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A jam submission

Once Upon a PondView game page

A frog searches for his new beginning
Submitted by Kricket — 2 days, 6 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#384.0594.059
Audio#403.6763.676
Overall#1933.1623.162
Game Design#2153.2063.206
Theme#2982.7652.765
Fun#3332.7942.794
Innovation#3932.4712.471

Ranked from 34 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
A Frog (you) has a mission to start a new beginning for himself. The game is about the frog realizing what a new beginning really is. The message teaches the player that you don't have to start a new beginning, because every ending already starts one.

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
All assets (Music, Visuals, UI, Code) were made from scratch during the jam period by me (Coding Kricket).

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Submitted(+1)

That's so cute omg !

And such nice puns hahaha even the name of the game got me to smile. I think adding some grass would be a nice improvement, also since I'm like 2 years old I kept on laughing at the footstep sounds. Just close your eyes as you move forward and you'll get it !

Developer

Thank you! Grass is a great idea! I spent a while trying to think of things to take up the scene and grass seems like a great solution; I may update it after the jam. I actually made the footstep sounds by changing the pitch of me clapping my hands. Anyways thanks again for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Super cute artstyle. I really like the art and character design (also the name of a certain character is REALLY good lol). Great work

Developer

😂 Thanks! I had a lot of fun with the art!

Submitted(+1)

Awww the characters are so cute! This is a really impressive game for a week-long game jam! I'd love to see this expanded into something more. My one suggestion would be to allow the character to move a bit faster. Otherwise, really great game! :)

Developer

Thank you! This has definitely been the most stressful jam I have participated in, but I think it turned out well! Yeah, someone else gave me the idea of having a sprint button, I may update it after the jam. Thanks again for playing!

Submitted(+1)

Nice presentation! The characters and music are lovely!

Developer

Thank you, I had a blast making this!

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

This is a really nice looking game, and the characters are friggin' adorable. The character animations, cutscenes, and transitions were a really nice touch. Between that and the dialog and quest systems, it's a solid basis for an adventure game, and I'd love to see more of these little buddies.

+1 for the cute pitter-patter of froggy-feet.

Developer

Thank you! Yeah, I tried to build it as something I could expand upon in the future.  Sound effects were fun to make as well, and I'm glad they paid off!

Submitted(+1)

Nice aesthetic

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

please play my game

Submitted

Nice aesthetic

Submitted(+1)

Love the frog haha, simple game with soothing audio. Nice job!

Developer

Thank you! I had a lot of fun making the music and sound effects!

Submitted(+1)

Super cute game, I'm impressed by the characters and environment (considering they were all made from scratch during the jam period), and it's so refreshing to see non-combat gameplay every once in a while. 

Also, nice cutscenes!

Good job!

Developer

Thank you! Yup, most of the time was spent on the 3D models and audio so I'm glad they paid off!

Submitted(+1)

I love the aesthetic of this game and It's even more impressive knowing it's all original assets. I especially love how you used cinematic effects. All of it was very cute and fun :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you! I have been practicing blender a lot lately and thought I'd put it to good use!

Submitted(+1)

It's so cute

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Nice work on your game. 

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

*flop * flop hehe i love the froggo... very cute art style.. i wished there would be something like an intro

Developer

Great idea! I might be able to add that after the jam ends.

Submitted(+1)

The frog is soo cute!!

Developer(+1)

:)

Submitted(+1)

I died of cuteness! The atmosphere and the sounds are great. The camera felt a little janky tho

Submitted(+1)

Also a queston, how did you get the fullscreen to not extend the cameras range

Developer

Thanks for the kind words! So, I actually built the game in a fixed resolution. Would it be better to build it in a large resolution so the Fullscreen button will work? (Sorry I get kind of lost when it comes to building games).

Submitted(+1)

No no no, the thing is when I built my game in unity and pressed fullscreen, the camera would become larger which I didn't want so I scrapped the fullscreen mode. In yours, that doesn't happen, and I just wanted to know how you were able to do it.

Developer

Oh alright. So, I'm not exactly sure but I think it had something to do with me resizing the game canvas in unity. So pretty much I went to build settings, then I think I went to player settings. I clicked on WebGL and from there I went scrolled down a little and clicked resize or something like that. And then it gives you pixel values to set as your game's resolution. I hope that made sense, I'm sure there are YouTube videos about it too if that helps.

Submitted(+1)

Cool relaxing game. Great job.

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

This was so cute, I loved the little plapping sound of the frog walking. This was just a happy little feel-good game :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks! The sound effects were a lot of fun to make. I don't normally make them, but I wanted to try it out this jam!

Submitted(+1)

Nice and cute game!

You have created pleasant game aesthetics (visuals and music). Also, you have created an interesting narrative with a strong and obvious (in a good sense) message!

I like it!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I had a lot of fun designing the assets and music!

Submitted(+1)

I love the squishing motion of the frog. The music is calming and fits the game. I had problems with dialogue appearing multiple times after I have completed them, but running away from the characters helped. I admire you for making a game on your own!

Developer

Thank you! This was actually my first time making a proper rigged character, so animating was something I had a lot of fun with! 

Submitted(+1)

Adorable, i love the animals and the aesthetic. Very cute and creative, good job!

Developer

Thank you! I had a lot of fun trying out this art style!

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