Reviews for The Snow Runs Red

[WingedDestiny]

Not bad but..

The controls are really stiff. If you're going to use the mouse to aim, why limit it to only diagnally and up, down, left and right? Also, once your tree dies it does get really, really, REALLY boring. Especially since theres no way to make your main gun better and enemies don't drop power ups.

That said, it is fun. The tree giving gifts randomly makes the game way easy though once you increase its stat. But after getting to level 35 I kinda got bored killing the same enemies over and over and over.

Needs more variety obviously. Maybe some "Bosses" or something else beyond wave after wave of the same stuff.

[Scroler]

uh kinda sick

Any game where your killing children just seems wrong. Not very nice. Plus I cant seem to control the shots where I want them to so gets annoying. Still it's a game and nice blood effect.

[Sifr]

Holiday Cheer-full

// START REVIEW

0. Hello and Merry Christmas.

1. Good Points:
* Overall plot was good. Very grounded to the season. Gives a fresh spin on a Christmas game.
* Graphics. Very nostalgic. The classic, retro feel is a nice touch. Complements the theme very well. Very well executed.

2. (Not so) Good Points:
* Gameplay. The aiming mechanism was very limited. There were only 8 angles to shoot from, there wasn't an "in-between" which causes some frustration especially when an enemy gets close and out range of an angle. Weapon variety was also limited. The upgrades were really a non-factor.
* Replayability. The game, sadly, was not very engaging. It was very easy to play, even to the point of not expending a life even after the 25th level. I only played up to level 25 so that I could get the achievement and hoping that it would be a boss level.

3. Overall, this was a good effort. Just not enough variety for my taste, I guess.

// END REVIEW

[Vegeta365]

ahh

It's OK but it just needs more quality and less pixels.

[NeonSpider]

Great idea. Bad execution. Game is basically unplayable due to how bad it starts lagging even around level 8 or 9. Game is already at "low" quality by default yet includes effects such as extra blood and smoke. It is a good idea to allow the user to lower game quality, and to reduce special effects at lower qualities. There is no reason there should be so much blood and smoke particles on the "lowest" quality.

Control needs reworking as well. Mouse is fire, yet you only get 8 directions? 8 directions is fine, but don't use the mouse for fire if you can't shoot in all directions. For 8 directional fire, you should have used WASD for movement and arrow keys for firing.

This could be an excellent game but it needs to be completely reprogrammed. Reduce or eliminate the lag, implement quality options, and fix the control scheme.