Helpless Santa

Hello

I'd like to show you pre-alpha version of our game.
It will be released on Android and iOS platform.
It is a game about Santa Claus who, overwhelmed by the number of children and places to visit,
gets vertigo and drops presents all over the world! Collect presents together and make sure Santa travels safely and delivers gifts to all kids. Help him avoid obstacles, collapsing bridges, dangerous snowballs, creeatures and other difficulties. We plan to include 5 locations (countryside, Europe/Paris, Russia/Moscow, Asia/Japan and USA) - 20 levels each.
For now we have 15 playable levels - environment will be added soon
How to play:
You have to put arrows on the ground in the front of Santa to make him turn the right way.
Collect gifts and throw them into chimneys (put gift icon in front of chimney)
To lower the bridge you have to use wand (put on ground just before bridge). Same goes to slide on pipes/ropes.
Moving platforms: You have to put stop sign before platform - this will stop Santa, then click him to make him walk on platform,
and another click to let him get off on the ground.

Here is WebPlayer: http://fgoodgames.com/wip/santa/WebPlayer.html
And here is short movie how to go first 3 levels:
[video=youtube_share;cxTnMcc_v-c]http://youtu.be/cxTnMcc_v-c



We will be very grateful for every comments, sugestions and feedback

Our IndieGoGo Page: http://igg.me/at/HelplessSanta/x/1402129
Helpless Santa WebPlayer: http://fgoodgames.com/wip/santa/WebPlayer.html
Our Team Website: http://www.fgoodgames.com

greetings,

 

Maybe I didn't get it, but those 3 levels appears to have no challenge of any sort to them. Just follow the path... levels need to make players feel they have achieved something.

 

Yes you're right - but those 3 levels are going to be ussed as tutorial for new players, because we get respond from them that
they don't know how to play - later levels are much harder.
Player have to decide which way to go, how to pass through moving platforms, shoud he use wand to take a shortcut or not ?
which switch shoud be preessed to open bridge etc. etc,

thanks for reply,

 

3 levels is too much for a tutorial IMO. You can do all that in one.

 

I really enjoyed playing through this a bit. It gets a little challenging trying to use a mouse to select and then place, but obviously that won't be a problem on iOS or Android. I think with the addition of proper environment, this could be a really fun puzzler for a touchscreen device. Hope to see more in the future

 

Hi. Thanks for reply We're working on first "tutorial level" now.
Next week we'll start environment and overall graphics polishing, GUI, adding some animations, etc. etc.
There's a lot of work but we're making our best to be ready before Christmas...

thanks !

 

I would rid the scene of the board walk and make him walk on the sidewalk and climb the houses. It's not too much extra complexity to begin with and makes the scene nicer looking.

 

Hello!

WebPlayer of Helpless Santa updated: http://fgoodgames.com/wip/santa/WebPlayer.html - with better camera placement and tutorial.

Two screens of enviroment modelling:



And we have started IndieGoGo campagin: http://igg.me/at/HelplessSanta/x/5074940

 

Ok, it's almost finished...
Little trailer here:

And a WebPlayer here:
http://fgoodgames.com/fb/santa/WebPlayer.html

greetings,
Mariusz

 

Pretty cool!