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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #2 | 4.820 | 4.820 |
| Overall | #39 | 4.330 | 4.330 |
| Enjoyment | #81 | 4.170 | 4.170 |
| Creativity | #437 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 100 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?
It's a platformer where you actually control the platforms (finally!)
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Comments
very cute! never seen generative music in a game jam before but its really cool haha. props!
Hehe, I always put some generative music in my games, it has its effect in jams. :p Happy that you liked it!
It's so purely made and polished, great job!
Thank you! I'm glad we had enough time to make the game look and sound almost exactly like we wanted.
That was so much fun to play!!
I can't even comprehend how you managed to get the music to feel so good and work well with so many elements generating different music.
Amazing job!
* All frogs were pet before the making of this rating ^^
Without getting into the details, I used two plugins for the generative music:
There's a bit of music theory that I'll skip, but from there the basic idea is that I have a list of notes ("G4", "A4", etc), and when an event happens I pick one of them and play it with the desired instrument. Then there's some tweaks to avoid playing the same note twice consecutively, or giving random notes more or less chance to be played depending on the current bar.
I'm happy that you enjoyed the game. Thank you for your comment!
simple game, but really well made and that's something that's so beautiful about it. The sound design is really fun and the visual style is incredible.
Glad that you enjoyed the aesthetic! Thank you very much for your comment.
Simply beautiful. And they way the frogs hoping, catching the flies, and moving the lily pads worded with the music was inspired
Thank you! I love putting adaptive music in games, it creates such satisfying feedback.
The art is so nice and textured!! Really smooth and relaxing to play too :)
I'm happy that you had a good time! Thank you for your comment
The very definition of a cozy game. I love the felt-like look to all of the art. The game was short but I had a good time playing. Awesome work!
Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm a huge nerd for analog warmth in games, so I'm super glad you noticed the felt-like look. It comes from edited scans of flecked vintage paper and risograph prints, masked over every asset — a bit tedious to export, but a fun final look :)
wait that is awesome and totally worth it!!
Thanks!! :)
Thank you! I'm very happy to have teamed up with Jaylus. The art she provided for the game is fantastic!
Wonderful and cute game! That was perfect I have no criticisms :)
Aww, thank you, that's kind of you to say! :)
Well, thank you very much for such a nice feedback!
This game is beautiful, and deceptively challenging once you have to keep track of multiple frogs. The star for me was the adaptive music - I love how everything in the game makes music, and that you get to control it. I found myself trying not just to keep the frogs afloat, but also to make to most pleasing melodies. Great work!
Thank you very much! Adaptive music was one of the core intention of the design. I believe there's a form of satisfaction in the act of making music, I'm really happy that the game was able to procure it.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT GAME! The gameplay is fun, the art is gorgeous, and the musical lillypads are such a nice touch! I'll be really surprised if you don't get featured at the end! Also side note, couldn't have asked for a better ending. Fantastic work!
Aww, thanks so much for the warm feedback; I'm glad you liked the game! As fate would have it, I already had your gorgeous-looking game on my to-play list — will try it out soon >:]
I'm so satisfied we had the time to include that ending! Reversing the roles one more time, it's silly, but efficient.
Thank you very much for your kind words! I don't know if we'll get featured, but at least I feel optimistic on our "Presentation" score. :)
Great art, great music, great gameplay, and cute frogs <3 what more could I want!! Also liked the added difficulty with more than 1 frog in the mix, a terrific job all around!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed :)
Thank you very much! I'm also happy with the choice of adding more frog, it's feel like a natural progression of difficulty (even though it is an exponential one).
Awesome and cute art, the game gets suprisingly difficult when the third frog joins the battle. Good job!
Thank you; I super appreciate your kind words! :)
The third frog makes thing a lots harder, yes!^^ Before testing it I considered getting them up to 4, but quickly ruled that out. :p Thank you for your feedback!
This is amazing! The frogs are super cute, and helping them land while making music is so fun. Great job!
Thanks Kaboppel; super appreciate the kind words!! :)
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the game and its interactive music. :)
Really cool! I love the art and the music goes really well with vibe I get from the gameplay! Really relaxing and a great concept that could go further for sure! As the frogs kept coming, the 3 platforms definitely make it difficult to handle which makes for fun difficulty. Great job!
Thanks so much; I appreciate the kind words!!
I'm happy that you enjoyed the mechanics! Thank you for your comment.
No doubt, the most good-looking game of this jam! Such a great job!
Aww, thanks, that's very kind of you to say!! :)
Aww, thanks! That means a lot, given how many beautiful games there are in this jam.
What a delightful little experience :)! A fun and aesthetically pleasing gem this, well done!
Thank you for the kind words!! :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for letting me experience this! I loved it. Everything about this is perfectly designed and petting the frogs was a BLISS. But just like I said: The design and art/animation, even the itch.io page is just perfection. Everything is cohesive. The colors match so beautifully and I am just really happy I was able to find this gem. Also I have to say it is a great music pick!
I hope that you work further on this idea in the future or that I can see more from you guys!
The ONLY thing that I think could be laid out as critique is that it gets really easy when you just put all the frogs on one lily pad. But thats only if it wasnt your intent to be easy.
Just in general I am very thankful for this experience <3
Thank you so much for such a detailed comment, and for all the kind words!! The art in your game is gorgeous too — will be checking it out soon :)
I'm glad you enjoyed it that much! :) We put a lot of efforts into art and music, it's sweet that it paid off.
Yup, the "one lily pad" strat makes the game pretty easy, even with 3 frogs. ^^' There were some back and forth on the difficulty, but in the end given that the strength of the game is its aesthetic, it's best than most player can see it through the end.
I do not plan to work on this game further, but I'll certainly make other projects! Thank you very much for your comment.
In that case I will be excited for upcoming games from you! :D
Beautiful little game! Love the difficulty progression too! Would love to see it expanded even further, hope you peeps continue to develop this :)
Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the difficulty, it was tricky to balance.
Expanding the game is not planned unfortunately. There are already other projects I'm working on. Then if there's enough demand, I guess I could release the 11 Frogs Mod. :p
Your game is really cozy and beautiful, I love the art style and music style of it! It is also a good reverse idea related to break breaker. Our game is also about music but we never thought about generative music design, this is awesome.
Oooh, you made a musical game too? I should definitely try this!
I'm happy that you liked the game. Thank you for your feedback!