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SnowMelt by JamesOfJames

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made by JamesOfJames for LD31 (JAM)
You play as a snowman, beset on all sides by vicious, destructive kids! Your only weapon - snowballs. But be careful - the more snowballs you make, the faster you melt! Luckily for you, someone's sliding blocks of ice through the streets; hopefully those can re-freeze you!

Left Click - throw snowball
Right Click - make snowball
Pause / Space - pause

The game ends if the bar at right hits the bottom
Keep those destructive kids from smashing you to bits!
Pelt ice blocks with snowballs to re-freeze yourself

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Web (HTML5) http://jamesofjames.itch.io/snowmelt
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=29079

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1783
Overall(Jam) 3.14 561
Fun(Jam) 3.00 530
Graphics(Jam) 3.56 367
Humor(Jam) 3.24 201
Innovation(Jam) 2.76 683
Mood(Jam) 3.14 430
Theme(Jam) 3.59 464

Feedback

Paperscraps
08. Dec 2014 · 04:08 UTC
#NOMAN. Haha. Simple concept. Great graphics.
sharp911
08. Dec 2014 · 04:08 UTC
Not bad. Easy the first little bit. and then harder. Doesnt help my mouse randomly does a double click :)
5you
08. Dec 2014 · 04:09 UTC
Those are RPG maker assets...
egos
08. Dec 2014 · 04:10 UTC
nice graphics. Maybe its better to refeal automaticly the ammo. The tuto repeat if you refresh the page
Somfunambulist
08. Dec 2014 · 04:10 UTC
Incredibly difficult, but fun!
Mincemeat
08. Dec 2014 · 04:11 UTC
Not bad! You don't see many RPG maker games.
Hicksk
08. Dec 2014 · 04:12 UTC
The having to hold to refill snowballs is a nice twist on this type of game. Although I think the rate at what you refill compared to how quick the kids come could be balanced just a little bit better.
noahm
08. Dec 2014 · 04:13 UTC
Those pesky kids got me again!
ben_pxlplz
08. Dec 2014 · 04:13 UTC
The art is fantastic. The game might be tuned a bit too difficult, but it's a pretty fun idea.
Groydis
08. Dec 2014 · 04:15 UTC
Controls felt a tad clunky, Art looks fantastic. No Sound?? Good Job.
dokidoki
08. Dec 2014 · 04:17 UTC
I don't know if it's something with my system, but fades (both the instructions, and the kids) were *very* slow.
stevehb
08. Dec 2014 · 04:20 UTC
Nice looking game! It's like a snowman tower defense. Making more snowballs is just about impossible on a trackpad though.
sam101
08. Dec 2014 · 04:31 UTC
Ahah the tutorial at the begining is a bit slow, it made me shoot way too many snowball before the game began :).

Simple concept, but the execution is nice (I won't rate the graphics for obvious reasons).
Wilou1428
08. Dec 2014 · 14:16 UTC
Wow, you really have to hold that right mouse button. Difficult game but fun...
allanolivei
08. Dec 2014 · 15:31 UTC
The game is good, but this very difficult.
ruthiepee
09. Dec 2014 · 02:42 UTC
Score: 36. SO FUN! I love this clever take on a shooter/tower-defense type game. The speed of the game feels really nice, with more and more kids coming at you (these kids are BRUTAL, by the way). Sometimes the kids get stuck on corner tiles and they spin around in a beautiful little ice dance. Those ice blocks are hard to catch! But yeah, the game seems really nicely balanced. Great job!
Alter
09. Dec 2014 · 17:18 UTC
haha little children as antagonists! Funny! Well done!
Troilk
09. Dec 2014 · 17:52 UTC
Seems like constantly holding RMB leads to best results, though at score ~40 I still loose balance between snowball recharge/consumption and fail. Some sounds could have improved the overall mood. Anyway, good game, but difficult :)
mrexcessive
11. Dec 2014 · 09:53 UTC
Hi there. Nice idea. Could be more generous on snowballs... Ran out after three kids or something, so more of a puzzle/resource limited game. Like the look. Shame no music or sounds.
MiniBobbo
13. Dec 2014 · 01:57 UTC
This was tricky because once you get behind you can never catch back up. It seemed to me once one kid was close enough to touch you, your game was pretty much over. I think that the snowball refill rate could be turned way up.

Nice presentation and the tutorial at the start was a nice touch. I do wish that you refilled the players snowballs and ice levels after the tutorial ended though!
gre
18. Dec 2014 · 12:19 UTC
Fun game.
sP0CkEr2
22. Dec 2014 · 05:49 UTC
aaaaahhhhh - thie children! keep them away - scary! - nice job - very tuff tho