The Christmas Gifts

[h1]Mediocre action platformer with bad trap design and other odd game design choices.[/h1] [i]Disclaimer: I have played some of Anamik Majumdar's other platformers so I knew what to expect. This is very similar to the rest of them.[/i] For the holiday season I decided to play through some of my holiday-themed games with achievements. Anamik's [i]The Christmas Gifts[/i] was the first in alphabetical order, so despite not expecting much (I've played [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/989250/Fight_For_Love/]Fight For Love[/url] before), I played it anyway. It's pretty much like other Anamik's action platformers. You collect ammo, kill the enemies and gather the collectables to complete the level. It's Christmas-themed: there's a wall-of-text explaining why you go shooting after elves who stole your gifts. I believe the story would have been better illustrated with 2-3 pictures instead. Starting with a positive, this time around the enemies are not bullet sponges - at most 5-6 h...

Glitchy as hell, no game balance. If I didn't pay pennies for this, I would get a refund...

Looks great but doesnt currently support Steam controller, would be great if an update was released or if controls could be manually configured!

So I thought it would be fun to play a Christmas game in October because why not? It's a cute little time waster, very colorful. It has some issues. Some of the traps and dangers are a bit too sensitive, and I wasn't aware (my bad) that you have limited ammo, but whatever. I played the first two levels and you can check out my Let's Play if you want to see the game in action. You can't beat the price though, so there is that! https://youtu.be/4maAg5RTf_g