Grid Adventure - Java RPG Game 🎮

A simple text-based 2D Role-Playing Game (RPG) implemented in Java, based on object-oriented principles.

📌 Introduction

Grid Adventure is a Java-based, console role-playing game (RPG) where players navigate a 2D grid, battle monsters, and strategize their way to victory. Designed using Object-Oriented Programming principles, the game demonstrates class inheritance, encapsulation, polymorphism, and game state management in a modular fashion.

✨ Features

• 🧭 Explore a 2D grid-based map
• 👾 Battle AI-controlled monsters with randomized movement
• ⚔️ Turn-based combat system with attack/defense strategies
• 🧠 Object-Oriented design using Java abstract classes and inheritance
• 🔄 Replayable gameplay with customizable map size, difficulty, and player name
• 🎨 Color-coded console output for enhanced visualization

🕹️ Game Mechanics

• The player is placed on a 2D grid map.
• Monsters move randomly each round.
• The player can move in four directions and engage in combat.
• The game ends when all monsters are defeated or the player dies.

💻 Development Environment

• Language: Java 17+
• IDE: IntelliJ IDEA / Eclipse / VSCode
• No external libraries required (pure Java)

🗂️ Project Structure

main/java/uoa/assignment/
├── character/
│   ├── GameCharacter.java       # Abstract base class for characters
│   ├── Monster.java             # Monster subclass with random movement
│   └── Player.java              # Player subclass with attack/defense logic
└── game/
    ├── Game.java                # Manages game lifecycle and round logic
    ├── GameLogic.java           # Controls character movement and combat
    ├── Map.java                 # Manages map grid and character layout
    └── RunGame.java             # Main entry point and user interaction loop