Event - Sleigh the Competition! 2023 Christmas Game Jam

Ms Littlefish · 2023-11-24T23:00:30+0900

Let's spice up the holiday season! Your challenge, should you accept, it is to make a short Christmas-themed game in any Maker engine sold in the Komodo store. The game is meant to be short, so don't overdo it with the plugins and the systems! The point of the contest is to finish something short, fun, and ~sweet~ just in time for Christmas. NOTE: This event is graciously hosted by Wind Ryder dev, @TESTOSTERONE and is being overseen by myself (Ms Littlefish) and a few of the other RMW moderators (@hiddenone and @bgillisp ). I (Ms Littlefish) will be holding on to the prize pool until winners are announced. You may begin working on your projects once this announcement has been made public. Submission Dates: Dec. 14th - Dec. 21st, 11:59PM EST (Dec 22nd 4:59AM UTC) Winners announced: Dec. 24th! *************************************************** Your project must be 20 minutes or less of gameplay for the average play through. You may team up with someone else (but the prize pool is for the entire team). Open to any Makers published in the Komodo store. You must have the rights to all materials used. Judging Criteria: Christmas Spirit Does it make players excited for Christmas? Creativity How well do you use the theme to make an interesting game? Visuals Are the graphics used well? Gameplay Is it fun to play? Does it work well with the story? *************************************************** 1st place: $100 2nd place: $50 3rd place: $25 Voted best by fans: $25 Participation badge courtesy of @hiddenone …stay tuned for a sneak peak! Delivered via PayPal or as an Amazon e-gift card (your choice) *************************************************** To submit your entry, reply in this thread with the link to your download. Do not submit before the submission times! Please use one of the following sources: Google Drive Dropbox Itch.io *************************************************** You may use your own resources, official DLC resources, and community resources that are available for modification and commercial use. Do not use resources that infringe on third party copyrights or trademarks. You MUST include all credits and adhere to all copyright requirements. You reserve the right to delete your submission. You may also change/update it up until the deadline date and time. PG-13 only, no gore and/or nudity. Violence and mature themes should not exceed this standard. Judges reserve the right to disqualify an entry if it is found to violate submission guidelines, community conduct standards, licensing terms, or any other reason deemed necessary One submission per user or team. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment! *************************************************** Your friendly neighborhood judging panel! @Ms Littlefish: Can be bought with cheddar popcorn and espresso (not at the same time, you freak). @hiddenone: Looking forward to puzzles, battles, and Christmas Chaos. @TESTOSTERONE: Add humor for higher score. @Dalph: Include blonde women to get those blondus points. @bgillisp: Rwar Rwar Rwar. We tried to translate this and got, "I eat orange pencils.” Maybe we need to go back to Goblin 101?

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ATT_Turan

#321 Dec 6, 2023, 03:37 PM Source

Yeah, go ahead and show off @Trihan. Pssh, made graphics. Pssh, worldbuilding.
alice_gristle

#322 Dec 6, 2023, 03:38 PM Source

@Trihan I don't know what you just did but I feel like I've been dirty talked to :kaoswt: I better sign out 'fore I say something even more stupid!
Trihan

#323 Dec 6, 2023, 03:45 PM Source

alice_gristle said:
@Trihan I don't know what you just did but I feel like I've been dirty talked to :kaoswt: I better sign out 'fore I say something even more stupid!
I mean in fairness that's probably not entirely off how I usually flirt. :p
ZombieKidzRule

#324 Dec 6, 2023, 03:52 PM Source

@Trihan I would like to introduce you to a little thing I like to call a...

FOR TRIHAN'S EYES ONLY

Lol
Trihan

#325 Dec 6, 2023, 04:03 PM Source

ZombieKidzRule said:
@Trihan I would like to introduce you to a little thing I like to call a...

FOR TRIHAN'S EYES ONLY
View attachment 286774

Lol
What would I need a comma for?
ATT_Turan

#326 Dec 6, 2023, 04:14 PM Source

Trihan said:
I mean in fairness that's probably not entirely off how I usually flirt. :p
Ladies and gentlemen, this man managed to get married!

Trihan said:
What would I need a comma for?
It's a really useful plot tool!

You can have the character who just woke up from a comma and found the world overrun by zombies.

You can have the tragic protagonist who is falling in love with the other party member, but has a wife who's in a comma.

Yes, this post was moderately painful for me to write.
Trihan

#327 Dec 6, 2023, 04:22 PM Source

ATT_Turan said:
Ladies and gentlemen, this man managed to get married!

It's a really useful plot tool!

You can have the character who just woke up from a comma and found the world overrun by zombies.

You can have the tragic protagonist who is falling in love with the other party member, but has a wife who's in a comma.

Yes, this post was moderately painful for me to write.
Not only did I manage it, I've maintained that state for almost a decade!
ATT_Turan

#328 Dec 6, 2023, 04:35 PM Source

Trihan said:
I've maintained that state for almost a decade!
You should check its Auto-removal settings in your database.
Erif

#329 Dec 6, 2023, 04:36 PM Source

meanwhile i just fitted the entirety of the battle system into a 20 min-game
aand... nothing else.
Trihan

#330 Dec 6, 2023, 04:40 PM Source

ATT_Turan said:
You should check its Auto-removal settings in your database.
Weird, it just says "None".
alice_gristle

#331 Dec 6, 2023, 04:40 PM Source

Erif said:
meanwhile i just fitted the entirety of the battle system into a 20 min-game
aand... nothing else.
Just insert a "Ninjas kidnapped Santa" for an intro and get in line for yo badge! :kaoluv:
Erif

#332 Dec 6, 2023, 04:44 PM Source

alice_gristle said:
Just insert a "Ninjas kidnapped Santa" for an intro and get in line for yo badge! :kaoluv:
In this case, it might not work out and the ninjas might be the ones kidnapped...
Santa is just too OP in my game haha :kaoswt2:
AquaEcho

#333 Dec 6, 2023, 04:46 PM Source

I've got mechanics largely done by lifting heavily from my main project so it's mostly art and mapping I have to worry about.
ShadowDragon

#334 Dec 6, 2023, 05:44 PM Source

I just need title, evented game over (might use my side project game over code)
because lazy to code from scratch when I done it before and a cutscene :D

but I need to deal with an annoying obstacle D:
hiddenone

#335 Dec 6, 2023, 07:24 PM Source

@ATT_Turan reminded me that I made a buff santa for mv years ago but never released just the santa hat, so here it is now! It's made for MV, but should work with MZ with a little bit of editing.

Happy game making! :ptea:
NekoCassowary

#336 Dec 6, 2023, 07:58 PM Source

Despite my late start, I have a map, a battle gimmick, some character sprites, and sort of a semblance of a plot. And a blonde lady! Very important. Now to figure out if I can work the theremin in my apartment into the game's music...
Raycat2011

#337 Dec 7, 2023, 12:49 AM Source

I’ve been following this thread for a while, even though I plan on taking no part in the competition. Everything’s so busy nowadays. Especially with school.

I can't even work on my game, Chronos.
:(

Christmas is... wild, right now.
AquaEcho

#338 Dec 7, 2023, 12:18 PM Source

Raycat2011 said:
I’ve been following this thread for a while, even though I plan on taking no part in the competition. Everything’s so busy nowadays. Especially with school.

I can't even work on my game, Chronos.
:(

Christmas is... wild, right now.
You shouldn't feel bad about it, it is a rough time to be trying to churn out a game right now since it's a chaotic time of year. Between family, work and travel, I can't spend as much time as I'd like to on this but I will submit something.
JohnDoeGames

#339 Dec 7, 2023, 07:36 PM Source

Trihan said:
That makes slightly more sense. :p
Though given how amazing my concept is, you're gonna need that extra time for polish. ;)
Oh look who wants to play with the big boys :p You think you can beat me? Your game better come on a solid gold cartridge then. ;)

Haha, seriously, I want to polish my game, but for days now, I am just looking at the screen, wondering what I could add next and... I'm just done.

The game has to be shorter than 20 minutes... That is a problem is I add more. I already did add complete christmas books from the public domain, in total. So, staying under that time limit is getting harder.

Other than that, I just hope people will love the humor. That was basically the go to for me: Humor. Also, it is a pretty sad story with no happy ending... So that will probably cost me points.
NekoCassowary

#340 Dec 9, 2023, 12:51 AM Source

It's amazing how much RMMV experience I'm getting by speedrunning game development for this game jam. :kaopride: I hadn't even touched attack animations until I made an entire (albeit simple) animation today!