The Crossing by IndigoWolf
Short on time but really wanted to submit something after missing so many the last few years.
A simple 'Frogger' style entry.
Controls:
Select lanes with W & S
Move or stop the boats with A, D, and Spacebar.
Collect mortal souls by guiding them across the river Styx!
| Link | https://indigoigw.itch.io/the-crossing-ld58 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/the-crossing |
Ratings
| Overall | 185th | 2.903⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 168th | 2.903⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 146th | 2.983⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 186th | 2.95⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 182th | 2.741⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 170th | 1.478⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 175th | 1.717⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 154th | 2.967⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 29🗳️ | 35🗨️ |
It looks good and the controls are fluid. I like that I can reverse the boat at any time to dodge a spirit fish thing.
Cheers to submitting when you're short on time. Nice job, despite it.
a little polish and a more defined art direction, and you have a great game i could play for hours.
great work!
The difficulty balance is good. The fact that you have to manage three boats that test your micromanagement skills is super!
Thank you for making the character collider smaller, so you can sometimes slip through shadows.
There's a slightly missing goal. For example, accumulating a certain amount. Or completing it within the allotted time.
You could also punish the player a little for losing a soul, since it's currently not a threat.
Thanks for playing, I've accumulated a hundred.

I think a timer or like a goal per "level" or something would be cool, to encourage people to keep playing, but this is a great foundation!
A timer of some sort (refreshing when someone crosses) could make it quite addictive :)