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The Gift by CarbonCoder

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made by CarbonCoder for LD28 (COMPO)
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)
Windows http://bit.ly/1b8LurH
OS/X http://bit.ly/1b8LurH
Linux http://bit.ly/1b8LurH
Source http://bit.ly/1b8LR5y
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-28/?action=preview&uid=14089

Ratings

Coolness 70% 3
Overall 3.25 306
Audio 1.47 755
Fun 3.50 123
Graphics 3.11 399
Humor 3.50 86
Innovation 3.32 233
Mood 3.14 258
Theme 3.46 192

Feedback

mruno
17. Dec 2013 · 22:18 UTC
Very good idea! It was interesting how the enemies can't actually die, funny story too. Good job! :)
multikorv
17. Dec 2013 · 22:24 UTC
Clever! It was a nice combination that made it challenging. Solid implementation, felt stable.
tiffi_gaming
17. Dec 2013 · 22:41 UTC
Good job!
SamH
17. Dec 2013 · 22:42 UTC
Nice mechanics. Could become a well balanced and challenging game with minimal additional effort.
StMatn
17. Dec 2013 · 22:42 UTC
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!
peacegiverman
17. Dec 2013 · 23:32 UTC
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.
Toureiro
17. Dec 2013 · 23:32 UTC
Really fun concept!
robhor
17. Dec 2013 · 23:54 UTC
Fun game! Love how they pick up your gift and just run off with it.
Mirroar
18. Dec 2013 · 21:10 UTC
Pretty cool idea, now if only it wasn't so short :)
bttf
19. Dec 2013 · 00:55 UTC
Idk, this game made me laugh out loud for some reason. Good job
supremefist
19. Dec 2013 · 10:29 UTC
Haha! That was great! I loved the clever mechanic and giggled the whole time whilst playing it! Destroyed santa, too! Wohoo!
danbo
19. Dec 2013 · 15:40 UTC
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&Code
19. Dec 2013 · 16:39 UTC
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!
Jiggawatt
19. Dec 2013 · 17:03 UTC
Glad it was so short because nothing happened.
chriscodes
19. Dec 2013 · 22:13 UTC
Nice game! Such original gameplay. Well done
soy_yuma
20. Dec 2013 · 22:06 UTC
I like the idea and the fact that these bullies don't really die! :-)
Giovanni Cappellotto
21. Dec 2013 · 13:59 UTC
Nice game, I love minimal graphics, but I don't like lack of music and sound effects.
LukuluK
26. Dec 2013 · 13:00 UTC
That's a very funny game, challenging with good balancing and cool visual feedbacks. Well done !
It just need some sounds and music.
JaJ
06. Jan 2014 · 21:39 UTC
Nice use of the theme, bonus points for adding a christmas theme! Great job.