banana4life 2015-12-15 04:31
The webgl version didn't catch my mouse properly, but interesting game.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD34 → Santa's Little Grower
By frostvoid
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 2 | 80 | ||
| Mood | 125 | 3.81 | ||
| Graphics | 346 | 3.74 | ||
| Humor | 432 | 2.78 | ||
| Audio | 492 | 3.05 | ||
| Overall | 732 | 3.09 | ||
| Fun | 829 | 2.74 | ||
| Innovation | 894 | 2.51 | ||
| Theme | 998 | 2.76 |
The webgl version didn't catch my mouse properly, but interesting game.
Wow, that's a very impressive piece of work done in short time! I didn't manage to find a tree seed, but liked the mood and lots of minor details.
Very atmospheric!
Early version did not catch mouse pointer properly, but managed to fix it during the extra hour :).
The seeds can be collected from the chest with the glowing green particles, it's right next to the cabin.
Scariest Christmas game i've ever played!
Wow, pretty impressive atmosphere and graphics! Didn't really catch the main goal in the first try, but really nice. Also, your snowman really scared me :(
Unfortunately I just finished in time, so the instructions could definitely have been better. I've updated the description at least.
Great game, very impressive for three days work, especially the graphics and atmosphere. If there's one piece of advice I have, it's one that you probably know already but just didn't have time to do anything about. That is, people judging Ludum Dare entries do not read instructions, *ever*. Even if sometimes they do, this is a good rule of thumb to work by.
Mouse controls seemed a bit laggy, but I really like the art style. Nice work!
impressive work, enjoyed it.
Great game! And nice 3D models!
woops didn't read instructions...:(
I've now replaced the Instructions with simplified / more user friendly one, as well as built the webGL player with a more optimized quality setting.
moody game, good atmosphere and visuals. I didn't know how many seeds I was supposed to plant, there was no goal indicator.
damn, I knew I forgot something... Will definitely update the post-compo version to have goal tracking. You need to plant FIVE trees btw.
Wow those snowmen are terrifying! Great little game could do with background music as the sound of wind makes it feel a bit empty.
Get me the creep... all those chrimsas decoration and alone with this windy sound...
Nice game !
Whoa whoa whoa who put Satan's snowmen on this game?!
Well, it's a good game, my only concern was the controls. The bonfire button was a bit buggy for me, as it is active all times. As soon as I pick a log, I put a fire. But I don't know if it's a problem on my end.
But other thing that really blew the gameplay it's the 360º limited mouse rotation. If I reach one complete turn, I have to turn to the other side, and not continue turning on the same side like any FPS I'm used to play.
But, overall, is a good game and, damn, those snowman are scary!
Yay, i sawed christmas! :D
Good job making this game. I think, like most other people here, that the mood and the graphics (taking into account the time) is the best thing about the game. I overall really enjoy christmas games with snowy landscapes and this one was no exception. Some aspects of the game was also surprisingly fun, for example getting chased by the evil snowmen (the they made did a big difference) was a lot of fun.
Pros:
- Sound design - definitely got you in the right mood.
- Graphics - even though you didn't make it yourself you assembled it nicely.
- Christmas theme! :D
Cons:
- I think that you could have done a better job with the mechanics and the actual game play. Maybe work a little bit more with the theme in order to develop som unique aspects to the game? What happen for me was that I was just running around trying to find all the logs.
- I would like the snowmen to be a little bit slower, now it is impossible to outrun them.
Overall though, a great jam game!
Muel: No idea what went wrong for you, did you use the webgl (browser) player? or did you download the game?
The game definitely has a normal (rotate as much as you want) mouse control like in most FPS games, and I've never seen the fire drop unless 'e' or the left mouse button was pressed.
Tacohej: Thanks for saving Christmas (and your feedback), I would definitely have loved to have more time to add more and tweak existing game mechanics.
The logs are not strictly necessary, you should be able to outrun the snowmen (they are slightly slower than you), but only if you run forwards (thus forcing you to have to turn your back on them and not just back paddle / strafe)
WebGL doesn't make the game justice (too laggy). But I downloaded and I can tell it's fun. I got what you say by the trauma of snowman, haha. Pretty creepy, the sounds are well used for making the player scared. I had problems with the mouse too, I needed to ALT+TAB once, then it didn't catch my mouse again, but I played till the end. Nice touch with the log places. Although it's not very clear where to go. But I did enjoyed the game. The gifts in the end were nice too. Haha. Good job!
Moody game - good atmosphere and visuals. It seems to me that I know this creature, but I cannot remember where...
Overall, it's a really good entry. Well done ++
Well, there isnt much gameplay, a little mini game or so would be nice, great atmosphere
3d graphic is enjoyable! but I fell out of terrain a lot of time :) atmosphere is goooood!
Really liked the level design and atmosphere. Felt Christmassy and creepy, good job.
Wow, scary!
Very dense athmosphere, though it took a while until I found the logs (and even the seed, silly me). The theme only fits loosly, though.
Really scary Christmas game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 34 compilation video series, if you’d like to check it out :) https://youtu.be/PXolvG1P7M4