So after all these extensions, the day of judgment has finally come. Here's a recap.
JUDGINGJudging begins today, and the first round will go for two days, giving you some time to play the games (stay on top of this please). Then on Thursday, the second round will begin, where the top five proceed for one last chance at first place.For the first round, votes MUST be submitted via PM, with your top three favorite games. Try to take several things into account, including gameplay, innovation, and how well the game fits the theme. For the second round, everyone only gets one vote.The results will be announced on Friday.And without further ado, I give you the games. IF I MISSED ANYBODY, it is your job to let me know. Also, if you found lethal bugs that you'd like to fix, I'll allow you to replace the file you sent me.THE PARTICIPANTSDeep Freezeby link2x101 and anthonyloprimo
DownloadNotes: The game is still in early stages, however it's still very much playable. Time constraints from the competition and my schoolwork (along with my partner's job) definitely posed a challenge when trying to make these things better Epic Christmasby Mega
Screenshots (1)DownloadEternal Winter: The Spirit Breakerby Qwilderwibben
DownloadNotes: Press F1 for story. Frozen Demoby JID and Colseed
DownloadNotes: Controls: RMB to aim, LMB to shoot, Hold Shift to sprint. Jared the Friendly Pumpkin - Christmas Editionby Stevenup7002
Screenshots (1)DownloadKizuna: The Girl Who Saved Christmasby Purianite
Screenshots (1 2)DownloadDownload - Modded Version with a D3D shader injection by TplusK with 2x FXAANotes: Backface culling may crap out randomly. Ogres & Elvesby Iasper
Screenshots (1 2)DownloadNotes: Graphics and music can be upgraded with ingame money. This is also a demo. Persistenceby Acid
DownloadNotes: Minor glitches throughout… :( I kinda broke it a little bit. But it's still playable. Snowball Commanderby Unaligned
Screenshots (1 2)DownloadSuper Snowball Fightersby DaggerHog
Screenshots (1 2)DownloadNotes: Extract the files before playing. The game is complete, albeit with a crappy ending. Surrounded With Whiteby sirXemic
Download 1 (without installer, needs redistributablesDownload 2 (without installer, not sure if it works)Notes: Download redistributables here. If the installer doesn't work, use redistributables. The physics in this game are awful (can climb up walls when crystal is underneath you) and make it boring pretty quick. Made in XNA 4.0Transitionby Flashback
Screenshots (1)DownloadNotes: Runs on Android! The Fall of Sarentaby Kilin
Screenshots (1 2)DownloadNotes: Not officially entering, but I put in the work, so I wanted to be among all of you. If you like the game, I'd like to hear, but all votes will be discarded.Also, I ended up removing a boss and skimping on the final boss. While it makes me sad, I still think it turned out all right.Bugs: A few people have found a bug on the crystal boss, where if you don't focus one crystal, you'll actually get an error that'll crash the game. So if you want to see the (in my opinion) cool ending, focus one crystal at a time. I've fixed it already but am too lazy to upload right now.
CONCLUSIONThere you have it. Please follow the guidelines presented in the judging section.PRIZESThere will be five finalists. Each finalist will receive a prize, but the final round of judging will be what decides who wins.Confirmed:First Place- Left 4 Dead 2- $20 cash prize- Showcase from Qwilderwibben (publicity!)- Dungeon Defenders OR Terraria (you pick)- The PolynomialSecond Place- Left 4 Dead 2- Terraria- $15 cash prizeThird Place- Left 4 Dead 2- Terraria- $10 cash prizeFourth Place- Left 4 Dead 2- $5 cash prizeFifth Place- Reassuring pat on the back- If any of the finalists own the games mentioned above, or refuse any of the prizes, this finalist has a chance at them (don't get your hopes up!).Updated with Deep Freeze by link2x101 and anthonyloprimoDownloadNotes: The game is still in early stages, however it's still very much playable. Time constraints from the competition and my schoolwork (along with my partner's job) definitely posed a challenge when trying to make these things better Epic Christmasby MegaScreenshots (1)DownloadEternal Winter: The Spirit Breakerby QwilderwibbenDownloadNotes: Controls: RMB to aim, LMB to shoot, Hold Shift to sprint. Jared the Friendly Pumpkin - Christmas Editionby Stevenup7002Screenshots (1)DownloadKizuna: The Girl Who Saved Christmasby PurianiteScreenshots (1 2)DownloadNotes: Graphics and music can be upgraded with ingame money. This is also a demo. Persistenceby AcidDownloadNotes: Minor glitches throughout… :( I kinda broke it a little bit. But it's still playable. Snowball Commanderby UnalignedScreenshots (1 2)DownloadSuper Snowball Fightersby DaggerHogScreenshots (1 2)DownloadNotes: Extract the files before playing. The game is complete, albeit with a crappy ending. Surrounded With Whiteby sirXemicDownload 1 (without installer, needs redistributablesDownload 2 (without installer, not sure if it works)Notes: Download redistributables here. If the installer doesn't work, use redistributables. The physics in this game are awful (can climb up walls when crystal is underneath you) and make it boring pretty quick. Made in XNA 4.0Transitionby FlashbackScreenshots (1)DownloadNotes: Runs on Android! The Fall of Sarentaby Kilin
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I noticed slow motion can make aiming kinda hard if you're not prepared for it thoughand if you detonate one of the propane/gas tanks when the monster is too far away, then it's game over I guess :/Could probably make it more forgiving in that respect I guess.Yeah. I really wanted to fix that. But, I was almost out of time for the comp, and I had a class in like 10 minutes. :(
HIGHLIGHTS
Epic Christmas - Rabbits falling down holesEternal Winter - CirclesFrozen - Ohhhhh naaoawwoaooo itttttsssss aaaaa reeedddd thiinnngOgres and Elves - "Would you like to upgrade the graphics for 64 ogre teeth?"Jared - Giving Stevenup the benifit of the doubtKizuna - N64-chiqueSurrounded - da fuqSnowball Commander - Me suckingPersistence - Not persisting very wellSuper snowball fighters - Dem Pesky WabbitsTransition - installing stuff on my computerFall or Sarenta - Start of battle being like Final Fantasy. WHOOOOOOOOSHPinned - I expect you to rig the contest for me now.
Yeah… It almost was, but I ran out of time, it was 5 am… I felt bad and I had to get up at 7.
I can fix it, but that would be cheating. :(It SHOULD be a part of the game, but it's not.Welp after playing the other entries my game looks like complete garbage.
Then again I started trying to polish it at around 4 AM so what could I do.I actually enjoyed playing your game, DaggerHog. I kept playing until I beat it.
I've played the first five games so far, and they're all awesome. I keep thinking about good things that stand out and thinking about saying them, but there are too many, and every game has them. ('cept stevenup cheated… lol but I liked both the Jared games, so don't get me wrong :P)
I'll make a blog when I finish all of the games.