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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Accessibilty | #5 | 3.654 | 3.654 |
| Audio | #15 | 3.808 | 3.808 |
| Graphics | #20 | 4.192 | 4.192 |
| Controls | #21 | 3.654 | 3.654 |
| Overall | #22 | 3.527 | 3.527 |
| Theme | #49 | 3.538 | 3.538 |
| Fun | #71 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Originality | #105 | 2.846 | 2.846 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Godot Version
4.3
Wildcards Used
N/A
Game Description
Avoid enemies and move down the river to grow into a frog.
How does your game tie into the theme?
The player starts as a tadpole, grows into a froglet, and ends up a frog.
Source(s)
N/A
Discord Username(s)
hatmix, Musket, bmo.green, Fradono, luke
Participation Level (GWJ Only)
4
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Comments
I am a sucker for a frog game. The art style is super cute, I really liked the level 3 frog. I was kind of confused at first because I felt like the first level was unwinnable as I would always end up in spots I had to take damage. I think that is just the nature of the procedural generation and some levels being difficult? I like the concept though of having generated levels like that though. I just need to practice it a lot more.
I also really like the way you setup the itch page with the background styles and art. I know it isn't part of the game play but I do think it really helps improve the game experience. Well done!
Thanks for playing! Did you miss the “hide” ability of the first level? It’s kind of OP.
The polish on this is incredible, the game plays super intuitively and is really fun! Great job! The scene where you get caught gave off some rpg turn based vibes, I could definitely see this being something more, like mashing up 2 genres
I enjoyed the puzzle concept quite a bit (reminds me of those "GO" game series on mobile). Would be really cool if the different phases had a different gameplay mechanic to switch things up a bit (like the tadpole's hide). Nice job overall!
Fun short and cute little frogger like game(?) The music had me grooooving, really awesome soundtrack! The pixel art was also simple but neat! I also found a weird bug where I would go from tadpole directly to frog and I had the froglet sprite showing up at the same time!
I also wished I didn't have to alternate between mouse and keyboard each time i moved, but other than that nice entry, good job!
Short and sweet, very cute visuals!
A combination of horizontal Flogger with small bit of Underthale... battle phase seems nice i imagine worm dressed in a gimp costume like in pulp fiction taking a whip: ouch! then moving on . :))
Fun little game. I liked the tadpole being able to hide, but was a little disappointed the other forms didn’t have an effect. At first I thought I would be thrown into a combat when I let the enemy hit me as a frog, but I just took damage. The art was why I clicked on the game :)
Cute game with very well made art, music and of course the lovely page. The gameplay is fairly light but it's very polished!
Radish: Very cool and fun with good controls. I love the vibe of retro music MIDI style! And the game page is so pretty.
Squirrel: Frogger, but it's turn based ;). Love it. Simple concept, but well executed.
So very cute. The game is quite fun and I loved seeing the evolution into the froggy (even though I was sad to lose hide). Great game page design by the way!
Thanks, of course we had more planned around the different phases for specific abilities, but didn’t get to work on it as much as we’d wanted. Thanks for playing!
Love the use of the theme, looks adorable and is actually really fun ! I would love to have more levels !!
Cute game ! I wish I had more morph effects related to the gameplay, and more puzzle difficulty.
(Spam right for the half of a level).
Liked the pixel art !
Awesome game! Love the music and concept. Would have liked to see a few more levels and some gameplay effect from morphing but I really enjoyed it!