Santa's Big Adventures
- December 19, 2016
- Mihai Morosanu
- 10h median play time
Get on Steam"Santa's Big Adventures" is a family-friendly platformer game where players control Santa Claus on a mission to collect lost presents and put them in chimneys. Avoid dangerous creatures and obstacles like living snowmen, reindeer, and spikes to save Christmas. The game is designed for kids and casual gamers.
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Reviews
- The game provides a simple and relaxed platforming experience, making it accessible for casual players and children.
- Some players found joy and hope in the game during difficult times, highlighting its positive emotional impact.
- Despite its flaws, the game has been described as charming and nostalgic, evoking the holiday spirit.
- The game is criticized for being an asset flip, with stolen artwork and lazy design, failing to meet modern gaming standards.
- Many players found the game to be extremely short and lacking in challenge, with a completion time of around 10-15 minutes.
- Technical issues, such as crashing at the end and poor graphics, detract from the overall experience and make it hard to recommend.
- graphics16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with some users criticizing the artwork as stolen and poorly implemented, resulting in lazy and outdated visuals. Others, however, praise the graphics for their realism and beauty, highlighting the stunning visuals and gameplay. Overall, the game's graphical quality appears inconsistent, with significant concerns about originality and execution.
“The graphics look so realistic, I'm honestly shocked they managed to get it to look so real.”
“The visuals are beautiful, and the gameplay is stunning.”
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“The game has very lazy graphics, very boring and they look old, and gets insanely weird at the end; it literally is just a black screen with snow falling from the sky, and the level before that is even weirder with broken text and just way too easy. So only buy if you don't mind any of the things I just said or you want those trading cards.”
“I think it aims for that demographic hoping its lazy level design, lazy music, and lazy everything else can go unnoticed or forgiven.”
- story14 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a compelling and emotionally charged story centered around Santa's tragic loss of his presents and Rudolph in a sleigh accident just before Christmas. Players appreciate the thrilling narrative, impactful character deaths, and unexpected plot twists, particularly the cinematic ending that leaves a lasting impression. Overall, the story is praised for its depth and the moral that underscores resilience in the face of adversity.
“The game tells a compelling story of Santa who has lost all of his presents in a fatal accident with his sleigh that killed Rudolph, and this was on the day before Christmas.”
“The ending of the game is a very good plot twist too; having the game crash at the end was something I didn't see coming and was a very cinematic end to this enriching tale.”
“The controls are fantastic, the story is absolutely thrilling from start to finish, and the characters are so lovable that every death was really impactful.”
- music12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as initially calming and enjoyable, featuring a piece attributed to Beethoven, but it quickly becomes repetitive and tiresome. Players express frustration over the inability to mute the music separately from sound effects, leading to a less enjoyable experience overall. While some find the music relaxing, others criticize it as part of a broader trend of lazy design in the game.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“Made on a flash, calm Christmas music is playing and the game is extremely simple, which does not make it bad.”
“The song that plays in the background is a true masterpiece, probably because it was written by Beethoven back in the 1600s but no one actually knew about it.”
“At first it was cute; however, the music gets old very quickly, the controls are clunky, and the sound effects are horrible.”
“You can't mute just the music, which is annoying. I ended up finishing the last part of the game with no sound.”
“I think it aims for that demographic hoping its lazy level design, lazy music, and lazy everything else can go unnoticed or forgiven.”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers an engaging mix of shooting snowballs at deer and snowmen while navigating through an epic battle against Santa's reindeer and Frostys. Players can enjoy dynamic jump mechanics that respond to button pressure, alongside beautiful visuals and high replayability, making it accessible for all skill levels. Overall, the gameplay is described as stunning and innovative, enhancing the overall experience.
“The gameplay is an epic battle against Santa's reindeer and the Frostys, all while Santa tries to gather up the presents for the kids. He takes the chimneys that warp him through time and space to get to other regions of the North Pole.”
“With its outstanding replayability, innovative shader engine, and impeccably tuned jump mechanics, the game caters to players of all skill levels.”
“Gameplay features include the ability to shoot snowballs indefinitely at walking deer and long-range snowmen to stun them for a while and calmly pass by, as well as jumps, the height of which depends on the degree of pressing the up button.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by a poignant final level where Santa delivers a heart-wrenching message before his death, evoking strong feelings and tears from players. This impactful moment resonates deeply, leaving a lasting impression on the audience.
“The last level has a message which is Santa's final heart-wrenching message before his death.”
“When he dies and utters those final words, I know I, and many others, shed a tear.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is highly polarized among users; while some praise its outstanding replay value and innovative mechanics, others criticize it for lacking achievements and overall value, suggesting limited incentive to replay.
“With its outstanding replayability, innovative shader engine, and impeccably tuned jump mechanics, the game caters to players of all skill levels.”
“This game obviously has hardly any replay value; the cost of this game is too much for what it's worth. No achievements... it has trading cards?”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a lazy cash grab, particularly noted for its timing around the Christmas season.
“This is a lazy cash grab just in time for Christmas.”
