Frogtale by rzuf

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made by rzuf for LD34 (COMPO)
Hi!

This is an action RPG game in which you inflate frogs.
It's controlled by two keyboard keys and mouse pointer, but let's pretend that moving your mouse around doesn't count as a "button". So yeah, both themes covered!

Made in HaxeFlixel.
Sounds generated with bfxr.
Music is my ukulele, kazoo and some crappy beatboxing. Recorded with Audacity.
Painted with Gimp.

Hope you enjoy it.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.79 114
Audio 3.69 89
Fun 3.64 153
Graphics 3.11 467
Humor 3.97 24
Innovation 3.05 548
Mood 3.66 110
Theme 3.57 610

Feedback

danbolt
14. Dec 2015 路 04:00 UTC
Oh man, once I beat that ant, I was so happy. The final boss music was perfect. I loved the humor of this game. Did you record the soundtrack yourself?

The pacing of the gameplay was smart, and I felt satisfied once I leveled up and progressed. The only thing I found frustrating though was running low on health before the final boss and having to backtrack to heal. Once I found out you get revived if you die, I played differently, lol.
馃帳 rzuf
14. Dec 2015 路 08:52 UTC
Thank you! Yes, the music is my lousy attempt at recording. :)
oal
14. Dec 2015 路 09:50 UTC
Good music and good use of the theme. The art is simple, but the focus on creating a story weighs up for it. You've achieved a lot in two days!
tuben999
14. Dec 2015 路 09:54 UTC
haha we need more games with "bad haircut" and "shame" in your inventory. Pretty solid game :) A bit unclear where to go at times. Got stuck poking at a magic barrier for a bit.
cgriff
14. Dec 2015 路 09:55 UTC
Nice game, liked the music and general atmosphere.
velddev
14. Dec 2015 路 09:57 UTC
Pretty well done. I think it's nice how you got a working rpg with only 2 keys (well, and a mouse).
aamatniekss
14. Dec 2015 路 10:00 UTC
Nice, I really loved this! The controls were cool, and I loved how OP you eventually could become. :D The music was also pretty funny, bug good :)
justinooncx
14. Dec 2015 路 10:05 UTC
Haha, holy shit, this game is GOOD! Gameplay is actually decent, writing is funny, and the art and music is so whimsical!

5/5, will preorder the sequel!
lekochen
14. Dec 2015 路 13:31 UTC
I want to Spare the frogs.
seththefirst
14. Dec 2015 路 14:15 UTC
Nice game, I really liked the art style. I'm saying that, cause I'm a programmer and don't have that art inspiration. Hahahahaha
Btw, a RPG in 2 days...
Pretty neat work... =)

Congratz.
DustyStylus
14. Dec 2015 路 16:28 UTC
I love the look of the game, good imagination! Took me a while to realise I needed to walk past the edge at the top of the level to move on... but if that's the biggest complaint I have then it's going to be getting good scores all round. :)
Luke
14. Dec 2015 路 16:33 UTC
Who knew inflating frogs could be so fun. This is great! :D
Ghen
14. Dec 2015 路 16:35 UTC
i LOVE it!, the control a little bit weird at first
the music fit really well, the visual quite nice, i love the hand-drawn style
it feel like small good old RPG
nice job dude :D
cimbaman
14. Dec 2015 路 16:39 UTC
Music is very funny. Loved the fart magic (it is fart magic don't lie to us).
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST USE LEFT AND RIGHT MOUSE CLICK!!!
JaCkJoKeZ
14. Dec 2015 路 18:38 UTC
Just played the game and had a blast! I loved the humour, I think I died a little inside when I let that guy poke me and "Shame" popped up in my inventory XD and the music was great actually! It fit the mood of the game completely. The only real suggestion I could add is maybe have a double tap to speed up travel time a tiny bit so you don't get lost as easily. I spent a few minutes searching for the forest haha, but it was great! I loved the inflation mechanic!
tanjent
14. Dec 2015 路 19:54 UTC
Very good entry! I really like the graphics and the music which share a suitable corny/good lo-fi approach. A thing that I think could add to the complexity and make it more deeper was if you became slower when walking in the mud + maybe some wind resistance to make it harder to progress. Thank also for not having to restart with wiped out stats :P Also, beat the game!
esayitch
14. Dec 2015 路 20:46 UTC
Cool entry! Story was pretty cute, art is very coherent throughout, and music was calming and nice, and fit well with the sound effects. Controls were pretty comfortable and easy to get used to as well.

I would have liked to see the theme expressed more strongly, but it's a very cool entry! Good luck :D
RPGghut
14. Dec 2015 路 21:48 UTC
Nice game, great music, graphics and the use of the theme.
LeReveur
15. Dec 2015 路 06:08 UTC
Oh man ! Inflate frogs is just THE spell we need so much in RPG games ! Well done ;)
GAFBlizzard
15. Dec 2015 路 06:47 UTC
I got to the part where the credits would roll. Amusing game. :) If the walking speed were 2 times faster at level 1, that would be awesome though, haha.

The frog explosion seemed way louder than the other sounds. Nice job on the music. Yay ukuleles!
adsilcott
16. Dec 2015 路 22:45 UTC
I absolutely love the style of this, and the inventory made me laugh! I think I would have liked it if I could have used the mouse buttons instead, but it's still an awesome game!
BeardyBard
17. Dec 2015 路 07:09 UTC
Controls are strange, but anyway it's very fun RPG right here :)
Love your tunes!
fishbrain
17. Dec 2015 路 15:16 UTC
Excellent stuff. Big Mood Points.
abuzreq
17. Dec 2015 路 20:56 UTC
I liked that you hand drew and played your own music , the sound of inflation and the boss music were a bit annoying in the sense that they were sharp and sudden.
I liked that i could level up (and not lose that when I lose all my HP)because implicitly it rewarded those who played multiple times to win it.

I liked it .
Evgenii Petrov
17. Dec 2015 路 21:23 UTC
Great fun!
greeboCherry
17. Dec 2015 路 22:36 UTC
What a beautiful game you made! I'm truly amazed!
aeveis
18. Dec 2015 路 04:21 UTC
Fun, I think it was at a good level of difficulty. For some reason I imagined the ant just getting big and it would be your fault haha. Liked the music!
01010111
18. Dec 2015 路 04:46 UTC
I loved it! The art for the main character was the best, and the ant boss tune was amazing! Great work!
BulletsArePeopleToo
18. Dec 2015 路 22:03 UTC
Love the inventory. You should get a bonus for beating the game without "Shame". :)
Drtizzle
20. Dec 2015 路 15:02 UTC
Well done!
The art isn't great, but the rest makes up for it. Music is nice, leveling system is pretty decent, and the humour is great!
Good job!
the31
22. Dec 2015 路 22:43 UTC
Nice little game. Not too difficult even with a trackpad! I really liked the story and lightheartedness of it all.
Piscythe
28. Dec 2015 路 15:50 UTC
So I shot the monster and now it's bigger. And scarier. Why was that a good idea? Oh, right, fill it to bursting.

Very solidly done, with a good atmosphere and music. I liked progressing from barely remembering how to lead shots to running circles around enemies. The boss had cool music, but it could have done with a stronger attack pattern.
jdoughty
28. Dec 2015 路 18:14 UTC
Got to lvl 6 by the end and realized that i was enjoying this enough that i had grinded up my level. to me your biggest asset was the humor that I could feel all the way through. Blowing up enemies by growing them, silly plot and text, and a solid base mechanic made for a fun play through. I'd say the controls could use some work, but I was able to get used to them.
psychonull
02. Jan 2016 路 03:48 UTC
One of the best entries I played so far! I found myself enjoying this rpg so much that I want the sequel.
brainstorm
04. Jan 2016 路 15:38 UTC
Wow, amazing game! Sadly, it's difficult to play with a laptop because it's not posible to move a mouse and press keys simultaenously. But in a computer it should be so enjoyable. :)

5/5
SinclairStrange
04. Jan 2016 路 17:50 UTC
Man I'm really digging this art style! The game was really well done for the time frame and the gameplay was great. I had great amounts of fun playing this! Well done!
Creative Sectors
04. Jan 2016 路 23:50 UTC
[ETC from Creative Sectors]
It is a really good little RPG with a great soundtrack in the background. Sometimes I forgot to left pushing of the Z key and I was always in motion to avoid any enemy contact. The soundtracks are really nice rythms that fits the game really well. It contains some healthy humor and a story that's good to see and play.