UNDERGROUND PIXEL IS BACK FOR THEIR FIFTH JAM IN A ROW!!
It's Christmas morning, and you've just returned from your long flight around the world. All of the presents have been delivered and you're enjoying the holiday party. You've just had one cookie, and you're reaching for a second. But wait! According to the elves, you can only have one.
Now you're upset, and you'll chase down any elf who dares to stand in your way of eating more cookies. Race around the workshop, level by level, and get your cookies from the forces that seek to take them from you!
The whole setting was funny, the game is alright but is little rough around the edges, for example, it's very difficult to see the speed power ups and cookie crumbles. Also is it just me, but the music volume seems to be much lower than rest of the sounds.
Hahaha, yeah there's quite a bit of humor here-- and I agree with @AdventureIslands about the fireplace! Amazingly intricate art too. A real polished piece!
Nice game! Good graphics and audio. It settles a good mood and I like its humour :-) On the downside I thought it was complicated to catch the guys. Probably because their AI is better than mine...
I think it's a great entry with good looking pixel art and an interesting mechanic. The fireplace is a cool addition too. Bonus points! Didn't run into any hiccups playing, meaning it's solid and easy to play. Great!
I found this game extremely fun. It's very entertaining to be chasing down the elves to get your cookies back. I enjoyed it a lot and had my fair share of laughs doing so.
The graphics/art is great for this game. This is an excellent Ludum Jam entry. :)
Great entry! Love the graphics, music and trying to guess where the elf is going to run to for me to cut them off. The only unfortunate thing is that I sucked at it. :P
Beautiful art, sound, and presentation (I for one adored the CRT effect)! I had trouble seeing the dropped cookies until my third play-through, maybe some extra sparkle on those so players will know they can follow the crumb trail? The fireplace was an inspired addition, really sets the... mood! :)
Graphics are really cool, although I think you could have polished some animations more. The pixel art style is detailed and sweet, one of the best in the competition.
The take on the theme is really original and interesting: although I didn't find it specially hilarious, it creates a setting that makes it possible to create a variety of maps and situations. Cool and innovative.
The only downsides for me are the audio aspects (I missed some balance between music and SFX) and the gameplay (for me, it lacked replay value; introduced some mechanics that weren't playtested enough, like the speed burst; or was confusing for the player, specially the arrows pointing the targets).
Love the graphics and the sound, it's just perfect! The game itself is fun and simple to play. Without those little arrows I would have been lost. Very well polished!
I like this game. Really, it's a fun game! It's a casual feel good mood where you chase elves and you get to upgrade santa as you collect cookies. One of the most polished game in this Ludum dare. Controls feels great, art is beautiful the music and the sounds are perfect. Good job!
Perfect Entry! I loved everything about this game, and just in time for the holidays hahahs Damn that Santa really wants those cookies. I couldn't make it to the top scorers but I had a lot of fun playing this game.
Some of the sweetest pixel graphics I've seen on this compo. Loved the old monitor effect. :) The sound effects volume was a bit high compared to the music, which led to some ear shattering moments. But overall the gameplay was simple and fun so I didn't let that bother me too much! :) Really solid game.
Really fun! Fairly difficult, to the point where I was a bit concerned I might have made a level unwinnable, because two elves ran off in opposite directions, and I only barely managed to get both in the same round, but that's a really minor thing. I'll second, or third, or more, the bonus points for the fireplace!
The graphics are pretty neat, and the gameplay is cool. It would be nice to have cookies over the scenario that could be picked by both elves and santa. That would change the game a little bit but it would reforce a sense of urgency, to keep the player concentrated on the game. Nice entry. Did you made the graphics yourself?
Very polished and accomplished entry! The graphics were superb and I loved the cartoon at the start - and Santa's crazed expression (hell - who would be a bit crazed after delivering 3 billion presents). I think it could have benefitted from a little more variety - perhaps different objects on different floors? Really nice presentation
I feel like I would have enjoyed this game, but as soon as their were two elves on screen the game lagged too much to really be playable. Apart from that it was nice, although I didn't realize I could pick up crumbs for a while (couldn't see them, I just happened to run into a few).
Fun, but not a heap of replay value, found myself being frustrated once the elves had split up. The biscuit pieces on the ground were pretty hellish to see, but overall the look was very cohesive, the music was functional, the controls were simple and there was a good bit of humour. Nice work.
LOL funny from the beginning - nice work weaving humour through every aspect of the game. Cute soundtrack, great pixel art and animation. Gameplay is not original, but FUN in any case. Really polished. Kudos to the whole team. Big love for the bonus in-game log channel!
That fireplace certainly adds a lot of "mood" for the game :-D
I liked the general idea a lot. It reminded me of the "keystone coppers" game on the Atari.
While I had fun, I feel the game got a bit frustrating if one of the elves starts going up or down too many levels, because it seems impossible to decide if I should climb this latter or just keep on going. Maybe that could be improved a bit by restricting the total number of floors in the level (right now it seems that there are infinite floors).
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Bonus points for the fireplace.
Also it was pretty fun to play, it's a very well-done game :)
Good job!
The graphics/art is great for this game. This is an excellent Ludum Jam entry. :)
The take on the theme is really original and interesting: although I didn't find it specially hilarious, it creates a setting that makes it possible to create a variety of maps and situations. Cool and innovative.
The only downsides for me are the audio aspects (I missed some balance between music and SFX) and the gameplay (for me, it lacked replay value; introduced some mechanics that weren't playtested enough, like the speed burst; or was confusing for the player, specially the arrows pointing the targets).
All in all, a good entry. Keep working hard!
My first impressions:
Although, audio wasn't working for me..?
I liked the general idea a lot. It reminded me of the "keystone coppers" game on the Atari.
While I had fun, I feel the game got a bit frustrating if one of the elves starts going up or down too many levels, because it seems impossible to decide if I should climb this latter or just keep on going. Maybe that could be improved a bit by restricting the total number of floors in the level (right now it seems that there are infinite floors).
Cheers, and thanks for the game!