๐Ÿธ The Toads Guardian by Natahan

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made by Natahan for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

This is my entry for the Ludum Dare 56 !

You must lead the little toads ๐Ÿธ to their ponds ๐ŸŒŠ !

They spawn from eggs ๐Ÿฅš and are unarmed against snakes and cars ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ.

๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹ โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹Be careful with your movements, because if you get surrounded by crabs, you could well find yourself completely blocked by the crowd! ๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿธโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹

Controls

WASD / ZQSD or Xbox left stick: โžก๏ธ move the player.

R or Xbox Y button: โžก๏ธ restart the level

Escape or Xbox Start: โžก๏ธ pause the game

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Tips: you can use F3 and F4 to navigate between levels but chuttt ๐Ÿคซ it's a secret.

Ratings

Overall 268th 3.833โญ 23๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Fun 157th 3.881โญ 23๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Innovation 336th 3.55โญ 22๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Theme 54th 4.357โญ 23๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Graphics 544th 3.667โญ 23๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Audio 467th 3.286โญ 23๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Humor 388th 3.325โญ 22๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Mood 549th 3.5โญ 22๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ
Given 17๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ 22๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ

Feedback

Cobear25
07. Oct 2024 ยท 21:42 UTC
Great game! It's very cute and fun. I did get stuck though by the yellow frogs pinning me to the top. Other than that one issue, I'm not sure what else I'd change. Overall, great job!
LDJam user 279715
07. Oct 2024 ยท 21:48 UTC
Thank you a lot for your feedback @cobear25 !

Unfortunately I don't have enough time to fix this issue, but if you are stuck you can reload the level with key R :wink:
Cobear25
07. Oct 2024 ยท 21:52 UTC
Ok, I kept playing and beat the game. I started considering the "getting stuck" as a feature and a challenge to avoid it haha.
Sviborg
08. Oct 2024 ยท 18:38 UTC
This game is just awesome! ๐Ÿธโœจ Each level makes you think strategically, especially when snakes and cars appear on the way. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿš— The graphics and animations are cute, and the difficulties with the crowds of crabs add an extra challenge. ๐Ÿฆ€ I really liked that you can restart the level at any time - it's useful! Great job! ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘
LDJam user 279715
08. Oct 2024 ยท 18:52 UTC
@sviborg thanks for your feedback :heart_eyes: I'm glad you had a good time with the game. :blush:
Tavox
08. Oct 2024 ยท 18:56 UTC
Until level 4 I was a proud frog mother. I saved all my children, but on level 5 I found out how it feels to be a real frog. RiP my beloved ones.
LDJam user 260720
08. Oct 2024 ยท 18:58 UTC
This game is the cutest I love it!
Ninjavitis
08. Oct 2024 ยท 19:02 UTC
I think disabling collisions between the control frog and the spawned frogs would help - you do explicitly call out the risk of getting stuck, but it's still frustrating when it happens. Similarly, sometimes the spawned frogs would get stuck in the geometry and I'd have to restart the level.

It would also be nice if the dangers interacted with the player frog somehow - perhaps stunning them, with a brief period of invulnerability afterward so you wouldn't get chain-stunned?

Overall, fun game! Very good visual clarity.
Glassar
08. Oct 2024 ยท 19:03 UTC
A really well executed concept with nice art and animations and an enjoyable gameplay loop. And an impressive number of levels, taht's usually where I fall short with game jams, 90 % on mechanics and assets and then scrambling to get content together
zwartraider
08. Oct 2024 ยท 19:06 UTC
Lovely game with lovely art and music! I was heartbroken when one of my little toads got caught! :cry:
Greenstone00
08. Oct 2024 ยท 19:07 UTC
It's pretty good and on theme.
shp
08. Oct 2024 ยท 19:10 UTC
This is a pretty good one! I like the way you gotta wait for the little froglings to not lose them. The player character toad also has some nice cake
Aleux
08. Oct 2024 ยท 19:27 UTC
I like the simple controls and game design (simple is not bad!) It feels very polished and a pretty perfectly scoped game for the 72h limit so great job!
Firebender
08. Oct 2024 ยท 20:25 UTC
10/10 would surround myself with my offspring again, unable to move anymore. I played the game to the end and had a good time, thanks for that!
Stames
09. Oct 2024 ยท 13:28 UTC
Frogs have such a hard life :scream:
The game was very nice. One small thing, it sometimes happens, that your offspring surrounds you so you can't move anymore
VoraciousGhost
09. Oct 2024 ยท 20:49 UTC
While the mechanic is simple, the level design is really good at ramping up the difficulty and making your vary your strategy!
Mayple
10. Oct 2024 ยท 06:45 UTC
Really nice and fresh take on a frogger-like game. Nice job!
Ido
16. Oct 2024 ยท 13:30 UTC
Extremely cute and challenging puzzles, frogger got older and now have kids to take care of :)
Praccen
25. Oct 2024 ยท 16:21 UTC
Nice! Polished and fun!