My sympathy for Krampus has never been so great.
Fun game! Pretty bare bones but hard. Kinda Hotline Miami-like. My only question is where the heck did the kids get those guns hahah
Reviews for "Krampuslauf"
i hate the doors
I like this a lot. It's super fun, the music is catchy, and the overall presentation is as funny as it is charming. My complaints are minor:
- The mouse should be locked in screen if you're in fullscreen so I don't keep clicking out of the game with two monitors.
- It'd be extremely helpful to have some in-game prompting for the controls. I see it's in the desc but I'm the type to feel a game out before reading the desc and I think little prompts like a "PRESS R TO RESET" one when lying dead for more than like 5 sec would help a lot!
EDIT: I beat lvl 3 and didn't get my medal. Something needs fixed there. Same with the Sub 5 Medal. Got slightly over 4 and didn't get it. Wondering if fullscreen has anything to do with it.
Krampus is terrible- kids don't fear him and this is why there are so many bad people in the world!
Really cool idea for a game, and plays very well (altho the music could fit the game better), but so so difficult- it's like I'm playing as an imp in Doom, knowing I'm about to get massacred any second.
I like how you can break windows but this should scare my victims. Instead it scares me. I'm Krampus, I should be able to terrorise people!!!
Hmm, this is a rough one for me as it feels more like a prototype that needs more time in the oven!
In theory, I really want to like it as it seems to be going for a nice Hotline Miami or Ape Out-esque gameplay loop where you bulldoze into rooms and cleave through a bunch of kids before they can raise a finger in defense. It even has some decent quality to its presentation and some nice effects like hit sparks and ragdolls (albeit the ragdolls awkwardly fly towards you instead of away for some backwards reason).
The execution left much to be desired, though. For being such a big and burly creature, Krampus is absolutely pathetic in how easily he is killed in one-hit, along with his wimpy and slow claw swipe animations which feel so awkwardly delayed: don't get me wrong, I understand that there should be some challenge to the game, but it felt like it was a huge mismatch. Speaking of challenge, the kids were very annoying with the way they instantly shoot as well as back away: kudos to how smart they are, but it felt like a bit much. It also has some slight problems like how easy it is to get caught on corners, and there are exploits that should've been patched out like being able to hit kids through a wall that should block such attacks. Just overall a frustrating and unpolished experience!
I think this game is heading in the right direction and shows a lot of promise with its concept: I want to love this! But, in the end, it just feels like it got a bit confused and wasn't fully polished enough for release.