Elves' Eve by zkenshin

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made by zkenshin for LD28 (JAM)
This game was made with Unity.

Every Christmas Eve,
when the elves have their leave,
they get up to no good,
in every neighbourhood.
They sneak into a house,
through the deep snow.
They line up and prepare their aim,
as they have only one throw.

Your goal is to toss the star as high up onto the tree as you can. Obviously, according to elves' rules, you obtain more points if you throw from further away. Don't leave evidence of your visit, though. Breaking ornaments, or
worse, toppling the tree, will result in a large deduction from your points.

Controls:

- A/D or Left/Right to Walk
- W/S or Up/Down for throwing angle
- Space bar to prepare for throw
- Space bar to throw
- R to reset
- P to pause
- M to mute
- Enter to fast forward

Known Bugs:
- Animation oddities at various points.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.94 332
Audio(Jam) 2.84 273
Fun(Jam) 2.70 329
Graphics(Jam) 3.15 285
Humor(Jam) 2.45 242
Innovation(Jam) 2.49 400
Mood(Jam) 2.98 233
Theme(Jam) 2.62 326

Feedback

Tyro
17. Dec 2013 · 00:23 UTC
Fun stuff. This really reminded me of the mini golf game from Wario Land 3, if anyone remembers that. Nicely done!
van noctar
17. Dec 2013 · 03:55 UTC
It's an original idea!! Pretty game
WhoaConstrictor
17. Dec 2013 · 03:57 UTC
Fun but difficult to master game. Among the many Christmas-themed games I've played for this competition, this is the best executed.
torcado194
17. Dec 2013 · 03:58 UTC
wow, fun and pretty polished! it seems pretty hard not to get any penalties from far away, while still getting on the tree. good job!
Coin Flip Games
17. Dec 2013 · 04:22 UTC
Really good game!
miklyha
17. Dec 2013 · 04:41 UTC
Really good game )
stvr
17. Dec 2013 · 05:24 UTC
Score: 381 points! Woo! I beat my record of -20,000!
BuKaneerz
17. Dec 2013 · 11:25 UTC
pretty game (:
Geoege
17. Dec 2013 · 12:34 UTC
I really like how that elve is peeing on the floor.

Btw nice stuff. Had a great laugh when tree fell down.
brmassa
17. Dec 2013 · 19:10 UTC
nice game. a 2d golf like with a thematic flavour. nice art and fun to play.
Switchbreak
18. Dec 2013 · 02:22 UTC
Nice! I got 2393. Pretty fun. Could have used some better audio.
insane66
18. Dec 2013 · 02:29 UTC
Good graphics. Funny! Challenging and quick to play. Real nice entry.
hamster_mk_4
18. Dec 2013 · 02:35 UTC
The theme seems to detract from the enjoyment of the game. I would rather be able to have multiple shots in a game such as this. Still I do love a ballistic trajectory game, thanks for making one.
Venks
18. Dec 2013 · 03:12 UTC
Really nice graphics and I like the Christmas theme. I have absolutely no idea how to do anything though. xD
_zulli
18. Dec 2013 · 03:34 UTC
Cool game! :) I've liked the graphics and sounds! Pretty good stuff. Great job!!!

If you have time, please rate my game! :) I would really appreciate it :D
Devon
18. Dec 2013 · 03:52 UTC
WHere am I trying to throw the star? Nice music and menus. Interesting art. Gameplay was kind of confusing to me. Don't understand what the points mean.
archaeometrician
18. Dec 2013 · 03:59 UTC
Cool game!
Toby Simone
18. Dec 2013 · 04:08 UTC
It was fun but rather confusing!
glovecat
18. Dec 2013 · 10:29 UTC
I like how you use the Christmas theme! nice work :)
GarethIW
18. Dec 2013 · 10:50 UTC
Managed to get 5000 points after I stopped knocking the tree over :) Good fun!
stromchin
18. Dec 2013 · 14:57 UTC
I like that you can knock the tree down. Like in my game, but different
ThatGuy
18. Dec 2013 · 18:14 UTC
Simple but difficult gameplay. Great work! 19k points here
occash
18. Dec 2013 · 19:28 UTC
So mice graphics! Eve is like natural!
DavidErosa
18. Dec 2013 · 22:39 UTC
Nice one, thanks!
vinull
19. Dec 2013 · 01:30 UTC
Really depressing music lol! Neat idea, though I found it tough to judge where I was aiming.
ENDESGA
19. Dec 2013 · 03:55 UTC
Pretty cool game :) Very nice
javifugitivo
19. Dec 2013 · 05:19 UTC
Christmas is coming!
Diptoman
19. Dec 2013 · 13:50 UTC
Simple and fun to play. Took me awhile to realize that you can move around and aim after pressing space, and it even shows the trajectory. Really nice music and graphics. The take on the theme felt kind of weak, though, since you can retry as much as you want.
DanielSnd
19. Dec 2013 · 21:29 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWu3VdjDjIQ
My first impressions on the game :)
angelk
20. Dec 2013 · 05:08 UTC
Nice graphics, but the music is so sad! Maybe I just feel sad because I annihilated that poor Christmas tree.
madlee
21. Dec 2013 · 01:47 UTC
Well done. Nice graphics, and was quick enough to not be annoying. I tried several times but I never even got close to the top, but then again i only tried super far shots :)
Maple
21. Dec 2013 · 10:19 UTC
This is really addictive! I managed to get a high score of 13,762 by standing all the way back and throwing with power 100 at angle 38, hitting the top of the tree. I have no idea how a high-score of over 20,000 is possible. My only suggestions for making this better would be to clean up the elf's walking animation, and the text at the beginning. Oh and to make navigating the menu with keyboard possible (no one likes switching between keyboard and mouse in a game that doesn't use both). Otherwise this is a great game. Good job!
Techblogogy
21. Dec 2013 · 13:35 UTC
Fun and challenging game.
aare
21. Dec 2013 · 20:02 UTC
The dot's showing the trayectory were a bit confusing - at first I thought that the elve is pissing at the tree :P
Reverend Speed
21. Dec 2013 · 20:52 UTC
Looks lovely, but I'm confused by the mechanics. I wasn't sure if the particle effect from the Elf was meant to be an aiming guide (if so, it's unhelpful!). Nice, restful music, however - good work for three days!
jimmypaulin
21. Dec 2013 · 21:07 UTC
This was a really atmospheric and enjoyable game! I think I scored -17000 which I was pretty pleased with as it was exciting to pretty much trash someones house - an ostentatious kind of owner methinks! They really shouldn't go to bed with that fire blazing, the elf would do them a favour by making a bit of a racket ;)
Will Edwards
21. Dec 2013 · 22:30 UTC
An excellent little game :) After a gazillion attempts (yeah you only get one, I know) I managed to get over 8000 :) However, if you sum up my previous attempts, I was definitely still below zero. I rather enjoyed toppling the tree.

The elve's animation was of course a bit rough.
Jgpicatoste
21. Dec 2013 · 22:34 UTC
Graphics didn't mean much, as all the fun was related to the experience. Long live the elves! Fun game, it surprised me with its humor and polished mechanics. Good job.
henrykun
22. Dec 2013 · 04:19 UTC
Very nice game, it's fun, the graphics are very good and I like how the stars spin in the air :D.
MaTX
23. Dec 2013 · 17:30 UTC
A lot of little imperfections that make it not-so-great, but not bad overall.
dudsen
25. Dec 2013 · 18:31 UTC
Hm . Threw the star on top of the tree from 25m distance ~350 points, from 50m to underneath the tree: 1500 points :D Well some families have strange tree decoration behaviors ;)
Warm graphics and solid player controls, but the music loop is a bit annoying after a while.
greytram
26. Dec 2013 · 13:10 UTC
Funny Xmas game!
Liked the animations, great job! Some background graphics are a bit blurry. Nice sounds and atmosphere with warm fireplace :-)
Aiming from a range is a bit difficult.
Doesn't seem to be related to the jam theme (or you're the one elve maybe?).
teamMightyFingers
26. Dec 2013 · 14:02 UTC
Pretty fun, my record 11616
With some more work on "variations/techniques" of throwing it could be a fun game, with levels may be :) Great work man!
mystakin
28. Dec 2013 · 04:04 UTC
Fun, simple game. I could definitely get addicted to this, but I wish there was an easier way to judge how power affected the trajectory of the star.
Ras Lyon
29. Dec 2013 · 23:27 UTC
Thanks for the Christmas-themed game! I love knocking over the tree. The difficulty is pretty steep, but love the charm of this game!
ayame9joe
30. Dec 2013 · 10:09 UTC
Fine physical game.
taocayo
01. Jan 2014 · 03:00 UTC
Very polished. Liked the idea of being able to topple the tree. It adds a different twist to the old formula.
Grafter
02. Jan 2014 · 21:33 UTC
Fitted in with xmas! Good little game!
Gazpacho Games
05. Jan 2014 · 21:40 UTC
Not works...
LatFoued
06. Jan 2014 · 13:10 UTC
Pretty, simple and fun. good job