this is a game where eventually all you can do is hope for the best

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controls

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  • WASD/Left Joystick - Move
  • Space/A Button - Dodge
  • Start/Return - Reset Game

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credits

  • created by Nicholas Ailani Carlson
  • sfx by Shapeforms, Helton Yan
  • glyphs by greatdocbrown
  • assortment of videos from various meme creators on Youtube
  • special thanks to Lawra

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this prototype was created over the course of 1 week for Prototype Studio as a part of the NYU Game Design MFA

Download

Download
hope.zip 40 MB

Comments

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High score: 1183

Tough, fun, and the memes killed me lmao

I think i-frames would've fixed the problem of taking a bunch of damage at once, but maybe that was the point. regardless, big fan. 10/10, would hope again.

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