There are, indeed a LOT of pumpkins !! I'm really bad or the game is a bit unbalanced ^^'
First option, fight: I cannot fight and run because the attack area depends on the character's direction so I stay in place, spamming attacks as much as possible but quickly take more damage than I kill ennemies.
Second option, run: I try to avoid pumpkins and keep running without attacking them, quickly a have a whole train of ennemies behind me and they push each others hitboxes so they catch me up and feed me to death.
Third option, run again: but the few enemies coming upfront slow me down and I'm again fed to death.
Fourth option, fight again: I noticed I earn xp when I killed ennemies, so I try to complete the exp bar and see what happens. I take too much damage to get a chance to complete the mission but I see the skill selection, one is to spot scrolls easier (better vew range I guess) and the other is a wider attack area.
I tried each options multiple times but I ran out of ideas.
Genuinely asking, did you manage to finish the game without knowing where the scrolls are in advance ?
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Yeah honestly I made the enemies deal way too much damage compared to the score you get from killing them.. I have managed to beat the game a couple times so it is possible but it solely relies on gaining enough xp in time (spamming space as much as possible tbh) and being lucky enough by getting a few op upgrades (Melee directions is good since it allows you to attack both in front and behind, and eventually in a circle around you). You can usually gain enough time by picking the option to gain more score in the 'shop' to view the screen again to 'reroll' your upgrades.
Sorry about the balancing aspect (we didn't have the time to properly test everything), but thank you for trying my game!