2023 · 10:51 UTC
I loved the speed in this one and how it controlled, it felt super satisfying to just move around. The only thing that irked me was the camera, the swing back when player stops is way too hard. It's a minor gripe, but other than that I had fun!
theguy
03. May 2023 · 17:35 UTC
This game is really amazing. It has so much content. It's amazing how much you managed in so little time.
The art and the music are also really nice. I really liked playing it.

Good job!
deadlycupcake
03. May 2023 · 23:53 UTC
Lots of fun. I kept getting stuck in loops and having to reload the tab but that only really happened because I played so long everything was a zipline. Great sense of adventure.
tddawson
04. May 2023 · 18:53 UTC
I was impressed with the number and variety of purchasable upgrades! It was fun to be able to build out the way I wanted to. I got used to it eventually, but initially the falling speed felt very fast and the camera movement a bit jolty when jumping. I liked the graphical style and the map between runs. Very impressive jam entry!
Firespike33
04. May 2023 · 22:26 UTC
Impressive scope for a compo game. It was a little unintuitive to access the shop/gym, but I felt like jump upgrades were a bit OP since I was basically jumping over the entire level after a bit. Not sure if there was a win condition at all, but the delivery paths seemed to break when I got to the final castle.
OldDog
06. May 2023 · 14:06 UTC
so good!!I like this game ,controll feelings are special good,feels like playing "super meat boy"
I can tell you are good at making platform games,and delivery system are good design, but came shake is too much,and camera view is too small,nice work!!