The objective is to catch the snowflakes with snowman rightful by color.
Use arrows to move the snowman. Use 1, 2, 3 and 4 to change the focused snowman.
Or use the alternative controls: A and D to move. U, I, O and P to change focus.
(Use S to disable/enable sounds)
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Made with: Flash (AS3) - code and graphics as3sfxr - sounds Bosca Ceoil - music
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* 13h30min LEFT: I would like to work more on sounds and music, but I need some sleep. It's 6:30am and I have some family commitments in at 9am. And I'm not sure if I'll be back on time to make these changes. That's why I'm submitting now. (-.-) zzzzz
0h45min LEFT: I just got home and I added the keyboard number at the top of each inactive snowman during the game. But I think I won't have enough time to polish more details.
* I changed the name of the game ('infineve' to 'neven') because I realised that the previous name didn't sound good in Spanish - and I live in Mexico.
I've fixed the bug mentioned by @local minimum. According the rules, that kind of bug can be fixed after the deadline. The cause was a variable that I forgot to reset when the game is over.
* POST-COMPO version: I'll improve the randomness of the snowflakes to prevent two consecutive colors are on opposite sides, and other stuff.
Quite good fun! Harder than I expected, and nice graphics.
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Sheepolution8 Dec 2014, 18:34
At the start it seemed to go way too slow, but you quickly find out that's not the case. Fun game! Maybe add that you can walk outside of the screen to enter it from the opposite side. Or maybe that would've made it too easy. In any case, fun game!
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Zekiel8 Dec 2014, 18:49
Pretty fun and enjoyable! The graphics are very smooth as well.
What a lovely game! I love the graphics, the intro music, and the general gameplay idea! My only complaint lies in the snowflakes generation: the game tends to create two snowflakes of the same color at the same moment, but to generate them on opposite side of the screen - there impossible to catch, and it's kinda frustating to lose because of that. Otherwise great entry! :)
Wow that game demanded full concentration. I love the animations on the snowmen, in fact, the entire game has seriously well worked graphics. I got to nine twice and that I'm going to consider a feat.
Things I would consider:
It felt like the random progression of flakes was a bit too random and hence evil. At least for being so early on in the game. What I mean is that if felt like it could happen that there came two flakes of the same color to close in time but distant in space that they'd be impossible to collect. That's not good, it's important to keep the illusion of that it's the player's fault. So I'd put some restriction on that.
I would consider starting with three snowmen or even two and introduce the others as the player progresses.
I think I got a bug, because when replaying some snowmen wanted to run to the right without me pushing that button and they continued until I pushed right.
Then finally, to make this game as addictive as it could be, I think it needs a catchy tune.
I think this was a really great entry, so hope you take these comments the right way. And I think you could make it work with touch controls *wink* *wink* (tap to select and swipe to move).
Hard, but fun. I got to a score of 30! Proud of myself. Loved the sound effects. Loved your art style. Really simple concept, that works really well! Nice going.
At first I thought: "Huh, multiplayer? This might be boring..." But then I died and realised I'm supposed to play all the snowmen, haha. I like the simple but still intriguing interpretation of the theme. Good fun, neat graphics and gives a nice challenge. Gets hard when your snowman is on the other side of the map. :S
Thanks again all of you... for playing it and especially for your kind words. I'm glad that you liked and I'm considering your feedback to the post-compo version. I'll improve the randomness of the snowflakes to prevent two consecutive colors are on opposite sides, and other stuff. ☃ ☃ ☃ ☃
Hi there. Lost track of which snowman was which number, well had to think about it, maybe put the numbers on them - at least for first few minutes. Liked the look and feel. Good job!
@mrexcessive thank you for your comment ^_^ I preferred put in the top instead of their body because I felt that on the top was easier to identify when they are close between them.
Score: 24! Really nice game, really challenging! Having to setup ahead of time where to place the snowmen really adds a lot to the game. The graphics were nice and it was really fun to play! Well done!
Nice game! Graphics and theme in particular are very good. I found it a little easy after a while, though; I eventually lost concentration and finished on 134. Good work with it!
Looks simple but is actually a lot harder than it sounds since you have to plan your moves ahead of time in order to get a better score but once you get the hang of it, it's a pretty fun game (My highest score was 110 :D).
Clever simple design which works really well. Liked the mechanic of having to use the different coloured snowman to catch the different snowflakes. Nice twist on the simple catcher mechanic. As you've mentioned would be nice to see a post comp version which fixed the issue of the snowflakes on opposite sides for same colour.
Really like the look of your snowman. Challenging and fun game! I Included it in part 18 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/fGRz-9CpOIg
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Nice game.
Things I would consider:
It felt like the random progression of flakes was a bit too random and hence evil. At least for being so early on in the game. What I mean is that if felt like it could happen that there came two flakes of the same color to close in time but distant in space that they'd be impossible to collect. That's not good, it's important to keep the illusion of that it's the player's fault. So I'd put some restriction on that.
I would consider starting with three snowmen or even two and introduce the others as the player progresses.
I think I got a bug, because when replaying some snowmen wanted to run to the right without me pushing that button and they continued until I pushed right.
Then finally, to make this game as addictive as it could be, I think it needs a catchy tune.
I think this was a really great entry, so hope you take these comments the right way. And I think you could make it work with touch controls *wink* *wink* (tap to select and swipe to move).
But then I died and realised I'm supposed to play all the snowmen, haha. I like the simple but still intriguing interpretation of the theme. Good fun, neat graphics and gives a nice challenge. Gets hard when your snowman is on the other side of the map. :S
I'm glad that you liked and I'm considering your feedback to the post-compo version.
I'll improve the randomness of the snowflakes to prevent two consecutive colors are on opposite sides, and other stuff.
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Lovely graphics and animation! I like it!
@mrexcessive thank you for your comment ^_^ I preferred put in the top instead of their body because I felt that on the top was easier to identify when they are close between them.
Great job!