You guys sound like you haven't played it yet. How come?
This was definitely the best one yet. And yes, somewhat submachine-esque! Kinda Root/dugout style, retrofitted with some Christmasy gizmos and an interesting floating building... which is VERY submachine-esque. Great snow monsters!
And I'm glad there was the option to skip the three christmas trees puzzle; I spent like 20 minutes on that before giving up. Yeash!
Wait... *smacks forhead,* this DID come out last year, didn't it... and you guys are saying your waiting for the 2013 one.