The concept is nice but the biggest flaws I'm seeing in it is how the snowball does not disappear once it hits the ground, so when a new set of bars are coming, I am forced to move to the floor in order to go through the spacing and lose life once I make contact with the snowball. Best to have the snowball fly across the screen and disappear, instead of annoyingly hitting the corner of the screen and falling to the centre. Also, the snowing animation is very distracting. Consider removing it?
Author Comments
This is just manly a Big update to Mr.Blocky Blue. I fixed most of the problems people talked about before. I know its not Christmas anymore but Merry Christmas.
Use the arrow keys to move Mr.Blocky Blue and spacebar to jump. Player 2 use W,A,S,D to move and "Q" to jump.
I was trying to get this game out really fast so their might be some glitches I didn't find. If you find some just tell me and I'll try to fix it as fast as I can.
Update 1.7-1.8: I added an achievements list it only has 4 achievements now but I'll add some more in the future. I also fixed a few more bugs( But of course their will still be more :P ).
Update 1.9: Fixed the Bug that lets you live forever, added a Reset High scores button. Fixed the High score sheet staying visible. And some other miner fixes to the game modes.
Update 3.0: Fixed most of the bugs (but with an update with new stuff comes new bugs). Added more medals, two of the medals gives you two new game modes. Snowman battle (2 player). And practice mode. I removed Vs mode as a whole, and moved around the main screen. Fixed the bug that keeps asking you for your high score name. Made Mr.Blocky Blue move a little faster. Made some other miner changes
I jumped right to 3.0, this is probably the last big update for this game. I'm already working on another game.
Update 3.5: Added a loading time to the small snowballs in Snowman battle mode. Snowman takes longer to melt, and also gets more health when Mr. Blocky Blue is hit.
dear HappyCorpGames
Okay just let me get this out of my system first. "OHHHH." Okay whew. The way he sounds when he gets hit is really...Ugh...But anyways why am I baffled to the sound of a measly blue santa like character? Its because he was continually getting beat up by the candy cane obstacles as I've come across a bug where I CANT DIE. Seems like you have to do a little bit of Optimizations and fixes. The game seems to have its fair share of different minigames to choose from well done. But still there are problems that you should fix.
PS:This review and all opinions are solely based on First Impressions
Regards from a Struggling Youtuber
Etriuswimbleton
HappyCorpGames responds:
Dear Etriuswimbleton
Thank you for your very poetic review.
And yes I am working on more fixes right now, (When I fix one bug another one just pops up....)
but I'm trying to fix em. And your right about that oah sound he makes. Their should be a way to turn it off.
From Mr.Blocky Blue to you, (Aka: A measly blue Santa like Character) Thank you :)
What I liked:
-Christmas theme to add originality
-addicting and fun gameplay
-many game modes
What could use improvement:
-repetitive audio that can get slightly annoying
-movement doesn't feel great
-many bugs (further detail below)
-not particularly aesthetically pleasing graphics
-instructional text is difficult to read
Summary:
I could see a game like this being very fun and re-playable, especially considering the many modes. The game falls short, however, due to the above mentioned criticism, the primary one being bugs. If these were to be corrected, this would be an enjoyable game.
List of bugs I found:
-candy cane pillars can occasionally clip through the player
-game occasionally doesn't end when the player is out of life
-odd texture layering (character is rendered behind the score, yet his hat is rendered above)
HappyCorpGames responds:
Foxrail thanks for the in-depth review I really appreciate it.
I didn't know how to best make the movement, I kept tweaking it and I tried getting other people to try the movements to see what they liked best.
I was thinking of adding 3 different movement sets for
the player to pick the one they like best.
But I really wanted to get this game out. Next time I'll spend more time fixing bugs. But really thank for telling me about the bugs I could fix all the ones you mentioned.
I can't believe I never noticed that hat layering.
My art skills are pretty bad, (That's why everything looks so simple) I could try making them look better I might just make them look worse :P.
And your right about the music I'll have to make more tracks. But If I sit down for like 20 mins I could make a new one.
But really thanks for this review!
I got a little too into this game but its fun !
HappyCorpGames responds:
xD well I'm sorry I didn't mean for you to get too into it :P
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