The terrifying feeling of being pursued as a little elf is not something I expected from such a seemingly charming exterior but it surprised me in such a good way that I couldn't help myself but to keep trying and trying!! The gameplay felt amazing, I loved the charm of the characters, the sound and voice acting was super cool, the play on the jingle bells music, and the visuals and animations were amazing!! It was very difficult, but so hilarious and fun that it made me want to challenge the game again and again! I loved the mechanics as well and how complex the game became with such simple mechanics. What an awesome twist on a "auto-runner" type of game! Love it!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Vote on how much you enjoyed the game | #13 | 3.656 | 3.818 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I love the theme is more if the enemy cant beat you, they join you. I love that idea. Is a great game loop, just as you said it is indeed hard. But i love everything about this, the music, the sounds, the fire, etc.
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Reverend's RevivificationWell who can blame Santa from being afraid of the tax man, a few starving elves is a small price to pay :P Enjoyed the game but wish there were checkpoints because i'm bad! unless there are and i'm really bad...
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A Walk In The ParkI enjoyed playing this! The vibes of the game are spot on, a good balance between cutesy and stress inducing. The panic I felt as the pursuers get closer while I struggled to jump over obstacles was great haha. The parallaxing art in the backgrounds was a nice touch too.
I do think that the floaty physics of the jumping and present dropping make gameplay trickier than it should be, especially when jumping over the burning obstacles. And despite the burning elves being hilarious, I found catching fire increasingly frustrating as I there was nothing I could do except wait for the reset to happen.
Overall, I think the humor and entertainment factor makes this well worth seeing through and I'm glad I played it to the end!
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The Jingles Are Coming for Your JamVery fun and stylish. Just couldn't get far because I'm bad xD
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Honeydew's Cloning ChaosBrutally hard in a fun way! The little on fire screaming elves are hilarious
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Just a PlatformReally enjoyed the polish and variety of gameplay in this submission! The style really does remind me of old flash games - the difficulty too:p Wish I were better at it so I could see the last level!
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Bristols best baritonesThanks for playing it! If you're interested I did a playthrough of it at the end of this stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2639428861
I also played your game on yesterday's stream :D https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2640262208
Hahaha I loved the humour in this, it's almost the 2000s flash era again with the nonsensical story twists.
It's really solid and well scoped. I ran into a bug where I couldn't jump while going up ramps, but when that little quirk is the worst thing about the game you know you've done a good job ;)
I thought the pacing was excellent, both in-level and in how fast you introduce features. It took me a couple of tries on the first two levels and then I was hooked enough to play the last level maybe 10 times before completing it. And the first level's pacing in particular, the falls happened just as he was about to catch me.
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The King's ColoursSolid controls, lovely dialogue, good effects, I love how Krampus teams up with us against the taxman!
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HAMMERHEADThe music's so good, a tad bit loud, though^^" I loved running from Santa but dang, I'm so bad at it xD
At first I was okay-ish, then I got worse, then I got better again and then worse again xD
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