Hey Andrew and Giacomo, Been following all the devlogs and am so happy to see that the game has been published, it looks amazing!!! I own a mac and am unable to play the game, would love to see a mac build sometime in the future :) Can't wait to follow your next gamedev project
amazing game, the cute visuals elevate the game a lot. Also, the bosses animations are super cool, definitely a must play for all the shoot em up addicts like me :P.
The only grips i have with the game is that it needs a checkpoint system, al least after every boss. The game is not that hard with it's moment to moment gameplay, the real difficulty comes with having to beat the game in one sitting.
Stumbled upon this masterpiece on Reddit....Must say the Visuals are absolutely stunning and so is the Gameplay....Great Game overall....Keep up the Great work and have a Great day!!
Gorgeous animation and art style. :) Echoing other comments, I would suggest adding checkpoints and maybe increasing the number of lives starting out as well. Difficulty-wise it's still acceptable for me (similar to Cuphead, it's possible to progress with repeated attempts).
On the technical side, the game hung very badly upon loading and crashed. It was only playable for me on Steam, but I still experienced some lag upon startup and during gameplay. This is a very cute, fun game that has a lot of potential. I would be happy to replay if the overall experience was smoother.
Great concept for a side scrolling shooter and really charming art style. My only complaints are a) the movement is too slow to maneuver through some of the tighter gaps between projectiles (as well as to respond to the projectile speed of the second boss) and the maximum powerup state makes it impossible to dodge literally everything.
A good game, I leave my little gameplay. I have missed some checkpoint to avoid having to go through everything again but artistically I liked it a lot.
This is such a gorgeous game! I thoroughly enjoy playing it. I downloaded it thinking it would be a simple shoot 'em up that would entertain me for 5 minutes, but I've been playing for about an hour(can never get passed that stupid otter) and I haven't gotten tired of it yet! It's one of those games that just puts a smile on your face! If the team continue to update the game, I have a little plea of being able to skip the intro cutscene, since it is a bit slow.
In case nobody was aware - it is controller compatible! I could just plug mine in, though I would like the game to inform me when the controller is plugged in.
Really beautiful, the art, style, gameplay. Really enjoyful. Made me remember Cuphead and Chicken Invaders.
Overall, there might be a small problem with the number of hearts or the absence of saving stages. But my main problem was with the second boss since those bombs can be too tricky to go through, especially if two rows present the passage on opposite sides of the screen.
Your game is good both visually and in terms of gameplay. The general mechanics of power up (More life you have > more power you get > Bigger you are and thus susceptible to take damage) is a nice loop.
BUT damn this game is a bit too hard for me. Sure it keeps me engage to try and replay multiple times but I think several times it was unfair.
1. I think there is a lack of hearts in game (No heart after each boss, come on, we just had an hard battle). Plus sometimes hearts are just next to projecticle of enemies, it's unfortunate but it happened several times during my playthrough.
2. Sometimes it seems you just can't dodge the bullets of enemies. Your frog even with one heart isn't just fast enough.
Combined with the lack of heart (and the random behind it), I think this are somes points you should consider to improve.
Except from that your game is really good, Congrats, it could totally be a paying one :D
Yeah that's my only criticism with the game as well, I'd love to have a heart after each boss :) or at least have them be more predictable as to when they drop.
This game is FANTASTIC. Really loved playing it! Took me a handful of tries but I finally cleaned up the river :D Loved everything from the art to the music <3
I'd love to try the game out, it looks super charming and polished! Unfortunately I can't get it to run, it keeps crashing on startup. Disabling antivirus doesn't seem to help.
EDIT: I was able to launch the game through Steam. If anyone else is having the same issue, this might help you. Cute game!
I tried to open the game and it won't let me??? I even restarted and downloaded the game again multiple times?? (btw I'm on windows) does anyone have a solution? very desperate T-T
So far the game is not optimized well so currently you need a powerful computer to run it. The steam version of the game has been updated to be able to run a computer that has at least 12gb of Ram which still takes most of the memory to run it. So currently it is just a very demanding game until it hopefully gets optimized for less powerful systems. Hope this helps.
I really like this game! the artstyle is amazing, the SFXs are juicy and the music is great. I think player bias could be improved and stage 3 tadpole feels a downgrade compared to stage 2, but as I said, overall really good game feel.
When I first saw Tadpole Tales, I thought it would be a mix between Tadpole Treble and Cuphead. Turns out, I wasn't too far off. The adorable, and well drawn, art style definitely works well with the happy water critters theme, and the music was also catchy. While I'm not great at this sort of game, I still had a lot of fun trying it.
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Hey Andrew and Giacomo,
Been following all the devlogs and am so happy to see that the game has been published, it looks amazing!!! I own a mac and am unable to play the game, would love to see a mac build sometime in the future :) Can't wait to follow your next gamedev project
amazing game, the cute visuals elevate the game a lot. Also, the bosses animations are super cool, definitely a must play for all the shoot em up addicts like me :P.
The only grips i have with the game is that it needs a checkpoint system, al least after every boss. The game is not that hard with it's moment to moment gameplay, the real difficulty comes with having to beat the game in one sitting.
Loved this game!
*the witch's house flashbacks*
Stumbled upon this masterpiece on Reddit....Must say the Visuals are absolutely stunning and so is the Gameplay....Great Game overall....Keep up the Great work and have a Great day!!
Gorgeous animation and art style. :) Echoing other comments, I would suggest adding checkpoints and maybe increasing the number of lives starting out as well. Difficulty-wise it's still acceptable for me (similar to Cuphead, it's possible to progress with repeated attempts).
On the technical side, the game hung very badly upon loading and crashed. It was only playable for me on Steam, but I still experienced some lag upon startup and during gameplay. This is a very cute, fun game that has a lot of potential. I would be happy to replay if the overall experience was smoother.
Great concept for a side scrolling shooter and really charming art style. My only complaints are a) the movement is too slow to maneuver through some of the tighter gaps between projectiles (as well as to respond to the projectile speed of the second boss) and the maximum powerup state makes it impossible to dodge literally everything.
LMAO it also crashed my PC.
Very cute font you use here though
D:
oh wait it did i just don't know where to open it
it wont let me download it D:
a w e s o m e g a m e g a r u n t e e d
GOOD WORK! KEEP GOING! FIVE FROGS OUT OF FIVE!
I just downloaded it, What do you think about?
Very well made! Easy to use controls, great music, graphics etc...Almost beat the 1st boss! Will continue trying.
didn't work for me and slowed my computer by a lot, had to delete it
A good game, I leave my little gameplay. I have missed some checkpoint to avoid having to go through everything again but artistically I liked it a lot.
What are the differences between the final build and the old build?
Where are the Linux and Mac builds? :(
This is such a gorgeous game! I thoroughly enjoy playing it. I downloaded it thinking it would be a simple shoot 'em up that would entertain me for 5 minutes, but I've been playing for about an hour(can never get passed that stupid otter) and I haven't gotten tired of it yet! It's one of those games that just puts a smile on your face!
If the team continue to update the game, I have a little plea of being able to skip the intro cutscene, since it is a bit slow.
In case nobody was aware - it is controller compatible! I could just plug mine in, though I would like the game to inform me when the controller is plugged in.
Keep up the good work! :)
You can skip the intro cutscene, I forget the key but you either have to hold down enter, left click, or escape
Really beautiful, the art, style, gameplay. Really enjoyful. Made me remember Cuphead and Chicken Invaders.
Overall, there might be a small problem with the number of hearts or the absence of saving stages. But my main problem was with the second boss since those bombs can be too tricky to go through, especially if two rows present the passage on opposite sides of the screen.
But, overall, I loved the game. 9/10
This game is an absolute gem. Reminiscent of Cuphead, a really fun and SUPER adorable game. A little hard! Haha
looks like cuphead graphics similar, i like this game graphics !
Your game is good both visually and in terms of gameplay. The general mechanics of power up (More life you have > more power you get > Bigger you are and thus susceptible to take damage) is a nice loop.
BUT damn this game is a bit too hard for me. Sure it keeps me engage to try and replay multiple times but I think several times it was unfair.
1. I think there is a lack of hearts in game (No heart after each boss, come on, we just had an hard battle). Plus sometimes hearts are just next to projecticle of enemies, it's unfortunate but it happened several times during my playthrough.
2. Sometimes it seems you just can't dodge the bullets of enemies. Your frog even with one heart isn't just fast enough.
Combined with the lack of heart (and the random behind it), I think this are somes points you should consider to improve.
Except from that your game is really good, Congrats, it could totally be a paying one :D
Yeah that's my only criticism with the game as well, I'd love to have a heart after each boss :) or at least have them be more predictable as to when they drop.
Hey thank you and I appreciate the feedback!
This game is FANTASTIC. Really loved playing it! Took me a handful of tries but I finally cleaned up the river :D Loved everything from the art to the music <3
Thank you so much!! <3
cup head videos love it
Good job! I like the styling of the game, very nice!
Thank you!
At last! We got em bois! Finally managed to beat the game! Thanks so much for this wonderful game!
YOOOOO You dodged like a pro! Thank you so much for playing and trying out my game <3 really means a lot!
This game is HARD! Good job! :)
thank you!
Hey dev, I included your game in this weeks Indie Game Playlist! Great work!
Thank you so much :)
LOL NICE
I'd love to try the game out, it looks super charming and polished! Unfortunately I can't get it to run, it keeps crashing on startup. Disabling antivirus doesn't seem to help.
EDIT: I was able to launch the game through Steam. If anyone else is having the same issue, this might help you. Cute game!
Made a video
I tried to open the game and it won't let me??? I even restarted and downloaded the game again multiple times?? (btw I'm on windows) does anyone have a solution? very desperate T-T
I have the same problem... Also on Windows 10.
So far the game is not optimized well so currently you need a powerful computer to run it. The steam version of the game has been updated to be able to run a computer that has at least 12gb of Ram which still takes most of the memory to run it. So currently it is just a very demanding game until it hopefully gets optimized for less powerful systems. Hope this helps.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! i was able to download it on stream! >;)
Happy I could help
I really like this game! the artstyle is amazing, the SFXs are juicy and the music is great. I think player bias could be improved and stage 3 tadpole feels a downgrade compared to stage 2, but as I said, overall really good game feel.
You should feel proud of your creation! :)
When I first saw Tadpole Tales, I thought it would be a mix between Tadpole Treble and Cuphead. Turns out, I wasn't too far off. The adorable, and well drawn, art style definitely works well with the happy water critters theme, and the music was also catchy. While I'm not great at this sort of game, I still had a lot of fun trying it.
Good job, devs.The game is very beautiful and fun, I wish you all the success!