Viking Snow Fight by Trevor Hayes
Typical viking snowball fight!
Controls
Keyboard and Mouse:
Move: WASD, Arrow Keys
Throw snowball: Space, Left Click
Use horn: Q, Right Click
F: Toggle fullscreen
Xbox 360 Controller:
Move: Left Stick, D-pad, Right Stick
Throw snowball: A
Use horn: Y
| HTML5 (web) | http://assets.isle3studios.com/games/snow_vikings_wasm/snow_vikings.html |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/viking-snow-fight |
Ratings
| Overall | 439th | 3.518⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 376th | 3.436⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 705th | 2.927⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1006th | 2.231⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 202th | 4.091⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 247th | 3.537⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 136th | 3.717⭐ | 55🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 564th | 3.259⭐ | 56🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 72🗳️ | 13🗨️ |
I could not find a way to hit excepted to throw a lot and pray Luck. Dodging is fun however.
Maybe you could turn it into a handball game for example, with something to hit/protect?
Graphics are nice, but I miss a bit of sfx.
Good starting base I would say!
I think a guy being sacrificed by aliens fits the theme :)
At first I thought my viking buddies were slacking off, but after a bit I understood what they were doing :P
I liked how you fit in the theme, as well. Great job!
Are the opponents able to get themselves a snow gun?
Also, is there a way to win the game without it?
In regards to our implementation of the theme: In order to win the snowball fight you must summon aliens and sacrifice yourself in exchange for their superior snowball fighting technology. We avoided putting that in the description because we wanted to keep the element of surprise :)
What I liked:
1. Beautiful art style
2. Great mood, great music
3. Cool "surprise" at the end of the fight
What I didn't like:
1. Got a bit repetitive starting from the second fight - would be nice if there were different surprises at the end instead of the same one every time.
2. Difficulty progression - I played through the game to the end and I felt the last level was not harder than the first one. Maybe I just got better? I'm not sure, but the snowballs didn't feel like they are getting harder to avoid.
Anyway, I had a lot of fun with the game, thank you for submitting!

So I got the horn, things got weird, and I played for a bit longer just to make sure. That was so freaking weird and out of nowhere and I loved it. I mean, I originally started playing the game and thought there was not much to it. But that freaking horn got me good.
The graphics are fantastic, and the deep sounds do get along nicely. But all jokes considered, the game was short and simple. Enjoyable and a quick laugh. It'd be fantastic if you could add more features to it in the future, as it has a lot of potential.
I'm redirecting this game to [my team](discord.whalesandgames.com), hoping to get a glance of their reactions to the horn. Keep up the good work! :whale:
Music is superb. However it covers the SFX's, which is slightly disappointing. I keep on waiting more audio feedback when throwing and hitting. Maybe adjust the volume on those sounds a little?
Gameplay-wise make it so that your own shield guys won't block your throws.
UFO is pretty bad ass and the weapon they give? No-one should wield power like that!