Forest of the magic mushrooms by jojocanard

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made by jojocanard for Ludum Dare 58 (COMPO)

Collect and use the magic mushrooms in order to eat, and escape the magic forest. You don't know what they do but they have to do something. After all this is a magic forest !

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As announced, no game engine because I don't know how to use them anymore. ReactJS and gimp did almost all the work. Sorry for the poor performance, unanimated gifs and the fairly generic MUI web style !

The music is the beginning of Sibelius’s 6th symphony. It always made me think of a mysterious forest so...

I am so sad that I had to let unfinished game design and art everywhere !

Ratings

Overall 186th 2.9⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 146th 3.053⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 103th 3.289⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 150th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 155th 3.028⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 50th 3.417⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 132th 3.105⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 39🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

AppoxGames
Oct 06th · 00:05 UTC
Lol, i enjoyed this one. Interesting take on the theme. I was so close to the end but i died of starvation :) Well done!
David Sheffield
Oct 06th · 00:08 UTC
Lol had me cracking up playing this
bad_fetus
Oct 06th · 02:14 UTC
Took me a full run before I understood that there was an actual goal but it was fun once I got it. This could be fun with a ton more items that are randomised each run, could be an interesting take on a rogue-like. Well done!
![Capture.PNG](///raw/5ef/65/z/6d33c.png)
SinusQuell
Oct 06th · 16:21 UTC
This is such an original idea! But now I will have to get used to living in the city as a wild boar ;)
Artificer
Oct 06th · 18:03 UTC
Once I knew what mushrooms did what I had a lot of fun trying to combo the backwards and maximize lynx time. The art for the mushrooms is charming and I do love browser games that feel like flash. Good stuff!
02FC
Oct 06th · 21:51 UTC
Nice game. Enjoyed a lot the part when you explore what each mushroom does :)
ShadowDoge
Oct 07th · 00:30 UTC
The idea is interesting and the effect of different mush rood is funny hahahaha
Alex Mulkerrin
Oct 07th · 13:42 UTC
Really enjoyed this one. The art and music are top notch and I enjoyed getting to know the abilities of all the mushrooms. I even managed to get back to town without being transformed into something :) Great entry and impressive how much you managed to do.
tiwe_me_ruu
Oct 07th · 20:07 UTC
Interesting concept and gameplay, but there aren't enough mushrooms and their abilities. It's hard to have a strategy, and at some point you have to eat every mushroom in a row.
Baluj
Oct 08th · 00:21 UTC
I liked it. The boar reminds me of the boars in Asterix and Obelix.
Rolly
Oct 08th · 09:47 UTC
Nice! I liked having to experiment on myself and reconsider all my life decisions when being a snail going backwards !

You're a bit harsh on yourself in the description, I found the visuals quite good, and consistent! Also impressive getting this result without using a game engine.

Good job!

[jojo.png](///raw/46b/d1/z/6edfc.png)
🎤 jojocanard
Oct 08th · 13:26 UTC
Thank you very much for your feedback!
I am particularly happy that you enjoyed exploring the effects of the mushrooms.

You got me @artificer: I used to make games from flash. And now that flash is dead, I didn’t learn a new web engine so I used reactJS and somehow tried to work like before. But the technical limitations were very frustrating when it came to creating mushroom effects.

@tiwe-me-ruu you are right. Initially I wanted to have 10 mushrooms and some of them appearing only near the end of the forest. Time got me... The correct use of the lynx shape is probably the only important tactical choice.

@Baluj this is indeed a copy of a boar from Astérix, the funniest looking boar there is :
![R.jpeg](///raw/a85/2/z/6ee9a.jpg)
I didn't change it much, so I don't know if I am breaking the rules here.

The music is from Sibelius, one of my favourite composer. This is why I opted out of the sound rating. I added it in the description.
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 02:47 UTC
Good job :).
pres2300
Oct 10th · 05:08 UTC
I'm impressed you did this in react! I really enjoyed figuring our the effect each mushroom had and strategizing from that. Nice work!

![Screenshot 2025-10-09 220713.png](///raw/3bc/4/z/6f27f.png)
Kagegona
Oct 15th · 05:44 UTC
Nice little game, it was interesting trying different mushroom combination!
LDJam user 243193
Oct 15th · 13:58 UTC
This game relies on luck a lot but fortunately half of mushroom types are okay to consume. Speaking of mushrooms, I wonder if I could dump unused ones to safe space in my inventory.
That being said, nice short game! I've managed to leave the forest as a lynx after consuming certain mushrooms.
It could give variations if certain mushrooms give opposite effect if consumed as snail, giant or lynx.
Linus Lindberg
Oct 15th · 14:39 UTC
Very unique and interesting concept! I managed to escape the forest, as a Lynx, and I take that as a win! It feels a bit unpolished and is difficult to understand in the beginning but that is to be expected from compo game. Well done!
LDJam user 381180
Oct 15th · 19:03 UTC
Despite the minimalistic interface and sound, I actually got caught up, it was quite fun. Nice concept and interpretation of the theme, and the mushroom effects were quite balanced. Good job!

PS: good choice for Sibelius