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Snowman Critter Control

by hoothoot
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.40
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.77
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★74%
Survive hordes of critters as a sole snowman! Avenge the death of your family!

First project made in Dart. It's actually quite neat.

I kinda liked how the combat mechanics turned out, not sure about the overall gameplay though. Would like to continue create something more thought-through with it.

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Comments26

Drtizzle
Drtizzle8 Dec 2014, 17:40
Very nice concept! It starts out easy, but after a while you'll have to plan out your moves.
Great artstyle also!
AtkinsSJ
AtkinsSJ9 Dec 2014, 14:21
There's a lot more depth to this than I was expecting. I agree that it's worth expanding, the basic mechanic is quite clever. :)
Hellequin9 Dec 2014, 19:23
Nice concept! Really fun to play!
tomdeal
tomdeal9 Dec 2014, 19:26
Nice work! At the beginning it is quite easy, maybe the difficulty there could be a bit harder, but in the end it gets really challenging.
Mokosha
Mokosha9 Dec 2014, 19:27
Great game! At first I thought the game was going to be really easy. Then, once it got going I realized it's actually kind of hard. It had replayability though!
Alendro
Alendro9 Dec 2014, 20:29
I like this. The movement is great. The bunnies are great. Great job.
T1MGames9 Dec 2014, 20:31
The animation and graphical style is very appealing!
jpcote10 Dec 2014, 03:19
Very nice game! Too bad there is no audio (bug?) :(
indiglo96310 Dec 2014, 18:11
Good progress in game, the difficulties is really well adjusted along the time
biscuitdough
biscuitdough11 Dec 2014, 07:32
like the core concept, could easily see it expanded.
redoxkun11 Dec 2014, 20:28
Love the concept and love the graphics. Very nice game!
markusfisch
markusfisch11 Dec 2014, 21:53
Very interesting concept! Just the hopping sound is maybe a bit too much, but I really like those combat mechanics too! Got 66 rabbits and I'm going to try again!

Very well done!
hogtrick
hogtrick12 Dec 2014, 12:37
Really liked the game. Pretty easy though. Liked the graphics, super fun characters.
A Flat Miner Studios12 Dec 2014, 14:46
Good concept. One minor complaint is that there is no reason to have a limited number of snowballs, since they are constantly respawning (unless I just haven't gotten far enough, in which case you should ignore that).
Nobuyoshi13 Dec 2014, 17:54
Nice Game! It's fun to play.
Teesquared
Teesquared13 Dec 2014, 17:58
I thought it was very funny and fun to play. It was hilarious to see that the more snowballs you pick up the bigger you get.
ripatti14 Dec 2014, 09:08
Cute. Minimalistic.
pht59x14 Dec 2014, 14:46
Great fun concept. Good sound effects. Somewhat difficult to control with a non-qwerty keyboard.
arzi15 Dec 2014, 23:13
Very nice concept! At first I didn't realize it was a turn-based game though! Good work :)
Benjamin18 Dec 2014, 16:59
Clever and fun to play.
But The difficulty curve is more like a gentle slope THEN a wall. I think rabbit spawn rate need more tweak. The jump sfx was also a bit repetitive, it dissuaded me from playing long sessions.
oh_andrej20 Dec 2014, 19:12
The turn-based system is great and adds a nice layer of depth to what would otherwise be a simple shooter. The jumping sound of the snowman can get a bit grating after a while but other than that I had great fun with the game!
davidB
davidB22 Dec 2014, 13:25
Fun turn based arcade game (remember me super hot,a fps with similar approach).

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