Here’s an animated gif of what the gameplay feels like:

My goals for the next few hours are (in order of urgency):

1. Create ground based monsters that chase after you.
2. Create and refine a plethora of levels, without tiles.
3. Tile the levels and add thematic features.
4. Create a better jumping animation.
5. Create a title screen.
6. Add sound effects.
7. Add music.

Let’s see how well this plan fares.