I think that this is the most expansive game in this jam! As with "Treasures of HollowHill", every time that I thought I was nearing the end, a new area or puzzle chain opened up. This was also the last game that I finished, by a long stretch; I played through the rest of the entries over a couple of days, but I was stumped more than once here, and I was about to give up on finishing Northpole before submitting my reviews. But one last thought while re-reading the hints you gave me let me find that last present.
Some of the hints misled me, such as hearing so often about the frozen ground that I failed to try digging somewhere necessary later on until I saw another player do so. And the description of Lori's face being in shadow, paired with Rudolph's glowing nose and expectant look, led to me spending far longer than I would like to admit trying to talk to a reindeer. But those were my fault. There were some puzzles that felt a bit unfair, too, such as being unable to open a barrel with either an axe or a screwdriver, but instead needing to use a weaker item, and one also devilishly hard for me to find. Having examined the first bit of scenery, I would have expected to have noticed anything useful without having to explicitly examine the second bit of sub-scenery to find that item.
Overall, though, Northpole kept me engaged the whole time, and certainly delivered an interesting experience. And I would say that the graphics are the best in the entire jam, despite some of the very stiff competition that they're up against in that regard.