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Snowman Builder Extreme

By zenmumbler

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Humor1593.45
Theme2843.93
Fun2863.45
Overall3983.43
Mood6623.04
Innovation7132.84

Comments

zenmumbler 2015-12-15 02:45

Just an FYI: there is no loading indicator and especially on mobile it may take some time to load. Total game size is just under 4MB.

yesandgames 2015-12-15 02:53

Dig it, nice and easy, the titles are a hilarious touch.

pedrorossa 2015-12-15 03:16

Simple and fun game.
It makes me try to do better every match.
I believe we need more visual feedback.
Sound can also have greater importance.
: D

triello 2015-12-15 15:11

LOL! Very fun game!

Thanks for the feedback on Parallax, man! We will try to improve the game since is possible.

peterthehe 2015-12-15 15:59

Brilliant game. My snowman came out looking very very strange XD

ohmmus 2015-12-15 16:05

Alas, I am just an average snowman builder.

Fun game. I really liked the detail of the snow sounds when I'm colliding with the ground. Good job!!

skysthelimit 2015-12-15 16:13

I think i made Dr Frankenstein's snowman... Thats good, right?

I had 2 goes of this which is more than I give most game jams games, so thumbs up from me.

jomomomo 2015-12-15 17:09

LOL that's pretty funny. Four top hats and three carrots make for a very amusing snowman head. Would be cool if at the end you displayed the snowman's head on a body?

zenmumbler 2015-12-15 22:40

For those playing at home, there are 16 titles to be had, only one of which I think is impossible :) For those true gamers, try going for Expert rating which requires a minimum of 16 items and reaching the end of the track.

Proof that it is possible: http://zenmumbler.net/ld34/expert-proof.png

sergicollado 2015-12-16 00:01

It's a nice game

ssshepherd 2015-12-16 00:15

So this was fun. I played it multiple times. Then I read your description and turned on the music. Good job, much more complete than what we were able to do on ours :-) the art was nice. The controls were a little "floaty" maybe. But maybe that's what made it fun.

teamross 2015-12-16 00:27

hodge podge!
Simple, clean and fun game! ^^

phi6 2015-12-16 00:27

Also known as 'How hard is it to roll downhill while wearing four hats'

renegadeninjanl 2015-12-16 16:09

Simple, fun game. Found it enjoyable. Especially enjoyed the titles. I also liked how you managed to incorporate both themes into this game. Nice work.

dinnerinthedark 2015-12-16 19:32

aaaaaawwesooome :D

dracomagna 2015-12-16 20:54

This game was funny.
I love the idea of trying building a snowman in this conditions, even if it's look totally random at the end.
Good job.

tribrain 2015-12-16 21:46

Great theme application, nice graphics, good game mechanics overall.

Only one observation: when you strat to play it's hard to recognize the "buttons" of the snowman on the track, try making them bigger.

excellent work!

hippolyta 2015-12-16 21:46

I played it way too many times - freaking Snowman! :-)
It's a funny idea, well done!

danidre14 2015-12-17 17:39

Really nice game, fun to play and roll around collecting objects, while growing larger all the while! Could never make it to that snowey wall at the end though, only so close. Nice entry! xD It fits my criteria, it's super fun, theme is top notch, it's funny how the items rolled into the ground and back out, like they're passing through, and I feel pretty great! I guess that's 5! ;D

Response for my game: Yup, no comic this time, sorry, but I used a new language and my first time at it too, so I did not get time to implement one. Also the idea never crossed my mind, but I assure you I will try to get in a comic in my next game! :D

zenmumbler 2015-12-17 22:03

I uploaded a video showing how to get the _much vaunted_ Expert rating. Please enjoy: https://youtu.be/MQ3C5K9r_8U

robert_steiner 2015-12-18 14:44

It is extreme. It is awesome.

Snowball moves in strange way, but it doesn't matter, bacause game is great.

azureaspect 2015-12-19 11:38

Tried it two times, got pack-rat and light weight titles :)
The ball was starting to look very wierd in the end (9 hats anyone?)
Nicely done :)

auroz 2015-12-19 11:40

Fun katamari-like idea. It didn't really feel like the ball's position affected the position of the things that were rolled up.

tomenluca 2015-12-19 13:19

Simple and fun! Had a blast trying to find out some of the titles at the end.

cakemonitor 2015-12-20 00:28

Nice game! I've never seen snowballs that are that bouncy, or that spin backwards when rolling forwards for that matter :p

loxo 2015-12-20 10:05

Good game concept and fun to play. Would be great to have additional snowballs to actually build a snowman and maybe some obstacles.

sayrafon 2015-12-20 15:03

Really good game, loved it ! :D

local-minimum 2015-12-20 17:02

That was fun. I was trying to only collect hats but it was really hard. In general it was very hard to actually collect stuff too, so it might increase the fun if the collision-boxes of the pick-ups are a bit larger. Entertaining entry.

xanjos 2015-12-21 17:09

Pretty simple but fun entry plus the titles you get at the end were rather humorous.

owt 2015-12-21 18:04

I've played similar games here, but this one is the most controllable so far. The speed is just right, the buttons are reacting fast enough. A good game with a fun theme. The titles in the end are a nice, finishing touch :)

mard 2015-12-22 16:30

Very nice! Reminds me a bit of Katamari Damacy. The game is easy to control, and it feels smooth and pretty polished. The graphics are pretty ugly, but it just adds to the charm of the game :D

mxjones 2015-12-22 21:47

This was awesome. Got Ratpack on my first run and thoroughly enjoyed it! On my second run I aggressively launched after a carrot and flew straight threw the wall! This only added to the fun though, great job!

zenmumbler 2015-12-22 21:51

There is no wall.

darkgrisen 2015-12-23 11:27

Fun game! I love snow :D

sir-magic 2015-12-23 11:43

I like the idea but there needs to be more time and more things to collect (scarves maybe?)

raius 2015-12-23 12:40

Love it, katamari damacy style mechanic of picking things up and keeping them on the player works really well.

If I had one criticism it'd probably just be that the sound that plays when you press start could be a little bit quieter but that's it.

Keep it up man :)

zenmumbler 2015-12-23 14:20

Sir Magic: Ooh, scarves. I never even considered those.

Raius: Yes, the sound is pretty intense, it's there as a nod to the Japanese SNES / PS1 games that played a more or less random sound when you hit start on their static title screens. Anyway.

beavlgames 2015-12-23 14:21

Katamari Snowman is a nice premise. Congrats on your entry!

monosolar 2015-12-23 14:23

Cute and fun! Tnx

josearias 2015-12-23 15:18

Nice Game. After some tries I got Hoarder

adsilcott 2015-12-23 15:55

Top score for humor-- hilarious!

ithildin 2015-12-23 16:17

The idea is simple, effective and very fun. Controls feel polished, which helps a lot with the feeling.

Great entry!

otiose-ent 2015-12-23 16:54

Winter mood, even if there is no snow in my garden xD funny game!

gladers 2015-12-24 12:36

A really fun game, I played it through several times to see how many hats and carrots I could get haha! Also congrats on getting a webgl version running!

crucknuk 2015-12-24 19:46

Nice entry! But where are the scarves? :p

poptartftw 2015-12-29 16:42

This game was so fun. Never had so much fun building a snowman

blackbulletiv 2016-01-01 01:45

I probably found the snowman with five top hats more amusing than I should. Well done, nice game.

topaz-studios 2016-01-01 02:23

Hi there, you recently rated our game "Hypernova", and it has come to our attention that we were doing some messing around with it making a multiplayer alpha version - and we accidentally replaced the final ludum dare build... if you could take the time to just check back on it again, the web version is fixed and you can play the full game as it was when released at the end of ludum dare. Sorry for the inconvenience!

beetracks 2016-01-02 12:18

Good graphics, good music and good idea attaching the assets as you get it. Fun to play. Nice work!

eskivor 2016-01-02 18:44

so much noses on my snowman :D

krafty 2016-01-03 00:05

Pretty interesting game =P

banana4life 2016-01-03 16:17

Fun to play

arcturusdeluxe 2016-01-03 18:33

Fun game! Nice to see some Katamari style action going on in the 'growing' theme. The titles at the end are great. The control felt a bit too heavy, I kept wishing the snowball was a bit more responsive. But fun stuff overall.

g12345 2016-01-04 19:48

This was much more fun than I first thought. Or perhaps this is a bit more guilty pleasure.

Incredibly fun game.

nirabazgames 2016-01-04 22:43

3d graphic is good!
Nice idea.

zenmumbler 2016-01-04 22:45

g12345: yes, this game really grows on you.

creative-sectors 2016-01-05 00:40

An interesting twist with the growing and it really fits the title. It was great to see there is phisics in this game, even if it is a little off. For the first time I missed to collect some better items for my snowman. On my second run I got 18 items and it was enough for a "Packrat" title. The music is funny and goes to the theme.