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Hosted by MyAppFree, Event Horizon School · #newhorizonsjam
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A jam submission

Ho Ho SombreroView game page

Help Santa Claus keep presents in eggcelent condition by catching them on your sombrero before they hit the ground.
Submitted by Pandaqi (@PandaqiGames) — 2 days, 22 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Judges' Pick: 1st Place#1n/an/a
Creativity & Originality#14.4294.429
Overall#23.5713.571
Positivity#43.2863.286
Game's polishing#43.2863.286
Gameplay#53.2863.286
Visuals#53.5713.571

Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Where are you from? (Country)
Netherlands

Do you plan to release the game on any other platform? (mobile,Steam,Switch...)
Depends. The game could be a great party game if I take more time to polish it and rework some core mechanics, but not sure if I want pursue that.

What would you like to see for future Jams?
Perhaps don't extend the deadline to be just after Christmas. I'm pretty sure most people won't be working those few days anyway :)

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Comments

SpecturnalSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Pretty neat concept, I totally didn't expect the eggs can bounce off the sombrero and you have to keep them from falling. The UI style looks really good too. It runs really laggy for me however, but from what I can see the game looks fun :D

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Pray for Motivation (Prototype)
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PandaqiDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks!

Hmm, what a bummer :/ Others have also reported performance issues. It seems to happen to, well, some people but not all.

I think I narrowed it down to the way the terrain is painted when an egg splatters on it. It’s the first time I’ve ever done something like this, so I see now that there could be some issues with my approach …

I’ll try to publish a patch after the jam ends, and you can enjoy it even more :)

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Super uwuSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

No lo pude jugar como se deberia,  me corria como a 15 fps,  todo mal.

Aunque no lo pude jugar como deberia ,tiene buena pinta :)

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UwU Fruits
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PandaqiDeveloper3 years ago

I’m sorry you couldn’t play :( There’s something weird going on somewhere that sometimes causes the game to run really slowly. (Happens perhaps 1 in 50 times on my PC.)

When the jam is over, I’ll probably improve the game and try to find the source of this. Hopefully you can play then!

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Chiara-sanSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Hey there! The gameplay is fun and original. Beautiful that you can play up to four players!

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Regain control
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ThimrasSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Dude, this is brilliant, I totally failed the first level because I couldn't stop laughing. Great job.

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Nightshift at the Christmas Factory
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PandaqiDeveloper3 years ago

Haha, thanks for playing and great to hear you’re having fun :)

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matet2001Submitted3 years ago

The game's color's are way to bright, my eyes hurt from seeing it. I don't know what is game a about, I just get drop in a minigame, I din't know that should i play this game with somebody or just have to controll 2 of those things at once.

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Nightshift at the Christmas Factory
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PandaqiDeveloper3 years ago

Hmm, sorry to hear that! I guess I could turn down some of the brightness just to be sure.

Did you start with the training level? (The first egg you walk into, on the stone?) When coming near, it explains what to do. And when you start it, it says “solo mode” and that yes, you control both of them! (If you want, not required of course :p)

Perhaps I could include some barrier to ensure players start with this first level, and get a few seconds to read the tutorial image that pops up.

I’ll try to push an update within the next 24 hours, hopefully it fixes these issues for you :)

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