The Frog Prince by Thomas Karcher

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made by Thomas Karcher for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Support a brave frog on his adventurous journey to safely deliver a golden ball to a heart-broken princess.

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Created as a father-and-son-project in 72 hours for the "Ludum Dare 53" game jam. Background music: "Old story from Scotland" by OYStudio (Link) All other assets created by me with support from my son.

Ratings

Overall 755th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 480th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1000th 2.825⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 823th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 921th 3.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Humor 228th 3.735⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 442th 3.694⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

farfadet46
02. May 2023 · 12:05 UTC
a nice and well made game ! thanks
Alex Chertilin
02. May 2023 · 12:05 UTC
What a cute kiss in the end
mackelio
02. May 2023 · 12:06 UTC
great job! really cute puzzle game! the prolog was cute :D
Akuirako
02. May 2023 · 12:09 UTC
Very cute and well made !
Bauke Regnerus
02. May 2023 · 12:09 UTC
I love father-and-son-project, so cool. Lovely sokoban-like puzzle. The cut scenes are adorable, although the fade in/out is a bit slow. Awesome!
Felin
02. May 2023 · 12:10 UTC
Short but fun, I liked the setting, nothing ground breaking in terms of gameplay but the movement felt good and the obstacles were fun to play around with.
LDJam user 241469
02. May 2023 · 12:16 UTC
Pretty fun and charming! I have soft spot for fairy tale themed games so this is very cool.
MarcoDeevil
02. May 2023 · 12:16 UTC
Love the simple graphics and story, game is really cute and the fact that it's a dad-son project makes it even more adorable.
fae.pdf
02. May 2023 · 12:25 UTC
A cute take on a sokoban! I like how you tried to add some frogger elements to the classic, more puzzley gameplay. I enjoyed it, although it sometimes felt like the two design elements were somewhat at odd with each other. I now crave some further exploration of that specific design space. I also enjoyed the progression of the game, introducing each element of the final level separately. Good job!
Tommeh
02. May 2023 · 12:34 UTC
Interesting combination of Sokoban style puzzle games and frogger (oops I had the exact same impression as the person above me)! Charming visuals that really put me in a good mood. The puzzles were nicely done and I feel like this idea could be expanded a lot! Very nice job.
TwoWolf
02. May 2023 · 14:21 UTC
With great balls come great responsibility. 10/10.
LDJam user 356534
02. May 2023 · 17:46 UTC
One of my favourite games so far, keep up the good work :)
The story, humour and graphics were great and I really had a lot of fun playing your game!
Fernofai
02. May 2023 · 18:17 UTC
Awesome game! I really liked how the levels invented and combined new mechanics up to the actually very tricky last level. Extra points for doing such cool stuff with your son!
Stefan_42424242
02. May 2023 · 21:22 UTC
What an adventurous and fun game which pushed our adrenaline levels up! We lost the ball once in level 5, but luckily could try again. Every Flinki would be proud of that frog's persistence!
bts
03. May 2023 · 21:23 UTC
This is super cute, and a lot of fun - adding the real-time elements to the turn-based sokoban puzzles gave it an interesting twist. Such a nice project to do together as a family. :smile:
Ranzor
04. May 2023 · 18:50 UTC
What a lovely game. A good combination of theme, gameplay and mood. After playing some of the darker games made for this jam it was a delightful palette cleanser :)
Beeb GameCodeCompany
08. May 2023 · 15:19 UTC
I enjoyed this, light hearted. Pretty much what others have said, reminded of a strategic Frogger game for sure. And I also enjoyed the saying out of no where, "With great balls come great responsibility."
Sodoj
08. May 2023 · 17:54 UTC
The presentation at the beginning is super charming, I loved it! The game itself is a nice little sokoban like game, and I love sokoban! Had a great time with this one, congrats on making it! :)
F1Krazy
16. May 2023 · 20:01 UTC
This is a neat little puzzle game! I like the mixture of turn-based and real-time elements. The early puzzles are fairly easy but that last one is a real toughie! Would've been good to see a few more levels, but as it is, it doesn't outstay its welcome. You and your son can be proud of yourselves, and I hope he has a long future in gaming ahead of him!