Graphics and animation are top notch! Game design is pretty great as well. However, nothing seemed to happen when I pressed "e" multiple times when the Grinch showed up. Still, I think this is a solid entry to this jam.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Christmas Vibe | #2 | 4.474 | 4.474 |
| Graphics | #3 | 4.421 | 4.421 |
| Audio | #8 | 3.579 | 3.579 |
| Overall | #14 | 3.491 | 3.491 |
| Fun | #57 | 2.947 | 2.947 |
| Gameplay | #69 | 2.789 | 2.789 |
| Special Object Implementation | #101 | 2.737 | 2.737 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How did you implement the Theme and Special Object?
You, as Santa, will save Christmas! The Grinch is trying to ruin everything again and uses his new friends to do this - ANVILS
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Graphics were overwhelmingly good, design well executed and loved the object implementation! Looks like a Steam uploadable mini game :)
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Hero of NorthpoleThe visuals and audio are professional, but the gameplay was a bit confusing, I pressed space multiple times and nothing happens
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Santa VS DemonThe visuals and the music is overall is really really really good. Santa animations/movement is weirdly choppy. I don't totally understand the gameplay, and the game just seem to end without I know why. But the atmosphere is good, and with a bit more polish it could become a really good Christmas game.
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An Anvil's Christmas StoryIt seem like I have to deliver gifts, and fight some kind of evil Santa, and I guess at some point get some more gas for the sleigh.
Okay I can give gift to the elf, and some times the elf flyes out and give the gift to a child, or at least that is was think is happening. But some times nothing happens when I give the gift, and I have no idea why. But even when the elf do his job, it seem not matter much. I again guess that it gives me some "special attacks" I can do.
Then comes the evil Santa, and a prompt says that I shall press the "e"-key. I think this uses a "special attack", but it is not super clear if this what happens. Often it seem like nothing happens, and when some thing happens it looks like gifts get shot to out from the sleigh. But it does not really seem like it do anything to the evil Santa. It happened once that the evil Santa disappeared again, but I am not sure if it was because I used a "special attack".
The game just seem to end at a random point, sometimes I guess evil Santa do some, but I have never seen what he do. But again sometimes it just seem like the game just ends, and their is no evil Santa, I don't seem to be missing the delivery of the gifts, and the sleigh have a lot gas left.
Their is also some kind of score I can see, but I am not sure what it really is. So is it just how long I have played. Do I get points for delivering gift. Do I get points for fighting evil Santa. Is the goal of the game to get the highest score.
I have never reach a point where I could get more gas, and maybe it's not possible to get more gas, I don't know.
So overall am I pretty confused.
Best visuals, there are even sceene triansitions, however the gameplay may be a bit confusing, there should be a better explanation
Also walking feels slow, maybe walkable area should be bigger and player faster?
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Jingle HellGraphics are really good, gameplay is a bit boring, you don't get enough special attacks. You seem to get 1 ability every 1000 points which is not at all balanced with when the grinch comes. Got to 2 thousand with abusing a bug.
Bug is shown in this video:
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Cat Takes RevengeThank you for rating!
At the moment, a full version of the game is being developed, which will have more mechanics and levels, now these bugs have already been fixed, but they were noticed by me too late,
The player's ability is charged depending on the number of gifts you gave to the elf, while taking into account a special timer, thanks to which you will not be able to collect a large number of abilities!
Thanks for your review and video!
Wow, great submission. Beautiful and the music is on point as well. Well done.
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Sleigh O'BalanceThe look and feel of the game were on point. This is probably a tutorial issue rather than gameplay issue, but I got to a point where the grinch was there but I had no special ability so I died. I'm not really sure how you get the special ability but I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do.
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Christ HeistEverything is quite amazing. The graphics are on point! The music is good! The gameplay is simple but addicting. I could not figure out how to use my ability. Apparently, you need to charge it up. I usually do not like Motion Blur, but it is implemented perfectly here. The Elf just stands there if you give him the gift too quickly after he has returned. Overall, the quality of your game is high. Can you please tell me how to charge up the special ability?
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Kill KringleVery eye popping and fun overall. One of the best looking games I've seen from this jam period. The game has the exaggerated swagger of a overweight christmas man
only problem though is when you restart the map sometimes disappears
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Santa's Villain ArcVery nice graphics and smooth animations. Probably the best graphics I've seen so far. Although I did glitch out the game sometimes by giving the presents too early to the elf and he just stood there lol.
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Killer Santagreat game, really love the art style and the graphics!
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Santa : Fighting the US MilitaryVery Christmas. Gameplay felt smooth and responsive, I just wish there were explanations on how you charge up your special attack. Although I always turn it off, the motion blur is fun in this one since I could make Santa look like he's having a seizure.
Tell me if I'm wrong but when you start the game, there seem to be 2 songs playing at the same time?
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Santa's ComingBro cool game, it just smells like Christmas and there seems to be a special object
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What has gingerbread man done?
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