Santa's Sidekick

[Mordalles]

ive been everywhere, and i know i have to give santa cookies and bandaid.

but i havent picked up anything? what must i do?

Spoiler

i know i have to give the one guy discs so that he will give me money, but i cant seem to pick up the discs in my room?

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[ManicMatt]

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After speaking to the guy wanting games, I went back to the house and searched the bedroom and the kitchen for supplies. You should find one item of interest in each mentioned room!

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[Mordalles]

Spoiler

After speaking to the guy wanting games, I went back to the house and searched the bedroom and the kitchen for supplies. You should find one item of interest in each mentioned room!

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thx manic, although, i can remember going back to the house and searching the room, but finding nothing, but ill go and search again. 

[Uku]

well i tidnt thourh it was that difficult, its like only 3 hotspots in most on the rooms, so

DISCS-go to room where you start, there is a table (1 table = 2 hotspots think what details does table consist, look them

BANDAGES-go to kichen, look all cupboards and shelves and stoves and aa sink. pay atention, on what does kid say.- MAGIC!-remember this word

ManicMatt-you finished?

[paolo]

I have to say this game is poor.

There are few or no hotspots in many rooms, meaning most of the game is walking around without doing anything.  You can't pick up the required items until you have spoken to both people who need them, which is peculiar.

The inventory doesn't work.  When I click on an item (the items are too large, by the way, and overlap), it isn't selected, so I can't complete the game, so I've wasted my time playing it.

Was this game tested before being released?  Has anyone been able to complete it?

Low marks from me...

[Uku]

i have finished game many times, it is palyable,
-if you dont like, dont play.
BTW  its true,game  nees some finishing touches.

" game isnt poor, player is..."(-my friend, one user here said it about same game, but in one estonian forum.)

[jane]

Great first effort Uku, I completed it although it did freeze up in one place.   I would recommend posting up the link with the skipable text on the boards main games page, as I downloaded the original and found it frustrating.  I found the puzzles were quite easy and logical and I didn't have problems accessing the inventory.

Hope you continue making games.

[paolo]

i have finished game many times, it is palyable,
-if you dont like, dont play.
BTW  its true,game  nees some finishing touches.

It's not that I don't like it.  I think the graphics are great.  It's just that I found it difficult to use (easy to play, but difficult to use).

I've had another go at the game and have been able to make the inventory work better this time, although it did hang when I was walking away from the Santa scene.  I don't know why it didn't work before.

Perhaps I was a bit harsh with my original comments.  Let me make some constructive points instead about how you could improve the game.

1. It's quite hard to find the hotspot to get out of the first room.  I had to go up and then down.  Could this be made bigger, or put at one end rather than at the bottom?
2. It would be better if there were actions you can do in each room, rather than only being able to look at things.
3. It might improve the game if the hotspots for the items you need to pick up were active from the start, at the very least giving a response like "I don't need those" so you know that you are looking in the right place, although if you look there, you do get a hint.
4. It might improve the game if you had a similar comment for the kitchen door.
5. It would be better if the hotspots for each item allowed you to take the item from that place as soon as the person who needs that item has told you about it, rather than having to speak to both people first.
6. Sometimes you walk out of a room from the right and appear in the next one on the left, which is a little bit confusing.

These are my opinions, of course, but I think these would help make the game even better and easier for the player to use (without necessarily making it easier to complete).

[jane]

paola - this is the hints and tips section - can I suggest that you make your suggestions in the completed games sections