{"author_link":"\/users\/attala","author_name":"Attala","author_uid":"1101245","comments":[{"author_name":"adjo","author_uid":"1005015","time":"2020-04-20T07:42:49Z","epoch":1587368569,"modified":1587368569,"text":"Nice twist on a classic style of game! I also like how the game continues if the farmer dies, it's all about the chicken :sweat_smile: ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Plopmenz","author_uid":"1196047","time":"2020-04-20T07:44:58Z","epoch":1587368698,"modified":1587368698,"text":"Nice game! :)\nI still hear the farmer saying \"Ho\" in my head XD. As a small quality of life feature, I would turn off tutorial after you completed the tutorial. After I died, I wanted to click play again (which is a good thing :D), but forgot to turn off tutorial for the first 4 runs (so i had to click through a bunch of pop-ups). Not that big of the deal though. Overall loved it! :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Lamasaurus","author_uid":"1077942","time":"2020-04-20T07:46:02Z","epoch":1587368762,"modified":1587368762,"text":"I made it while my farmer died. It was hilarious to watch how the chicken did better without me \ud83d\ude05 Well done!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"rsim","author_uid":"1002392","time":"2020-04-20T07:47:28Z","epoch":1587368848,"modified":1587368848,"text":"wow. Just wow. Great work - the graphics, animations, audio, gameplay - everything is top-notch!\n\nThe only issue I had was I got the chicken home... and nothing. I was just hanging out at the edge of the map for a while, then thought I'd try herding it through the gate directly, as the first time the chicken and farmer walked through the fence as it has no collisions. That worked for completing the game.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SaeedPrez","author_uid":"1194897","time":"2020-04-20T08:08:53Z","epoch":1587370133,"modified":1587370133,"text":"Hi there.\n\nGreat twist on a classic. Was fun to watch the chicken run when the farmer got hit by a car :) I wish there was some how to force stop the chicken, but I guess that just takes a bit getting used to.\n\nFun game :) Good job.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Uppitydonkey57","author_uid":"1198526","time":"2020-04-20T21:02:50Z","epoch":1587416570,"modified":1587416570,"text":"Really fun! I really enjoyed chasing the chicken. Sound effects where nice. A bit to difficult for me though","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"binroot","author_uid":"1003495","time":"2020-04-20T21:09:03Z","epoch":1587416943,"modified":1587416943,"text":"If Frogger wasn't hard enough... :laughing: I had to scale down the difficulty, but finally beat it! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Lorne","author_uid":"1054854","time":"2020-04-20T21:17:56Z","epoch":1587417476,"modified":1587417476,"text":"Cool game! It's a nice twist on a frogger type game. :) Who knew herding chickens would be so hard! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Voidsay","author_uid":"1191558","time":"2020-04-20T21:43:17Z","epoch":1587418997,"modified":1587418997,"text":"Nice game.\n\nMy first victory was when the chicken managed to cross the last road with the farmer already dead. That was funny.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"A-312","author_uid":"1181155","time":"2020-04-20T22:17:30Z","epoch":1587421050,"modified":1587421050,"text":":sob: I have never seen so many roads! Do you know why chicken are dying ? Because they can't fly, flying is the saftest transport ! \n\n[The progressbar isn't complete :scream:](https:\/\/static.jam.vg\/raw\/3a3\/c2\/z\/2ea76.png)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Emperor Eagle","author_uid":"1122525","time":"2020-04-20T23:11:21Z","epoch":1587424281,"modified":1587424281,"text":"Great game! You feel very in control of the chicken making the game constantly fun. The difficulty levels is a great addition meaning more people can enjoy the game for longer. Somehow, I never get annoyed when I lose, so I guess that's another thing that makes this game great and replayable! It also has great graphics and sound effects.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"beanslasher","author_uid":"1055961","time":"2020-04-21T03:39:50Z","epoch":1587440390,"modified":1587440390,"text":"This was quite difficult for me, maybe I am just bad haha. This was really fun to play, frogger to the next level. I love the way you took this game! Keep up the good work!","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LarryV","author_uid":"1181687","time":"2020-04-21T04:08:53Z","epoch":1587442133,"modified":1587442133,"text":"Fun little time killer. nice twist on the game, it make it more challenging in a good way. good job.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Aditya Kumar","author_uid":"1121412","time":"2020-04-21T04:11:08Z","epoch":1587442268,"modified":1587442268,"text":"I love this twist on Frogger, plus the \"why did the chicken cross the road\" joke. I had difficulty getting the chicken to go where I wanted, but I suppose that is the point. The chicken also went straight home on its own when the farmer committed suicide.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Kent Reese","author_uid":"1079060","time":"2020-04-21T04:13:03Z","epoch":1587442383,"modified":1587442383,"text":"A nice frogger twist of a game with an interesting mechanic, took some getting used to but I got it! Nice work.\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"FizzyApple12","author_uid":"1177242","time":"2020-04-21T04:18:09Z","epoch":1587442689,"modified":1587442689,"text":"This is an awesome twist on the frogger concept with great graphics. I love it!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"cannedveg","author_uid":"1142876","time":"2020-04-21T04:22:31Z","epoch":1587442951,"modified":1587442951,"text":"Love the controls on this it handles really well! Nice sound effects too!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Snory","author_uid":"1176018","time":"2020-04-21T06:27:30Z","epoch":1587450450,"modified":1587450459,"text":"Thank you for your entry.\n\nThis is a beautiful piece what you did there. Took me some time to get used to how to control my chicken, but it was worth to invest the time. :)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"AndideBob","author_uid":"1036785","time":"2020-04-21T08:26:12Z","epoch":1587457572,"modified":1587457572,"text":"Such a cool twist on Frogger! Really well done!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LaZZyDev72","author_uid":"1189931","time":"2020-04-21T08:45:52Z","epoch":1587458752,"modified":1587458752,"text":"WOW its a cool twist i love the movements of the player and the chicken. nice idea and great exicution. love it. Keep it up and Goodluck","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"gamesplusjames","author_uid":"1009836","time":"2020-04-21T15:57:29Z","epoch":1587484649,"modified":1587484649,"text":"This was great :D Such a unique idea to manage the chicken across the road. I love the effects when the chicken gets squished too :D Great work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Lucidus","author_uid":"1124552","time":"2020-04-21T15:58:00Z","epoch":1587484680,"modified":1587484680,"text":"Felt like come back to crossy raod xD\nLike the graphics and gameplay!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"GrizzliusMaximus","author_uid":"1195465","time":"2020-04-21T15:59:28Z","epoch":1587484768,"modified":1587484768,"text":"10 stars on Humor. This game is so entertaining I have to say. The ending was super satisfying. Enjoyed every second!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Un ornithorynque dans la piscine","author_uid":"1189977","time":"2020-04-21T21:01:18Z","epoch":1587502878,"modified":1587502878,"text":"It was funny xD","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"dreamcastgh0st","author_uid":"1193331","time":"2020-04-22T08:05:35Z","epoch":1587542735,"modified":1587542735,"text":"I liked it! A lot of these games where you have to protect a creature feel sloppy, since you don't understand how the creature works and you don't have full control of it. In this game, though, it is clearly lined out _how_ the chicken moves, and you are in control of it completely, albeit indirectly. The animation and sound of the clicking is snappy, which makes it feel good too. A little short and simple, but the execution is very good!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"erebus","author_uid":"1041553","time":"2020-04-22T10:19:25Z","epoch":1587550765,"modified":1587550765,"text":"Really great idea! Thanks for bringing it by the stream!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"FancyReckless","author_uid":"1056263","time":"2020-04-22T17:04:47Z","epoch":1587575087,"modified":1587575087,"text":"Pros:\n- Nice take on classical game, that really fits the genre\n- Nice clean graphics\n- Challenging\n\nCons:\n- Sometimes it feels that difficulty depends on randomness quite a lot\n\nPretty cool game, it does not have 100 features, but the gameplay and main mechanic is pollished well.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rakowu","author_uid":"1042060","time":"2020-04-23T08:15:53Z","epoch":1587629753,"modified":1587629753,"text":"Wow great work for that shot time :D ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Artyom Volkov","author_uid":"1145628","time":"2020-04-23T20:01:03Z","epoch":1587672063,"modified":1587672063,"text":"I admire how you remade frogger, it fits the theme, plays very funny and I love the sounds!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"MateusBoga","author_uid":"1059026","time":"2020-04-23T22:39:51Z","epoch":1587681591,"modified":1587681591,"text":"Very nice game! Here's my playthrough of it: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/600641770","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Aurel300","author_uid":"1000817","time":"2020-04-24T19:27:55Z","epoch":1587756475,"modified":1587756475,"text":"We streamed your game with Danae: [link to Twitch VOD](https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/598538752?t=04h16m43s) (approximate timestamp)\n\nSimple, but a lot of fun! The fact that the chicken can make it through after the farmer dies was a very nice touch.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LairinLair","author_uid":"1107238","time":"2020-04-24T23:37:15Z","epoch":1587771435,"modified":1587771435,"text":"What a nice surprise. Loved. Played this over and over, hahah. Had lot of fun. Really liked the sounds too. Wish there was a soundtrack in gameplay. Great work!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Amazura","author_uid":"1073121","time":"2020-04-25T01:32:48Z","epoch":1587778368,"modified":1587778368,"text":"my farmer has gone, freedom.. i'm comi-  (*hit by car) :laughing: ","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ursagames","author_uid":"1007359","time":"2020-04-25T02:24:51Z","epoch":1587781491,"modified":1587781491,"text":"Hello! Your game was played during my stream!\n\nIf you want to know the timestamp of when your game was played you can see it in this spreadsheet:\nhttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yau8hjzn\n\nAnd then look in my latest videos and find your game being play (after the current stream ends)\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/ursagames\/videos","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Fabrizio Spadaro","author_uid":"1104639","time":"2020-04-25T08:04:03Z","epoch":1587801843,"modified":1587801843,"text":"LMAO this game.. I gave my first 5 stars on \"Fun\", really funny game, cute art and polished gameplay, good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Fatsheep","author_uid":"1006778","time":"2020-04-25T20:43:27Z","epoch":1587847407,"modified":1587847407,"text":"Fun an short little game, i enjoyed that you controlled the farmer and not the chicken! Only managed to make it once on medium difficulty though!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Notan Lemon","author_uid":"1177730","time":"2020-04-27T10:19:10Z","epoch":1587982750,"modified":1587982750,"text":"This is fun! The concept to move the chicken by chasing it is interesting. Also it is great design-wise to have the ability to speed up the chicken, so you can avoid the cars when you are about to crash. And the farmer's \"Ho!\" voice is really funny. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"GreenDinoGames","author_uid":"1143176","time":"2020-04-27T13:34:33Z","epoch":1587994473,"modified":1587994473,"text":"Really cool game. I like the concept and artwork. The guy is just fun to play, especially if he scares the chicken :D It's great that you provided a tutorial and the possibility to change the difficulty. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"johnnysix","author_uid":"1010272","time":"2020-04-28T22:30:28Z","epoch":1588113028,"modified":1588113028,"text":"A new twist on the genre! Really liked the art and sound.   If you do a post-compo, don't forget to put the music in the level too.  Since everyone skips through titles\/menus, they don't get to hear the track. \n\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Scott Steffes","author_uid":"1081421","time":"2020-04-29T16:25:46Z","epoch":1588177546,"modified":1588177546,"text":"I played another game with a very similar setting and somewhat similar gamemplay: https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/the-path\nBut yours controls much better. \nI think hearding mechanics like this are inherently frustrating, but I think you pulled it off as well as I've ever seen it done. The fact the chicken stays put when you're not hearding it and the fact that you can speed the chicken up in a pinch make it a lot better to control. Maybe a few other options like throwing feed (a limited resource) which makes the chicken run to a specific location or something like that would be good. Well done!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"marcmagus","author_uid":"1133764","time":"2020-04-30T17:30:42Z","epoch":1588267842,"modified":1588267842,"text":"Thanks for bringing your game by my stream to try out! You can watch the highlight again at https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/606399385\n\nI found escort-Frogger surprisingly fun, nice entry.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Balgorode","author_uid":"1055342","time":"2020-05-01T06:12:31Z","epoch":1588313551,"modified":1588313608,"text":"Amazing, this is one of my favourites!\n\nI'm gonna be honest I clicked on this by accident, but I don't regret it! xD","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Geckoo1337","author_uid":"1000409","time":"2020-05-02T13:53:11Z","epoch":1588427591,"modified":1588427591,"text":"Nice game which reminds me something :)\nGameplay fits with theme and all controls work as expected. You did an interesting game in less than two days. Artwork is fun and really well done. I had fun playing ++","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Iak","author_uid":"1000946","time":"2020-05-07T09:29:41Z","epoch":1588843781,"modified":1588843781,"text":"Hey, thanks for tuning in to my stream!\n\nVery cool frogger-like game. The gameplay is smooth and we have a solid answer for \"why did the chicken cross the road\" \u2014 I would too if there were an angry farmer running after me. Cool game!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Firesplash Entertainment","author_uid":"1075076","time":"2020-05-07T19:52:09Z","epoch":1588881129,"modified":1588881129,"text":"Hi this is the OnYourOwn()-Winner :laughing: \n\nManaged to succeed once - but without a farmer. Very nice feature!\nI alos liked the art and sound. Cool work!\n\nThanks for submitting this to our stream.","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Rik_Thunder","author_uid":"1002052","time":"2020-05-09T12:39:51Z","epoch":1589027991,"modified":1589027991,"text":"thisis so bizarre xDD\nit made me genuinely laugh xD\nCrazy bastard trying to chase his chicken back to the..farm? yeah. xD","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"elysiagriffin","author_uid":"1047013","time":"2020-05-09T19:01:53Z","epoch":1589050913,"modified":1589050913,"text":"Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!\n\nIf you\u2019d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: \n\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/615928274?t=4h49m40s\n\nGood luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D\n\n\ud83d\udc9c Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady\n\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elysiagriffin","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"DeathStorm","author_uid":"1009655","time":"2020-05-11T09:11:59Z","epoch":1589188319,"modified":1589188319,"text":"A nice variant of the old Cross the Road Gameplay. \nThe extra scare is very helpfull many times and I like the small things like Turn On\/Off the Tutorial and the Difficulty slider. \n\nA cool game, just some music in the background was missing ;)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Honest Dan","author_uid":"1052174","time":"2020-05-11T18:33:48Z","epoch":1589222028,"modified":1589222028,"text":"Really simple game but great execution and deceptively engaging mechanics! I had a blast with this. Wish the collision was a little more empathetic... some very long wing mirrors hurt my poor chicken!","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld46\/177188-26d7e32a9bed87027bfe68972908cc17.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/attala.itch.io\/the-great-return","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/attala.itch.io\/the-great-return","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/attala.itch.io\/the-great-return","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"62819","g_author":"1101245","g_event":"LD46","g_eventkey":"77","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"277462","g_title":"The Great Return","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"154","g_commentcount":"49","g_site2_node_id":"177188","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"177188","n_urlkey":"277462","n_parent":"176557","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/the-great-return","n_slug":"the-great-return","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"101245","n_created":"1579296234","n_modified":"1587374183","n_version":"582432","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":177188,"parent":176557,"superparent":9,"author":101245,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2020-04-19T22:48:20Z","created":"2020-01-17T21:23:54Z","modified":"2020-04-20T09:16:23Z","version":582432,"slug":"the-great-return","name":"The Great Return","body":"A chicken has gotten lost in the forest. Only you, \"the farmer\", can keep it alive and bring it home. Only problem is the Chicken is afraid of you. How will you get the chicken to cross the road(s)?![Gameplay2.png](\/\/\/raw\/d7b\/81\/z\/2bf19.png)\n\n![Gameplay4.png](\/\/\/raw\/d7b\/81\/z\/2bf1b.png)\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ePwi3_iZtxA\n\nHow to play: The chicken will move away from you if you get close to it. Use this to get it over the roads. Move the farmer with the mouse. The farmer will always move toward the mousecursor. Press left mousebutton to give the chicken an extra boost. 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Only you, \"the farmer\", can keep it alive and bring it home. Only problem is the Chicken is afraid of you. How will you get the chicken to cross the road(s)?![Gameplay2.png](\/\/\/raw\/d7b\/81\/z\/2bf19.png)\n\n![Gameplay4.png](\/\/\/raw\/d7b\/81\/z\/2bf1b.png)\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ePwi3_iZtxA\n\nHow to play: The chicken will move away from you if you get close to it. Use this to get it over the roads. Move the farmer with the mouse. The farmer will always move toward the mousecursor. Press left mousebutton to give the chicken an extra boost. (You need to be close to the chicken otherwise it will not work).\n\n","title":"The Great Return"}