Cicada & Les Grenouilles by Jajo

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made by Jajo for Ludum Dare 56 (COMPO)

Move: A/D

Climb: W

Jump: Space/W

Select: Enter

Cicada has decided collect frogs, unfortunately they're quite large and need to be shrunk down to pocket size

Screenshot 2024-10-06 215048.png

Ratings

Overall 233th 3.238⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 221th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 290th 2.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 239th 3.214⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 178th 3.476⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 173th 3.167⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 161th 3⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 249th 2.975⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

SdCorpse
10. Oct 2024 · 23:14 UTC
lookes like something in between Pacman, Popeye the Sailor and Pockemon Go)
Its a very great job. Music and art are awesome. I wish i could do the same in 2 days.

The only thing is that she stucks sometimes on top sides of ladders.
tanis
13. Oct 2024 · 14:15 UTC
It's a nice little platformer. The art is cute. I would have loved some sound effects when you pick up the diamonds. Climbing ladders is somehow clunky. I often get stuck somewhere in the middle until I find the right middle place to keep climbing. And when you are walking over the ladder sometimes you fall down a couple of pixels and get stuck.
Overall it's a nice entry
FuTaiBu
14. Oct 2024 · 12:21 UTC
A good game, it feels like Popeye eating spinach, and the physics system in the last level feels a little crazy.
Axodo
14. Oct 2024 · 12:23 UTC
Nice to have more elements progressively. The music is catchy, but I'd love to also have some sound effects. I also didn't understand immediately that I needed to collect the diamonds in order to make the frogs shrink, but I found out pretty soon.
Overall nice game :)
henk
19. Oct 2024 · 14:52 UTC
The music was a bop, and the whole thing had a nice retro-arcade vibe going. Navigating ladders felt bit fiddly, but the platforming was solid otherwise.
vjta088x
20. Oct 2024 · 14:24 UTC
Good game, like it :]
Biene.maja
20. Oct 2024 · 20:48 UTC
i liked the jumping platform and the fact that the frogs could use it too, the design is also nice. wish you could restart the level instead of starting the game from the beginning since sometimes the frogs were right next to the spawn point and I got an instant loss. The variety of frogs is also nice, but they seemed a little too big, failing if you didn't time the jump exactly. + the character would get stuck at the top of the ladder often, but overall, nice concept. I liked it
Arsvarg
21. Oct 2024 · 17:47 UTC
Had a bit of trouble with ladders, and controller somewhat clunky overall. But it's working and entertaining
ChuChuGeralt
21. Oct 2024 · 19:58 UTC
Really liked the levels and the music! As others already mentioned, the controls were a bit "messy" when you stand on top of the latters, which caused me to die. Also, a little bit clear feedback in the game itself would be nice that you - after collecting all the orbs - can now destroy the frogs.
Overall, nice game !
M2tias
21. Oct 2024 · 21:20 UTC
Nice sprite work! I saw the little thumbnail and had to play your game. It was just as retro as I hoped for. Apart from trying to get up the ladders and walking over them on the top everything worked great. I wish there was a pickup sound effect, it's always so satisfyings. Congrats on finishing a nice and complete game :)
LDJam user 243193
22. Oct 2024 · 09:41 UTC
Nice platformer with unique twist. If only the jump were higher, this could be more fun.
LCStark
22. Oct 2024 · 20:05 UTC
Interesting game, made me think of some great classics in the NES era. :D Great looking sprites and a nice catchy music in the background ;)

Wish I was better at platforming, but after some practice I've managed to reach the second (or third?) level with jump pads. There's a nice progression to the game, and slowly introducing more mechanics with each level makes it feel not too overwhelming.

One thing I'd change is the crystal collection mechanic. Right now, you've got to collect them all and then all the frogs shrink down. Maybe it would work better if they were split into groups and each group would shrink one or more frogs? That way you wouldn't have to run in panic to get all the frogs before they get big again, and wouldn't have to wait as long for crystals to respawn.

Overall, it's a really great compo entry, impressive work done in such a short time! :)
zimny11
23. Oct 2024 · 19:08 UTC
That was cute :D Really cool idea, just wish there was more levels! Nice art style, and cool music! Only climbing ladders is a bit finicky. Anyway, well done entry!