Hero for Hire

About:

Our game, titled Hero for Hire, is an action-adventure roleplaying game featuring a large map and a simple, integrated story. The game revolves around a wandering hero named Red, who becomes attached to a bunny they see through the window of a pet store. When seeing that the bunny is incredibly expensive, Red applies for a job as a “lawnmower/hero”, with their goal being to become rich enough to purchase the bunny. The gameplay includes an overworld in which the player is to navigate and fend off enemies while searching for and cutting down grass and flowers.

The educational purpose of our game is to educate players about types of flowers. Throughout the vast map, three flowers are scattered, each of which need to be obtained to complete the game. After the tutorial scene shows the controls and objective of the game, an informative cutscene plays with facts pertaining to the flowers that are necessary to obtain to beat the game.

Controls:

W or Up Arrow - Upward Movement, A or Left Arrow - Left Movement, S or Down Arrow - Downward Movement, D or Right Arrow - Right Movement, K or Right Mouse Click - Roll, J or Left Mouse Click - Attack, Any Key - Start/Continue Prompt