Day 1: RIVP - 1
A new entry on the RIP franchise! Very atmospheric and visually stunning game. I like how the game is able to guide you through the environments with small cues and smart level design. A great beginning to the collection :)
Day 2: This One's From Santa
A very polished and fun game! The visuals are very good and the voice acting is on point. It also surprised me the amount of levels the game has!
My only gripe would be with the keyboard controls. I think it would be better to turn the aim using Q/E instead of Shift/Space, and then use the mouse to set the correct direction of the shot.
Day 3: Telomeria
Very beautiful game, but also very confusing... I couldn't go beyond the area with the trees, and I even found what seems like an easter egg (a certain kind of minigame 0.0). But I'm not sure if I experienced everything the game has to offer.
In any case, I appreciate the effort in order to create all those pre-rendered videos! Visually, the game is amazing!
Day 4: Retro Cruise
My notebook didn't run it very well, so I had some problems to control how much to hold the dash button. But overall it's a very nice game, with a simple but well executed game loop and great music!
Will try to play it later on a more potent PC.
-UPDATE-
Finally played on a PC! The controls are much smoother than I thought previously! Great job!
Day 5: Antartica
I liked a lot the art style of the characters and all their death animations! I also enjoyed the challenges of the levels, using very basic mechanics but twisting them in many different ways! One highlight for me was the falling level.
I'd say the story is a little bit all over the place. I understood what happened, but maybe a focus on one character could streamline it a bit and make it more cathartic in the end. But in any case, I enjoyed my time with the game :)
Day 6: Snow Dust City Station
Interesting idea to progress the Madvent story on a game itself. Curious to see if there will be more breaks like that on the next carts.
Day 7: Yuletide Machine
My notebook couldn't run it, will try later on a PC!
-UPDATE-
I loved the experience! The premise is very interesting, the visuals and sounds are very atmospheric and I enjoyed how the game throws you right into the action and you slowly put together piece by piece the game mechanics. Very good!
Day 8: A Match Made In Hell
My notebook also couldn't run it. It opened but in slow motion... Will try again later!
-UPDATE-
Okay, now I played it on my PC. A very fun and enjoyable experience! I had some gripes with the writing, but the characters are all charismatic and the matchmaking process is very well done. I think some dialogue sounds for when the characters talk could make the experience more enjoyable, but overall I liked it!
P.S.: Watch out for the duck :(
Day 9: What They Gave Us
The game crashed on my notebook... What a string of bad luck :(
-UPDATE-
Finished the game. It's a very atmospheric and unsettling game, I enjoyed my time with it. But I believe the environment is somewhat confusing to navigate through, so the initial punch of the experience is lessened a bit.
In any case, a very solid entry on this year's Madvent!
Day 11: Terror on Tromos 5
One of the best games I played on this Madvent!
For me the highlight is the character movement. Traversing zero gravity areas is very engaging and the game creates many interesting challenges with it. I can easily see this idea being expanded in the future, maybe with a full-fledged title.
Besides that, the game is very beautiful and very polished. There's a sequence in the end that I wasn't expecting and I was pleasantly surprised by it... Great job for the devs!
Day 14: Ghost Cannibal
I liked this game, mainly the mechanic of pressing buttons to deal a stronger attack on the enemies. However, I believe this idea could work better on a "tower defense" style game, where the enemies would go towards the player instead of the player having to hunt them down. In any case, good job!
Day 16: Scary Stories
Loved this game! It's a bit cliche, but it's very well crafted and it made me realize how a NPC following you at all times can be unconfortable, even if it's a friendly one. Good job!
-UPDATE-
Oh, I almost forgot! I think it would be better to force the player to hold ESC in order to quit. I had to restart because I instinctively pressed ESC to exit the computer instead of Backspace 0.0
Day 19: It's a Gift!
Unfortunately, the game seems to be incomplete. I tried to do many different things but I'm never able to escape the monster. And the monster itself seems to be just a placeholder model.
However, I think the idea is quite good honestly! It would be nice if the dev was able to update some things on this build.
-UPDATE-
Now the game definitely looks gorgeous! Although I prefered the original's sudden scare, the game now is much more polished and completed. Good job!
