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A jam submission

Beneath The NorthView game page

High Difficulty, Top-Down Style Christmas Bullet Hell
Submitted by Log5J — 1 day, 12 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#523.0633.063
Special Object Implementation#753.0003.000
Gameplay#762.6882.688
Fun#892.6252.625
Overall#912.8232.823
Graphics#1032.8132.813
Christmas Vibe#1162.7502.750

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How did you implement the Theme and Special Object?
You play as the Grinch and you have to retrieve and fight for a Christmas anvil.

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Comments

Submitted

The gameplay is so cool the music too and the enemy AI ,but I'm just bad at the game lol

Submitted

Very catchy bullet-hell, good mechanics, although is hard to understand what perks are doing without description and this steals the enjoyment

Submitted

I was awful at the game. I could not make it past wave 2. I did not understand what those buffs or upgrades were for, it would be nice if you explained them. The music and sound effects were great. This game requires a lot of skill, I do not have that, but if I played more I think I would get better at it. I am going to try and beat it.

Submitted

This was a good time. The audio was done very well. The difficulty was a little high but sometimes not intuitive enough. I couldn't tell if I was missing my attacks or if the enemies were parrying them. All and all fun game though, good job!

Submitted

This game kicked my ass I won't lie, I couldn't get past wave 5. The gameplay was good but sometimes bullets would curve to hit me and I couldn't see a way to tell. This could actually be a really great mechanic if the curved bullet enemies were coloured differently, but right now it kinda feels cheap to get hit by a bullet that tracks you. I love the music though

Submitted

Loved the graphics and the intro, I struggled with the gameplay though I kept thinking I would travel in the direction of the mouse when pressing forward but it was a literal forward etc. Regardless, well done.

Submitted

The game is interesting with its own characteristics. Good graphics and well-built location.

Submitted

i enjoyed! Rate me too!

Submitted

I enjoy your game!

I think I kinda stink at it, but the parrying works great when the timing is right.

Without warning from the shots about to happen - it's just real hard to actually take out the enemies if there's over 5 or so.

Submitted

The game was hard to undertsand but the gameplay was nice and hard (which I liked). Overall good game and nice work!

Submitted

Very nice visuals, especially during the opening cutscene. However, the game feels a bit underexplained and too chaotic, as things just start happening and you kind of just have to figure things out. For instance, I had no clue what the anvil upgrades did, so some indication on the upgrade screen could have helped.

Also, the DnB Christmas remix is a great addition, lol

Submitted

This was super fun to play , the only major problem I can think of is the lack of warning before the enemies shoot at you.