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Snow World

By elisee

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall64.36
Fun224.12
Coolness360
Graphics294.63
Theme714.26
Innovation913.83
Mood1013.88
Audio1463.72

Comments

et1337 2015-12-15 03:59

Beautiful graphics, fun idea. Love the flash sales to break up the combat. Very well done.

boaheck_artgent 2015-12-15 04:06

How is this so good?

disdanes 2015-12-15 04:34

The graphics for this game were nice, I also liked the battle system.

tayloranderson 2015-12-15 05:04

this game was so coooool. the graphics were fantastic, best pixelart i've seen so far in this jam. and i love the timing-based rpg mechanics, not to mention the 5-second fire-sale shopkeeper. fantastic jam game.

themeorch 2015-12-15 05:31

Fantastic distillation of an RPG into a two-button control scheme -- and at the same time incredibly sprawling. Great art, music, everything. Amazing!

andrewkennedy 2015-12-15 09:13

Pretty dang good. I played it over and over again but kept dying in the second world.

I found it very hard to block the non-projectile attacks because it was hard to tell when exactly the impact happened.

Superb art and animation, really liked the music, too!

aamatniekss 2015-12-15 09:14

Super good entry, with kick-ass pixelart, and really nice mechanics!

wine 2015-12-15 10:31

Wow! Simple and smart control system, great visuals and interesting playing. Great work!

delahee 2015-12-15 11:05

Excellent! A two button RPG really well made, wish you had more time to polish the art, but it's still pretty nice!

david-cookie 2015-12-15 11:32

Marvellous, such a great work in 3 days! Great system, graphics and music. Like andrewkennedy said, only the the non-projectile attacks are hard to read.
You deserve the 5 stars!

valandre 2015-12-15 12:55

Very well made entry, great concept!

ncannasse 2015-12-15 13:00

Nice and solid entry. But gameover is so much punitive (;_;) Save points please !

retrogradeorbit 2015-12-15 14:32

Really slick, simple and fun. Good work all of you.

dustyroom 2015-12-15 14:38

One of the best entries so far.

esayitch 2015-12-15 15:08

Pretty fantastic game with a really cool battle system. Everything from graphics, sound, and gameplay is very well-made.

Awesome entry, good luck!

m-a-r-o-o-v-a-n 2015-12-15 15:41

Very very very cool game. It's interesting, it looks awesome, music and sounds are veery good! Wish you a lot of luck, guys. You are awwesome!

kushulain 2015-12-15 15:47

Very nice game i love the art style. The gameplay is a bit addictive

terry90 2015-12-15 15:56

Awesome implementation of the control scheme. Very fun to play! The balance between guarding and striking never feels off, can't commend you enough on that!

Every bit of this game is good, the only thing I might want more of is life / healing items, especially for the branching paths. It makes choosing the more dangerous path worth it.

Great game!!

rzuf 2015-12-15 16:16

Gorgeous art and well-polished game. Great work guys!

nattack 2015-12-15 17:13

Very nice game. Soo fun and cool !

2015-12-15 17:43

Very nice game!

local306 2015-12-15 18:39

Maybe because I am used to reading left-to-right, traveling in the opposite direction was disorientating haha

leafthief 2015-12-15 19:09

Pretty good game and great work on the graphic side. Obviously the characters are great but I liked the background-style even more!

meta-link 2015-12-15 20:30

Nice games !
Graphics are really cool, and the use of the theme is actually fun :)

atnas 2015-12-15 20:40

Love the combat! So many great ideas in this little game. Good job guys.

aflatminerstudios 2015-12-15 20:47

Love the pixel art execution! Had to really work to get the timing on casting/defending.

scorched 2015-12-15 21:13

Why does enemy attack only when I press 'K' (block attack)?

ithildin 2015-12-15 21:30

Wow, this is a great entry. Graphics are very polished, audio fits the game and combat gameplay, besides fitting the two-button theme, has a very classical JRPG feeling. Congrats!

ajopart 2015-12-15 22:41

Amazing. Congrats guys for this work of art

roycetherogers 2015-12-15 22:54

72 hours? Really? This is fantastic

dj_pale 2015-12-15 23:17

Very nice art style! Combat gets a little bit repetive, would be nice with more attack options.

mechanicallife 2015-12-15 23:42

Best entry I've seen all day, the level of polish, especially on the art and animation really sells this game. a beautiful distillation of a Rpg, really well done :D

lurils 2015-12-15 23:52

Nice art style, fun game, the equipment could be clearer tho.

fistmaker 2015-12-16 02:18

The artwork and animation for this game is amazing for a 72 hour run. It's a wonderful game.

eldraev 2015-12-16 02:30

This one has amazing art. I love that the items you buy actually show up on the character. The mechanics were really nicely done and fun as well. Since the maps are random it has a lot of replay value. One of the greatest features is the multiplayer. It was lots of fun playing it with my girlfriend.

big-green-pillow-ft-mgaia 2015-12-16 04:34

I knew the art was amazing, but the quality of the game design took me by surprise. Simply put, I'd play hours of this.

jeroenwimmers 2015-12-16 04:48

woahh so polished, so much fun, so many great mechanics. really good use of the 2 buttons. I really like how the energy bar worked in 2 ways for attacking and blocking. the art is super good and sound design was nice. the background loop was just a bit short. it also surprised me how much content there was, even a second world woah. maybe even more idk. I died at the 2nd, too bad I have to play the same parts again. I probably will try again tommorow, but a continue option would've been nice. apart from that, I'm impressed! so much cool stuff in so litte time

jcmonkey 2015-12-16 05:16

this is a great game. i like the use of the 2 button mouse the best.

tipyx 2015-12-16 10:02

Really great idea, it will be make a good mobile game :)

tuism 2015-12-16 14:04

Mmmmmmmm I'm really in two minds about this! Presentation is top notch, the sounds are good, great graphics and animation, but:

- Gameplay feels stunted... Feels like there's just not quite enough to keep me engaged beyond pressing block when I see stuff coming. Some attacks are hard to read, but overall there's not much in reading the enemy, which should be the case since it's a game about watching incoming attacks.

- I feel the singular use of the charge bar was a missed opportunity - maybe releasing at different lengths of it does a different attack, and maybe a heal, or something more tactical, to give me choice.

- The pickups and equipments are a nice touch, but I never know if they do anything (I'm guessing no) and thus it's just a case of pressing the button more.

Lots of great detail, but I wish all of it conspired towards a better game rather than more pixels to push!

saintheiser 2015-12-16 17:50

Good game! Like the game mechanics you implemeted! It's so simple and so impressive! Reach the 3-d location and died, because I spend meny HP and money at beginning when I don't understand anything. Will try this one later =)

tapehead 2015-12-16 18:48

wow! just awesome! a great simplification of a rpg

commodorekid 2015-12-16 19:35

Looking at number of people collaborated, the amount of work is not unbelievable but you did great job creating the graphical style and combat. Also noticed there is some kind of randomization.

I think the result is expected from Sparklin Labs :)
This could become a larger game easily btw, do it!

rabbit 2015-12-16 20:45

My god you guys. This is amazing! I hope you win!

(btw its me RatCasket hiiii)

orangeez 2015-12-16 21:03

Awsome!

sonelliot 2015-12-17 05:22

Amazing game guys. Can't believe you did this in only three days ... Insane. Loved it.

iamspencer 2015-12-17 09:58

I'm definitely coming back to play more of this later, fantastic work, and great job to everyone involved.

art = lovely, sound = perfect, gameplay = excellent

there's so many systems in this, and they all work super well, seriously, great work!

cremagames 2015-12-17 12:46

Really liked it. Possibly, one of the best games I've played. And the 2 player options is a neat idea, too.

lekochen 2015-12-18 10:43

Absolutely loved this. Give player some checkpoints would be better.

blancohugo 2015-12-19 17:22

The art of the game is wonderful. It reminded me of the classic PS1 games.
The game mechanics Idea is great, but it was too simple, in my view. Maybe if the execution did not include the issue of the two buttons would look better. But still is a great job. Great, great job! :)

roaringcatgames 2015-12-20 02:27

Very polished entry! Very impressive that you were able to get in so much. The battle system was nice, though it was tough to catch on to the attack patterns of enemies before it was too late. Awesome job.

juniorus 2015-12-20 12:24

Very solid game!! Great pixel-art!
With an enhanced gameplay (ie. Tuism ideas), it could become a longer, more interesting RPG

stitchesmagoo 2015-12-20 12:37

Very cool entry!!! So much love for your art and style. This is super polished and ambitious. But I think you pulled it off. Well done

davidb 2015-12-20 16:48

super job. I like the graphics and the combat system.
I bookmarked it.

klianc09 2015-12-20 19:11

Really awesome pixel-art (music didn't work for me). The combat becomes really tiresome, especially when fighting a boss and only dealing 3 damage and not seeing how much life he has left. The lack of healing items makes it really damn difficult. Died in the third world because it's really hard to judge when some attacks will hit, and there is no animation for when enemies will shoot.

s0rax 2015-12-20 19:55

Really funny, good idea, and very good graphics. Nice entry

el_kloklo 2015-12-20 22:33

Funny RPG, even if the block mechanics is a bit hard to catch.
What I liked is the accumulation of stuff on the guy (hood+helm+bag+...)

ewchap 2015-12-21 02:50

Great work. Love the effort that you obviously put into this one. Great simplified RPG.

kmakai 2015-12-21 16:20

This entry is amazing! The mechanic is so simple and feels so natural, it really makes the game shine as unique and fun. I am blown away by the amount of content and polish here, really fantastic job. The art style and animations were excellent. This would be a really fun game to play on mobile, as well. Great job!

mrshoestore 2015-12-21 16:43

Seems very polished and old school, which is great. This style of game was never really my thing though. The art is great. Animations too! It wasn't really a "2 button" game, but still cool. You can see a lot of hard work went into it.

cilerba 2015-12-21 17:24

Great graphics and simple addicting gameplay. It was much harder than I expected it to be and I love it for that.

stevesalmond 2015-12-21 20:44

Very nice! Really cool control scheme, so simple but it works great. Awesome job guys.

dvdfu 2015-12-22 17:36

Full stars all across! Brilliant mechanics and beautiful execution. I love it!

zyow 2015-12-22 17:53

I love the battle system! The Sound and graphics are so cool! Nice job guys!

dustystylus 2015-12-22 21:11

Wow, the production levels on this are outstanding! Gorgeous and polished feel. Went from very easy to very hard very quickly, but that's okay. Amazing work guys, you should be really proud!

pixelpotions 2015-12-23 14:17

Awesome game guys! My Firefox can't run it though due to outdated laptop gfx drivers but on Chrome it runs fine. Love the graphics, the sound and the idea!

gokottastudio 2015-12-23 19:07

Great graphics and game!Congratulations

pixlwalkr 2015-12-24 07:31

5/5. very polished for a game jam. Simple but awesome gameplay. Beautiful pixel art also. Great job!!

galvesmash 2015-12-24 19:23

Gameplay is very nice. I loved the how to shop in the game. Beautiful graphics. You should make a mobile version!

dx0ne 2015-12-26 15:43

Interesting use of theme. Works nice with map. Those charge attack mechanics is something to look into for some mobile games.

arzi 2015-12-26 15:55

This is really impressive! I don't normally like block mechanisms like that, but in this case they were really well integrated into the two button gameplay. Great work!

anachron 2015-12-29 16:35

Amazing, would play it over and over on mobile

xenosns 2015-12-31 20:13

Excellent game, loved the timing attacks.

tselmek 2016-01-01 00:41

Everything is so perfect, I have nothing to say except that I personally think you should be the winner of this Ludum Dare. Congratulations for what you've made and good luck!

brightstar 2016-01-04 20:54

Great game.

creative-sectors 2016-01-04 23:20

I love the Fire Emblem-like graphic and the two button control concept is really great. I love how you implemented a real time battle with a neat attack/defense style. Somehow I missed healing items, so I had to master the defense to keep alive for the stronger enemies. Really like the pixelated art style and the items are really reflected on the heroes.

frederickk 2016-01-05 00:10

Man, this game is incredible!
And very lasting too! o0
Awesome job!

ellian 2016-01-05 00:16

Tough as nail, but really well made and fun!
As expected from you guys, it's really well done. Congrats for making something so nice. :)

2016-01-05 00:43

Thanks everybody for all this positive feedback :)