FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD25 → Susie's Xmas Hit List

Susie's Xmas Hit List

By adriczero

View on Wayback Machine

CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness291
Theme1943.59
Humor2142.98
Graphics3233.04
Fun4392.69
Mood4712.60
Overall4832.78
Innovation5022.58
Audio5881.31

Comments

jomomomo 2012-12-17 22:16

Can't play windows games. :-(

adriczero 2012-12-18 00:25

Rex: If you have Python installed and install Cocos2d, it should work from the source on Mac or Linux. I just don't know much about packaging binaries on those platforms. You can download Cocos2d from this location:
http://cocos2d.org/download.html

twigasaurus 2012-12-18 17:28

was pretty fun :) just got a bit boring after a while :) well done :D

verrazano 2012-12-18 17:34

The lack of music/sound effects is probably the biggest part you could have improved on. That and maybe the hit boxes (or maybe you just aren't supposed to hit the reindeer directly.) Other than that the graphical presentation was very well done, and you had a nice explanation screen at the begging.

JFlegle 2012-12-20 23:20

Interesting idea, sometimes I would lose while Santa was still up high or killed.

goulding57 2012-12-21 23:20

Would love to play this, looks really fun. However, I cannot play windows games. Good luck!

manuel 2012-12-22 15:18

Liked the snow resource mechanic, and the reindeers falling.

arhpositive 2012-12-23 16:55

Nice use of the theme. :) You should upload a post-compo version including sound, imo. A nicely made-up christmas song would greatly improve the game. :)

goerp 2012-12-24 16:18

Original modern take on space invaders. It could use some sound, that would make it more engaging.
It can be a hectic game, but sometimes if you get it right, you can shoot all the reindeer in one go!

mistakoo 2012-12-25 10:51

I didn't understand the falling presents mechanics, what to do and how they end the game. Aside from that it's pretty good.

comrad_gremlin 2012-12-26 14:33

Liked the game :) Small and nice. It might be missing some bonuses or upgrades, but other than that - had fun playing. Thanks!

ceronman 2012-12-26 16:27

Nice concept! I love cute villains. I would loved more challenge and maybe some sound.

bobrocket 2012-12-26 16:28

very nice concept!

adriczero 2012-12-28 03:12

Added Mac OS X version. I have never attempted to package a Python project as a Mac binary before, so interested if it works for anyone.

zenmumbler 2012-12-28 13:11

Not the greatest shoot-m-up ever but the theme is right. Nice idea for sort of resource available based on position. Santa should have just pelted that brat with a ton of gifts to take her out.

dragonfi 2012-12-28 14:25

Good idea that the falling reindeer can actually kill you. Also, I didn't notice at first, but the sowball-resource is a nice mechanic too. Althoug, some visual feedback on the ground would be nice.

beerman 2012-12-28 22:41

This really seems like the soundtrack should be Kevin Bloody Wilson's "Hey Santa Claus". Fun :D

spelchan 2012-12-30 17:37

Cute game but needs sounds. Even generated sound effects from a tool like sfxr would have helped a lot. The game play sort of reminded me of space invaders when you are down to a few aliens.

joozey 2012-12-30 20:19

The window is too big for my screen: 1280x800. Can't see the score as it is behind the task bar. There is no way to make it fullscreen, resize the window or drag it in a place so I can see the score. The presents delivered seem to randomly trigger a santa-has-won screen. Nice idea though.

jmaasing 2012-12-30 20:36

Worked fine on my Mac :)

infernet89 2012-12-30 20:54

Good game!
I'm quite scared about the similarity between my game and yours..

tyruspeace 2012-12-31 00:27

Dying via falling reindeer was pretty hilarious to me :P.

adriczero 2012-12-31 14:14

Joozey: The window size should be 1024x768 (or slightly larger for the window frame), so it should have fit. You should also be able to press Ctrl-F to toggle full screen. If the presents collide with Susie at the bottom than Santa has won. You should be avoiding Presents and Reindeer. If the gifts reach 0 then Santa wins too.

aslai 2012-12-31 15:37

It's a cute space invaders type of game with the twist of limited ammo. It was pretty fun for a few repetitions =p

van-merwan 2012-12-31 18:17

Arcade Santapede!
The idea of Santa moving backwards is funny.
I want to see reindeers moonwalking.

retrac 2013-01-01 03:57

Nice take on being the villain and a well executed game. I would occasionally get stuck and then get smacked by a present but other than that it was solid. Well done and good luck!

gamerespect 2013-01-01 04:46

Aesthetics and gameplay are simple and fine, music and sound would have improved the experience. I love the plot though, and the fact that the reindeers can fly backwards. Awesome job.

h-attila 2013-01-04 13:37

Fun little game.

mortalwombat 2013-01-04 14:58

I didn't really understand the win/lose conditions. It said that I lost (children got their presents) whenever I shot all the reindeer...

derosa 2013-01-04 21:52

Love the dying reindeers.