Oust Santa! by Crosstales

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made by Crosstales for LD31 (JAM)
Every year, Santa Claus enters our home through the chimney - unsolicited and uninvited! We think that is an impudence towards which we need to act. So grab your snow cannon and defend your little village - shoot Santa until he leaves. Lets see how long you can fend him off, for every house you lose more Santas will come.
Just aim your cannon and shoot at the Santas.

Please enter your Highscore in the comment section, lets see who survives the longest :-) (My girlfriend's Highscore is 3400, can you beat her?)


The record in our game is currently 7100 points (Wave 17).

Can you beat this record? :-)

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.64 182
Audio(Jam) 3.91 55
Fun(Jam) 3.29 319
Graphics(Jam) 4.43 51
Humor(Jam) 3.34 166
Innovation(Jam) 2.82 640
Mood(Jam) 3.92 49
Theme(Jam) 3.65 410

Feedback

Interface
09. Dec 2014 路 03:49 UTC
Really awesome game. At wave 9 and only lost 1 house so far. Not sure why you eliminated so many categories. Fun and Mood would surely have scored well.
馃帳 Crosstales
09. Dec 2014 路 04:27 UTC
Ah, that was stupid - I didn't unterstood the new opt-out-function... :-(
But thank you and I changed it.
If you like, you could now modify your rating ;-)

I'm happy that you like our game!


Cheers
reverso13
09. Dec 2014 路 12:21 UTC
Fantastic game :)
lintfordpickle
09. Dec 2014 路 12:24 UTC
Really enjoyed it. There were however a few issues with the collisions not registering; and then other times it would hit even when it looked like I missed.

The graphics are very nice!
xlash86
09. Dec 2014 路 12:27 UTC
Really awesome looking graphics and Sounds/Music. Sometimes the aiming feels a bit sluggish, but that's okay considering it was made in 72 hours! :)
aslakhol
09. Dec 2014 路 12:28 UTC
Pretty fun game, though the hit detection seems a bit off sometimes, that coupled with the fact that the santas don't always walk in obvious paths got a bit annoying some times. I got to 5000 score before 4 santas spawned an ran all over the map at hyper speed and one of them took less than one second to get to the last house.
Diventurer
09. Dec 2014 路 12:28 UTC
Why no graphics vote? I would do 5/5 at least!
Nice game, although it lagged a bit.
Ranmara
09. Dec 2014 路 12:34 UTC
Really lovely style (the day/night transition is so pretty!) and with a little more time to tweak difficulty and pacing it could be very compelling.
馃帳 Crosstales
09. Dec 2014 路 12:41 UTC
We added graphics and audio also for rating ;-)

We modified the assets to fit the winter style and made the SFX for this jam...
Vinyl Pixels
09. Dec 2014 路 13:01 UTC
Neat. Great gfx and audio! The light in the night look awesome and beautiful.
vegard1992
09. Dec 2014 路 13:04 UTC
I like it, just wish the gameplay was more satisfying!
janovbyrnisson
09. Dec 2014 路 13:07 UTC
You've done some amazing graphics there. :) It would be good to have a cannon firing like minigun.. :P
goodbadokay
09. Dec 2014 路 13:13 UTC
Cool graphic, but gameplay is a little monotonous.
Jupitron
09. Dec 2014 路 17:26 UTC
Awesome game, nice twist! Loved how balance shooting distance is.
pjimmy
10. Dec 2014 路 01:06 UTC
nice, good looking game
Magicolo
10. Dec 2014 路 02:20 UTC
-Smooth graphics :)
-The game should really be more fast paced :(
-Gets boring pretty quickly :(
-Music and SFX :)
Interface
10. Dec 2014 路 02:29 UTC
Thanks for updating, changed my ratings :-)
Poupi
10. Dec 2014 路 04:03 UTC
Nice work ^^
Xanjos
11. Dec 2014 路 00:40 UTC
Pretty fun game. Matched the theme quite well.
Geckoo1337
11. Dec 2014 路 06:04 UTC
Maybe this game is a too repetitive, but good enough. I like it. Well done ++
Kuality Games
11. Dec 2014 路 20:36 UTC
Definitely one of the nicest looking games out there. Good job.
Asaratha
11. Dec 2014 路 20:52 UTC
The Santas are just hard to see, and theres no notification a wave has begun. Shooting is very difficult as well.
joekinley
11. Dec 2014 路 21:15 UTC
Web version doesn't seem to work for me, so I have to download the 85MB LINUX VERSION (85MB? for real?).
Still downloading.

...

Still downloading

...

Fell asleep.... still downloading.

15 minutes left... my ISP really sucks...

12 Minutes left... this is taking foreeeeeeever

Such dedication, much slow, dat download, such big wow

Expectations are dying here. This better be good.

13 Minutes left? How is that even possible?

6 Minutes. I feel my hair growing. Teh anticipation

Still 6 minutes. I feel like someone is mocking me here. Wait... 9 minutes? Hey not fair, I wait patiently here.
Almost, almost, aaaand 50MB downloaded. Still waiting.

Could have voted 2 other games already, but I am still downloading. You better deliver Crosstales.

I swear if this doesn't work I'm gonna be soooo mad.

But seriuosly. 85MB? What did you put in there? How can that be so ridiculously big for a game you barely made in 72 hours.

Still loading. 3 minutes left, almost done... sooo cloooose

12 MB left, 2 minutes to go. I can see the light

Read about twist in comments... wanna know twist. If there's no twist *raises fist*... Oh boy 30 seconds left... almost there, almost there, please computer don't bail on me now. Yaaay here it is, let's open and check.

Sneaky little bastards. What the heck did I just play?
The hitboxes were really weird. I hit them often, but it didn't register, and other times i clearly missed, but it GOT registered.
Didn't get a twist though :( am disappoint. Maybe I'm just too bad? I blame the hitboxes :D . Also those sneky little basterds I tell you. They hide so good and then they move in.

Fun little game though. Nice audio, cool mood, funny sneaky little bastards. Liked it. Worth the wait
GarethIW
12. Dec 2014 路 16:16 UTC
Gorgeous little game, great art and animation. Scored 1900, wave 9.
Hellequin
12. Dec 2014 路 21:44 UTC
I like the concept! Really fun gameplay... love graphics!
yanisvieilly
12. Dec 2014 路 21:45 UTC
Awesome graphics, awesome audio. You did a great job!
metalchouchen
12. Dec 2014 路 22:35 UTC
I think santa are too small :) But that probably a gameplay choice. Nice game for a jam by the way!
sP0CkEr2
13. Dec 2014 路 04:20 UTC
fun game - made it to wave 11 - awesome job
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
14. Dec 2014 路 03:39 UTC
3500 points, wave 12, 352.2 time.

Really nice audio, and entertaining entry. Well done. :)
Dream Of Sleeping
14. Dec 2014 路 09:21 UTC
I couldn't get it to work. It loads than just freezes up the web page.
I had to copy and paste this comment in. I could here the music though
and that was 5 out of 5 easy. It sounded like it had an edward scissor hands type of vibe.
tonypai
17. Dec 2014 路 01:23 UTC
One snowball a take keeps the santa away. :D
JacksGamesSucks
17. Dec 2014 路 21:54 UTC
awesome! i love it
dunin
18. Dec 2014 路 13:44 UTC
2800...
well done, need more features (differents santas, powerup...)
TyrusPeace
20. Dec 2014 路 20:05 UTC
6100, Wave 15, 454.6 seconds
This game had me shouting "NOOOO!" when a house would triumphantly sprout Christmas decorations post-Santa. Just that is hilarious, but the charming art, premise, and gameplay really make this a standout entry for me.

Great work!
schnerble
20. Dec 2014 路 20:08 UTC
Graphics and music are brilliant - some of the best I've seen in LD! Fun game to play too - nice work. Two little things though: sometimes it's hard to see the santas in the dark... and also I'm not sure why there's more than one day/night cycle! ;) (it's cool - but I'm not sure it makes sense with Christmas night! ;) )
Instant Noodles
21. Dec 2014 路 20:02 UTC
funny little game. Curious about technick behind. What is dif茅rence between normal and webgl version ?
puppetmaster
22. Dec 2014 路 00:18 UTC
Fantastic little game! Lovely music and animation.

Well made!
jukimv1986
22. Dec 2014 路 18:57 UTC
Finally a game where one can kick Santa's ass. Elve out of five!
NanoidGames
24. Dec 2014 路 11:14 UTC
Looks pretty cool. Happy xmas! :)
pixelspirit
24. Dec 2014 路 11:15 UTC
really nice - very pretty, nice music, fun to play, and what I think is a funny concept n_n Merry Christmas!
kaa
24. Dec 2014 路 11:33 UTC
Very beautiful and cute!
twelveplusplus
25. Dec 2014 路 21:49 UTC
hilarious!
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Dec 2014 路 17:31 UTC
Beautiful graphics, great concept, nice take on tower games! I Included it in part 20 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/SGfwL84KAH0
zed0
29. Dec 2014 路 01:02 UTC
Neat game, the day/night cycle and weather effects are great polish.
My only real complaint is that most of the time I lost houses because I didn't spot the santas, rather than it actually being difficult.