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Frogtale

By rzuf

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor243.97
Coolness1100
Audio893.69
Mood1103.66
Overall1143.79
Fun1533.64
Graphics4673.11
Innovation5483.05
Theme6103.57

Comments

danbolt 2015-12-14 04:05

Oh man, once I beat that ant, I was so happy. The final boss music was perfect. I loved the humor of this game. Did you record the soundtrack yourself?

The pacing of the gameplay was smart, and I felt satisfied once I leveled up and progressed. The only thing I found frustrating though was running low on health before the final boss and having to backtrack to heal. Once I found out you get revived if you die, I played differently, lol.

rzuf 2015-12-14 08:57

Thank you! Yes, the music is my lousy attempt at recording. :)

oal 2015-12-14 09:55

Good music and good use of the theme. The art is simple, but the focus on creating a story weighs up for it. You've achieved a lot in two days!

tuben999 2015-12-14 09:59

haha we need more games with "bad haircut" and "shame" in your inventory. Pretty solid game :) A bit unclear where to go at times. Got stuck poking at a magic barrier for a bit.

cgriff 2015-12-14 10:00

Nice game, liked the music and general atmosphere.

velddev 2015-12-14 10:02

Pretty well done. I think it's nice how you got a working rpg with only 2 keys (well, and a mouse).

aamatniekss 2015-12-14 10:05

Nice, I really loved this! The controls were cool, and I loved how OP you eventually could become. :D The music was also pretty funny, bug good :)

justinooncx 2015-12-14 10:10

Haha, holy shit, this game is GOOD! Gameplay is actually decent, writing is funny, and the art and music is so whimsical!

5/5, will preorder the sequel!

lekochen 2015-12-14 13:36

I want to Spare the frogs.

seththefirst 2015-12-14 14:20

Nice game, I really liked the art style. I'm saying that, cause I'm a programmer and don't have that art inspiration. Hahahahaha
Btw, a RPG in 2 days...
Pretty neat work... =)

Congratz.

dustystylus 2015-12-14 16:33

I love the look of the game, good imagination! Took me a while to realise I needed to walk past the edge at the top of the level to move on... but if that's the biggest complaint I have then it's going to be getting good scores all round. :)

deviousdeviation 2015-12-14 16:38

Who knew inflating frogs could be so fun. This is great! :D

ghen 2015-12-14 16:40

i LOVE it!, the control a little bit weird at first
the music fit really well, the visual quite nice, i love the hand-drawn style
it feel like small good old RPG
nice job dude :D

cimbaman 2015-12-14 16:44

Music is very funny. Loved the fart magic (it is fart magic don't lie to us).
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST USE LEFT AND RIGHT MOUSE CLICK!!!

jackjokez 2015-12-14 18:43

Just played the game and had a blast! I loved the humour, I think I died a little inside when I let that guy poke me and "Shame" popped up in my inventory XD and the music was great actually! It fit the mood of the game completely. The only real suggestion I could add is maybe have a double tap to speed up travel time a tiny bit so you don't get lost as easily. I spent a few minutes searching for the forest haha, but it was great! I loved the inflation mechanic!

tanjent 2015-12-14 19:59

Very good entry! I really like the graphics and the music which share a suitable corny/good lo-fi approach. A thing that I think could add to the complexity and make it more deeper was if you became slower when walking in the mud + maybe some wind resistance to make it harder to progress. Thank also for not having to restart with wiped out stats :P Also, beat the game!

esayitch 2015-12-14 20:51

Cool entry! Story was pretty cute, art is very coherent throughout, and music was calming and nice, and fit well with the sound effects. Controls were pretty comfortable and easy to get used to as well.

I would have liked to see the theme expressed more strongly, but it's a very cool entry! Good luck :D

fr0st-b1te 2015-12-14 21:53

Nice game, great music, graphics and the use of the theme.

lereveur 2015-12-15 06:13

Oh man ! Inflate frogs is just THE spell we need so much in RPG games ! Well done ;)

gafblizzard 2015-12-15 06:52

I got to the part where the credits would roll. Amusing game. :) If the walking speed were 2 times faster at level 1, that would be awesome though, haha.

The frog explosion seemed way louder than the other sounds. Nice job on the music. Yay ukuleles!

adsilcott 2015-12-16 22:50

I absolutely love the style of this, and the inventory made me laugh! I think I would have liked it if I could have used the mouse buttons instead, but it's still an awesome game!

beardybard 2015-12-17 07:14

Controls are strange, but anyway it's very fun RPG right here :)
Love your tunes!

fishbrain 2015-12-17 15:21

Excellent stuff. Big Mood Points.

abuzreq 2015-12-17 21:01

I liked that you hand drew and played your own music , the sound of inflation and the boss music were a bit annoying in the sense that they were sharp and sudden.
I liked that i could level up (and not lose that when I lose all my HP)because implicitly it rewarded those who played multiple times to win it.

I liked it .

evgenii-petrov 2015-12-17 21:28

Great fun!

greebocherry 2015-12-17 22:41

What a beautiful game you made! I'm truly amazed!

aeveis 2015-12-18 04:26

Fun, I think it was at a good level of difficulty. For some reason I imagined the ant just getting big and it would be your fault haha. Liked the music!

01010111 2015-12-18 04:51

I loved it! The art for the main character was the best, and the ant boss tune was amazing! Great work!

bulletsarepeopletoo 2015-12-18 22:08

Love the inventory. You should get a bonus for beating the game without "Shame". :)

drtizzle 2015-12-20 15:07

Well done!
The art isn't great, but the rest makes up for it. Music is nice, leveling system is pretty decent, and the humour is great!
Good job!

31eee384 2015-12-22 22:48

Nice little game. Not too difficult even with a trackpad! I really liked the story and lightheartedness of it all.

piscythe 2015-12-28 15:55

So I shot the monster and now it's bigger. And scarier. Why was that a good idea? Oh, right, fill it to bursting.

Very solidly done, with a good atmosphere and music. I liked progressing from barely remembering how to lead shots to running circles around enemies. The boss had cool music, but it could have done with a stronger attack pattern.

jdoughty 2015-12-28 18:19

Got to lvl 6 by the end and realized that i was enjoying this enough that i had grinded up my level. to me your biggest asset was the humor that I could feel all the way through. Blowing up enemies by growing them, silly plot and text, and a solid base mechanic made for a fun play through. I'd say the controls could use some work, but I was able to get used to them.

voider 2016-01-02 03:53

One of the best entries I played so far! I found myself enjoying this rpg so much that I want the sequel.

brainstorm 2016-01-04 15:43

Wow, amazing game! Sadly, it's difficult to play with a laptop because it's not posible to move a mouse and press keys simultaenously. But in a computer it should be so enjoyable. :)

5/5

sinclairstrange 2016-01-04 17:55

Man I'm really digging this art style! The game was really well done for the time frame and the gameplay was great. I had great amounts of fun playing this! Well done!

creative-sectors 2016-01-04 23:55

[ETC from Creative Sectors]
It is a really good little RPG with a great soundtrack in the background. Sometimes I forgot to left pushing of the Z key and I was always in motion to avoid any enemy contact. The soundtracks are really nice rythms that fits the game really well. It contains some healthy humor and a story that's good to see and play.