Pretty good
There actually is an indication , look at the pictures in the instructions more carefully and though it got kind of old quickly it was good considering it was done in only 72 hours
Reviews for "Demon Runner"
Good
Art is good, music too.. But gameplay is veeeeryyy hard.
P.S. Our hero: Noooo!
Demon: *yum*
Non-Intuitive Obstacles and Jumps
The real problem I had with this game is that there's absolutely no association between what clears an obstacle visually and what clears an obstacle in game mechanics. There are four jump buttons, and four jumpable obstacles, yet each jumpable obstacle has its own button, and there's no visual representation in the game of why that's so. No matter what button I hit, my guy jumps almost identically, and then he either magically clears or fails to clear the obstacle based on whether or not I hit the right button for the jump.
In that sense, it's not really an avoid game at all. The game doesn't care if the avatar itself avoids an obstacle. You just have to learn to associate certain shapes (peak, crescent, spikes, jagged line) with certain key presses (up, down, left, right), and ignore what your avatar does because if you pay attention to him you'll get counter-intuitive feedback. As it is, it's more of a rhythm or timing game with arrows 'replaced' with different symbols.
I think you should have had the avatar doing more than jumping - each arrow key could have represented a behavior that was somehow intuitively tied to the keystroke it pressed, and the obstacle it avoided. Jumping jumps a hurdle. Ducking ducks something that hangs low. The right arrow could be a roll forward through some kind of gap. Left... well, you get the idea.
Red Stage
You are the bane the of my exsitance. I couldn't tell anything apart on that stage but besides that the art was nice and music choice was awesome!
I enjoyed it, although the controls made me feel like a dumbsh!t till I read the instructions >.>
could be good
i like the animation. but problem is your jumping time is off so much.i press right when arrow comes up and he fails. then is try pressing it before it comes up but he still fails. its impressive that you were able to make this in such a short time. but animation is something that requires a lot of time and patience. i think this is because you might have rushed a little in the process. try to update the game and please take your time. noones rushing you