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Silent night

By krutech

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Fun373.55
Theme383.94
Overall413.67
Mood443.50
Graphics723.85
Humor783.15
Innovation973.20
Audio1742.72

Comments

rokb 2012-12-17 21:06

Really nice game. It's a great concept and the way you made it play out was also pretty fun.

tomvert 2012-12-17 21:11

Very good graphics and mood !
I had a bug, i see the alpha on the snow, it's pink.

ilo 2012-12-17 21:45

This is a really well designed and polished entry. Most importantly, it's fun and challenging to play. Well done!

crimsoneer 2012-12-17 22:43

Great game! Character is painfully slow, but top effort overall.

krutech 2012-12-17 22:44

You can sprint with shift =)

supermaximo93 2012-12-17 22:52

Socks again?! Made me chuckle. Very nice and polished! Really liked the graphic style. Movement is a bit slow though. I think it would be good if you could hold down a button to run, at the expense of being louder and alerting the people.

supermaximo93 2012-12-17 22:55

...Ignore my comment about being able run *facepalm*

timtipgames 2012-12-18 08:56

Hey guys, very nice game you made! I found the snow outside a bit disturbing but other than that I really liked the graphics. The gameplay has a nice speed to it.
I really am a fan of the line-of-sight concept - so no surprise that I made a very similar game to this (for the compo though). Check it out and let me know what you think :)

the-jack 2012-12-18 09:11

Charming.

strong99 2012-12-18 09:40

Fun and challenging to play. Really good and polished. :) Had some issues with running too.

lanoiadimuu 2012-12-18 14:46

I wasn't able to open doors without awaking everyone. I completed most of the levels just by following people around.
Really liked the graphics and the setting.

somfunambulist 2012-12-18 18:47

Excellent game, I think it's probably the best I've played yet. The graphics were great, the gameplay was interesting and multi-faceted, and the skill level was just right. I think my only criticism are the snowflakes. If they were just a little smaller I think they would be perfect.

sauronz 2012-12-18 18:50

Nice atmosphere and cute graphics. I enjoyed playing it very much. Still needs to retouching but overall is quite neat :)

fireblend 2012-12-18 19:01

Awesome entry! I love that it's christmas themed, and I seriously like stealth games. Pretty polished as well.

sonnybone 2012-12-18 19:15

I love this! Very awesome mood and atmosphere. Going from outside to inside seriously feels like you're leaving the freezing darkness and entering a cozy space. Really good job, guys!

joyboxed 2012-12-18 19:28

really liked the idea to steal presents and like the xmas mood ^^

chainedlupine 2012-12-18 19:42

Nice! I like the theme and look of the game. Audio was somewhat minimalist but it worked.

Only real complaint is that the enemies seem twitchy and unpredictable. Someones when they do their patrol, they might randomly change direction when hitting a wall. That, plus the fact that being seen once instantly restarts the level, made the game a little frustrating.

moomoo112 2012-12-18 20:39

seems as though there's a bit of luck involved with getting past the patrols, especially when they are all in the same room

stmatn 2012-12-22 00:14

Wow, amazing work. I'm so jealous of all the features you managed to implement in that recordworth time. I really enjoyed it, besides it overshadows our entry so hard :( Really cool game. ;)

jsmars 2012-12-22 14:31

Really well polished game! Reminds me of my game because of the style and sneaking :) Really nice graphic style and fun sneaking.

pfirsich 2012-12-22 15:25

I have a few problems with alpha blending (everything that should be transparent is pink). Nonetheless the idea is very cool and it's fun!

nicealexanderas 2012-12-22 16:36

Wow impressive graphics, nice gameplay and story :D nice work!

zkenshin 2012-12-22 18:03

Found it quite fun and nicely done.

brighterorange 2012-12-22 18:26

Very nice! There's a bit too much luck for my tastes because the guys are somewhat unpredictable, but that's what makes it tense! The graphics are really really good.

cwilloughby 2012-12-22 22:06

Concept is really cool. Graphics are great. Very challenging. Sound fx need some work. Movement outside was a bit slow, esp. when you had to go completely around the house. Difficulty ramped quickly.

awppy 2012-12-22 22:56

It seems to be just about impossible to open doors without waking everyone nearby. It's also far too difficult to maneuver around sleeping people. Sound also doesn't seem to actually alert people, just wake them up.

It's a solid effort, but I didn't find it all that fun to play - it felt too luck based, and you couldn't do anything quietly.

starspell 2012-12-22 23:30

Unfortunately the game crashes when I try to run it. I'll try again on another computer when I get the chance.

paulsb 2012-12-23 00:05

Nice game! Looks great, fun to play, all important satisfying item pickup noise... I had a few little issues with it but this is a very good effort. Well done guys!

myachin 2012-12-23 05:56

cant run(

commanderstitch 2012-12-24 16:38

Very nice game. Graphics, feel, difficulty, objective. All had a really bizzare freaky evil feeling of stealing stuff. I want more whining and crying though when the kids discover things missing... Anger! Hatred! it's what villians want to see!

lotusgame 2012-12-25 17:39

I really enjoyed to steal presents. It's an excellent villain idea huhuhu :) Nice graphics, so moody !

galman 2012-12-25 20:04

Amazing game! One of the bests so far :D
Great graphics, music, mood and most important, FUN!

gdateam 2012-12-26 02:57

Fun concept for a stealth game. Although the snow has a nice effect, it makes it difficult to see and doesn't really help out the gameplay much. Maybe have them fade out when you enter a house.

pitoum 2012-12-26 08:51

I didn't managed to really get the pattern of the patrol and if I can win without waking them up!
Great game!

fishbrain 2012-12-28 08:17

Haha... cute. nice gameplay and graphics - though quite short.

zenmumbler 2012-12-28 13:37

Damn, crashes when trying to run on XP (with DX9)

puzzlem00n 2012-12-29 03:51

Well, I haven't beaten it yet, but trust me, I will be, it's just that good! I found the experience all the more fulfilling when "You're a mean one..." is hummed whilst playing. =) Thoughts:

Good:
+It's like you said, "6 levels, dynamic lights, dynamic sound, super cool AI, pixel art and a christmas tree!" Quite the accomplishments!
+The whole thing is greatly polished with just the right amount of little details.

Bad:
-Perhaps it would be nice for the lights not to go through walls, along with the line of sight.
-The menu is a little less polished than the rest.
-I feel like the whole "shift to run" thing is a slight mistake. Perhaps "shift to slow down" is a better option.

In the end, 5/5, no doubt.

krutech 2012-12-29 11:15

@Puzzlem00n
I think you are correct with inverted funktionality on shift. Makes more sense really.

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

And to you who responded on specific ingame issues. Thank you, these are simply things that we have to learn anf foresee next LD.

smaxx 2012-12-29 11:27

Very nice, except the sounds. They can be a bit disturbing (probably just a bit too loud).

cakencode 2012-12-30 00:17

Muahahaha, I had a ton of fun stealing those gifts from the houses. The AI felt random but it meant that they were also unpredictable which worked really well when navigating those tight spaces.

Overall really great execution, pretty art, and a good use of the theme! :D

ddionisio 2013-01-05 11:23

Great mechanics, not too difficult, yet challenging. Lots of content for a short amount of time! The snow flakes were a bit excessive though. :P