I Need A Hero!: A Super-Powered Dating Adventure
Do you wake up every morning wishing you could don a cape and fight crime? Do you go to bed wishing someone hot would date you? Do you want both of these things at once? Well, have we got a game for you!
I Need a Hero!: A Super-Powered Dating Adventure is the game for all the superhero lovers and superhero lovers out there. Fight crime! Meet cute heroes! Defeat wacky villains! Make friends and enemies!
Features:
-Gameplay combining a visual novel with a light turn-based RPG
-Awesome art!
-A variety of storylines!
-Turn-based combat!
-Fun music!
-Attractive heroes and one smoking hot villain
This game was created by UCLA students (+ 1 UCSD student--thanks, Albert!) over two quarters of school as a part of ACM Studio's Winter/Spring 2020-2021 Game Project. Please keep in mind that this game is still in development, so it may not be perfect, but we have worked very hard on it and hope you enjoy it!
MORE UPDATES WILL BE COMING SUMMER 2021
This includes fixing major bugs, adding art, adding planned dialogue we didn't get to, an overhaul of combat to reflect what we originally intended it to be, and adding features. The current version of this game you see is the version presented at the ACM Studio UCLA Spring Showcase, which was our deadline for the project. Please let us know what other additional features you might like to see!
This game uses the following sounds from freesound.org:
“Running” by Topschool (https://freesound.org/people/Topschool/sounds/443218/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“Dramatic5” by digifishmusic (https://freesound.org/people/digifishmusic/sounds/76061/) licensed under CCBY 3.0
“Metallic crash” by BehanSean (https://freesound.org/people/BehanSean/sounds/422438/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“Kiss 2” by juanto9889 (https://freesound.org/people/juanto9889/sounds/414860/) licensed under CCBY 3.0
“Phone Ringing Sound” by fspera (https://freesound.org/people/fspera/sounds/528111/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“Running on stairs (Corriendo en escaleras)” by renatofarabeuf (https://freesound.org/people/renatofarabeuf/sounds/232663/) licensed under CCBY 3.0
“Walkietalkie_eot” by IneQuation (https://freesound.org/people/IneQuation/sounds/27878/) licensed under CCBY 3.0
“Handcuffs-metal-lock-01” by Vehicle (https://freesound.org/people/Vehicle/sounds/319626/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“Turning on a TV” by squidge316 (https://freesound.org/people/squidge316/sounds/404930/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“Explosion” by Iwiploppenisse (https://freesound.org/people/Iwiploppenisse/sounds/156031/) licensed under CCBY 3.0
“Door slamming hard” by NachtmahrTV (https://freesound.org/people/NachtmahrTV/sounds/571797/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“21” by adcbicycle (https://freesound.org/people/adcbicycle/sounds/13830/) licensed under CC0 1.0
“Crash” by pauliep83 (https://freesound.org/people/pauliep83/sounds/33675/) licensed under Sampling Plus 1.0
“Dropping a newspaper on a chair PCM” by justiningo (https://freesound.org/people/justiningo/sounds/462708/) licensed under CCBY 3.0
“Whack02” by Qat (https://freesound.org/people/Qat/sounds/114683/) licensed under CC0 1.0
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Development log
- Summer Changes - Getting Close to the Finish Line!Sep 13, 2021
- Announcement: ACM Studio UCLA Spring Showcase!May 30, 2021
Comments
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Aw, i was kinda hoping for some kinda closure with the character you choose to romance at the end, but overall it was super fun! the villains designs are absolutely amazing lolol and i had a great time fighting them
I'm so confused about the combat, it doesn't do anything, and I clicked on everything and used the keyboard too but alas...what am I supposed to do? ;-;
Hello! Sorry for the late response. This game is still a work in progress and we are working on getting the combat to work/have a proper tutorial. We're all students, so we've been a bit busy with work, but we're getting close to the finish line! Thank you for your feedback. :)
Overall a good start. I would simplify or explain the controls to what is normal to visual novels though, especially for the combat aspect. Music is fun as promised. Polishing up the sprites would help. Excited to see how this progresses.
Thank you for your feedback! Since combat is one of the areas we are planning to fix up the most, your suggestion about the controls is especially helpful. :)