Ludum Dare #28compo

The Gift

by thegamemaker

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.25

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.46

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.47

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★70%

You only got one present for Christmas, but it's the greatest present ever. Everyone in town has become a bully green with jealousy.
Protect your gift by throwing snowballs at them!

--Controls--
Move: WASD
Throw snowball: Click in the direction you want to throw
Pick up gift: Space
(Hint: Run up to a bully and press space to grab the gift out of their hands)

Comments19

mruno17 Dec 2013, 22:23

Very good idea! It was interesting how the enemies can't actually die, funny story too. Good job! :)

multikorv17 Dec 2013, 22:29

Clever! It was a nice combination that made it challenging. Solid implementation, felt stable.

tiffi_gaming17 Dec 2013, 22:46

Good job!

SamH17 Dec 2013, 22:47

Nice mechanics. Could become a well balanced and challenging game with minimal additional effort.

StMatn17 Dec 2013, 22:47

Great game!
Pretty challenging, especially when too many bulies enter the screen. The bossfight was fun as well. I really like the idea, that you must protect your present ^^
Graphics are quite nice as well.
Good work!

peacegiverman17 Dec 2013, 23:37

The boss is great :)

I had a problem with the game, though. Sometimes, one bully will get stuck in a corner and won't run away off screen, preventing you from finishing the level.

Toureiro17 Dec 2013, 23:37

Really fun concept!

robhor17 Dec 2013, 23:59

Fun game! Love how they pick up your gift and just run off with it.

Mirroar18 Dec 2013, 21:15

Pretty cool idea, now if only it wasn't so short :)

bttf19 Dec 2013, 01:00

Idk, this game made me laugh out loud for some reason. Good job

supremefist19 Dec 2013, 10:34

Haha! That was great! I loved the clever mechanic and giggled the whole time whilst playing it! Destroyed santa, too! Wohoo!

danbo19 Dec 2013, 15:45

Nice work! I love the mechanic of moving the gift around and protecting it, though obviously you can just carry it forever. With a little tweaking and fleshing out, this could be really good.

Cake&Code19 Dec 2013, 16:44

That was awesome! I managed to beat Santa on my first go but it was close, I was down to one heart. Really love being able to nudge the gift box with snowballs too, helped me reposition it when it got close to the edges.

Also, I was moving when I defeated Santa but afterwards the game stopped accepting my directional controls although the character kept running in the direction I had been when I won. It was a bit funny and only the most minor of bugs.

Well done!

Jiggawatt19 Dec 2013, 17:08

Glad it was so short because nothing happened.

chriscodes19 Dec 2013, 22:18

Nice game! Such original gameplay. Well done

soy_yuma20 Dec 2013, 22:11

I like the idea and the fact that these bullies don't really die! :-)

Giovanni Cappellotto21 Dec 2013, 14:04

Nice game, I love minimal graphics, but I don't like lack of music and sound effects.

LukuluK26 Dec 2013, 13:05

That's a very funny game, challenging with good balancing and cool visual feedbacks. Well done !
It just need some sounds and music.