Evolution by 3rdChance

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made by 3rdChance for LD35 (JAM)
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SHINY stuff, CRAZY frogs and an AWESOME game: Welcome to Evolution!

In this fantastic game with beautiful graphics and awesome music you play a GREEDY monster frog and other creatures, collecting as many crystals as possible falling from above...

But only those of SAME colors - They mean no harm.
Be carefull, as consuming a crystal of DIFFERENT color will transform you into another crazy creature.

Too many wrong crystals will kill you!

Make the right choice my friend...
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Ratings

Coolness 49% 1160
Overall(Jam) 3.65 189
Audio(Jam) 3.74 126
Fun(Jam) 3.19 490
Graphics(Jam) 4.06 159
Humor(Jam) 3.37 165
Innovation(Jam) 3.26 370
Mood(Jam) 3.71 144
Theme(Jam) 4.06 70

Feedback

JHemmings
19. Apr 2016 · 21:10 UTC
Fun with great audio and visuals, but a little too simple on the gameplay side.
PnDAA
19. Apr 2016 · 21:13 UTC
really nice game ! :D
Per
19. Apr 2016 · 21:15 UTC
Fun game with great graphics. The greedy monster frog was the far easiest one to control. Always got hit fast with the other ones :)
strong99
19. Apr 2016 · 21:20 UTC
fun game, but couldn't keep my attention for long. Graphics and audio are beautiful.
kestrelgames
19. Apr 2016 · 21:38 UTC
Beautiful graphics, great audio (that track is so jaunty, haha)! as you can no doubt tell I am a big fan of glowing things in games, and I think the glow/light effects added a lot of atmosphere to the game.
AngerFork
19. Apr 2016 · 22:11 UTC
Love the audio, love the visuals! Found myself unsure why any of the wrong crystals would actually kill me as opposed to simply making me take on a different form. Also unsure what leveling up actually did for me or the game. But definitely was fun!
nlbi21
19. Apr 2016 · 23:06 UTC
Beautiful game, the art. *-* love it nice job
neontropics
19. Apr 2016 · 23:20 UTC
I liked how the different forms had different gameplay tactics, and the graphics were good.

Adding something like an X button instead of mouse button to control would be cool as well
Ithildin
20. Apr 2016 · 03:29 UTC
Great entry! I loved the graphics and specially how fluid the animations felt. Music was good as well, but eventually it became a bit repetitive.

I agree with people about the frog being the easiest, but the different skills of each shape are cool and blend in nicely with the game.
Nomys_Tempar
20. Apr 2016 · 07:15 UTC
Nice little game, I liked the visuals.
flummox3d
23. Apr 2016 · 08:39 UTC
Simple one-click fun. Nice work! :)
CheesyRamen
01. May 2016 · 18:20 UTC
That was really fun! Neat mechanics too; it was quite interesting being able to play the same game with three different control styles!
LeReveur
01. May 2016 · 19:37 UTC
Realisation is great, and game is challenging. However, the frog shape seems to be the most usefull, far over the two others. And the most fun to play, in fact. :D
Joror
01. May 2016 · 19:42 UTC
Fun game with interesting switcheroo mechanic!
shapemorph
01. May 2016 · 22:27 UTC
Nice work!!
Aaranos
01. May 2016 · 23:38 UTC
Simple but fun. The graphics were great.
CliffracerX
02. May 2016 · 19:21 UTC
A tad simple, and a bit hard to control, but an okay entry. The audio was funny, though!
SantiHisteria
03. May 2016 · 18:03 UTC
So funny! I like the main mechanic. Graphics and audio is awesome. Good work!
Alphish
03. May 2016 · 19:18 UTC
Got 85 points in the end.
In general, I found the frog form to be OP and didn't really consider the other forms, and the fact that later levels have more diamonds falling, thus reducing the risk of running out of time, doesn't help. So, while shapeshifting mechanic is there, I didn't really use it (it mostly happened around the endgame, when there were so many diamonds that the critter just kept changing forms randomly). I think this needs balancing.

Audiovisuals wise, the game is good, though I've noticed the music after a while stops playing; I'd rather expect it looped instead.

Solid game overall, but it doesn't stand out to me yet. ^^'
🎤 3rdChance
03. May 2016 · 19:56 UTC
thanks for your comments guys.