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Frontman by Claire1605

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made by Claire1605 for LD34 (JAM)
Grow your band to success, from bedroom to stadium!

Frontman is a musical running platformer in which you must find band members to join you, while fighting cops, groupies and bottle-throwers that are standing in the way of true stardom.

Unfortunately there is a bug if you collect a token of a dead character. Also it runs quite slowly on some computers.

Don't forget to turn the volume up!

Controls:
Jump - 'Up'/'W'
Attack - 'Space'
Change frontman - 'Left', 'Right'/'A', 'D'

Credits:
Claire Morley - Art, Design, Animation, Voice acting
Josh Thompson - Programming, Music, Design, Voice acting
Web (Competition Entry Version) http://www.joshthompson.co.uk/frontman/embed.php
Web (Will contain updated versions) http://www.joshthompson.co.uk/frontman/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=33844

Ratings

Coolness 70% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.19 641
Audio(Jam) 3.56 212
Fun(Jam) 2.89 735
Graphics(Jam) 3.47 509
Humor(Jam) 2.91 361
Innovation(Jam) 2.92 667
Mood(Jam) 3.16 564
Theme(Jam) 2.78 994

Feedback

CalmKai
15. Dec 2015 · 02:56 UTC
Ok game but not that fun. I would also mark as inappropriate for children considering your killing cops.
Mat
15. Dec 2015 · 03:13 UTC
Pretty fun ^^ Love the way the music changes according to what's going on!
tantumgames
16. Dec 2015 · 16:45 UTC
Oh, God! Rock'n'roll must go on!
Great music, and art also good too!
Gratz to the team!
Rocketship
16. Dec 2015 · 16:46 UTC
I liked the idea a lot and the character switching was a nice implementation as well. I felt that the game got super cluttered and too much obstacles were just popping up as you gathered more band members and progressed. Would have wished for a bit slower pace especially to support the strategy behind character switching. Graphics were nice and clear and the sound design was good as well. Good job!
Bocodillo
16. Dec 2015 · 16:47 UTC
A pretty fun game with a cool idea!
Tony Coculuzzi
16. Dec 2015 · 17:31 UTC
The music was cool, but sound that plays when picking up guitar picks didn't fit with the rest of the audio at all, and the track that plays for the vocalist really didn't mesh well either
monetai
16. Dec 2015 · 17:32 UTC
a hell of a good game!
NirabazGAMES
16. Dec 2015 · 22:39 UTC
Style like in southpark) I like it
Quadnozzle
16. Dec 2015 · 22:58 UTC
very nice graphics! 'Growth' theme is a bit tenuous, but still a fun game. Liked the music, sound effects clashed a bit. Didn't initially get that some objects are ok to jump on while others cause damage, but picked it up as I played
danidre14
16. Dec 2015 · 23:02 UTC
Nice game, with a band, but a bit unsuitable in ways that you kill cops and fans. xD

Overall still a challenging cool game.

My response for your comment on my game:
No obstacles on the walls were only for level 1, all level 1s should be easy. I added the level designs in the description above, so please read it next time. Also there are four levels total, with different difficulties, and different things in different places.
Hot Box Games
18. Dec 2015 · 23:00 UTC
Nice music and art
Joror
20. Dec 2015 · 15:44 UTC
Cool concept, the difficulty seems a bit too easy tho, which made switching characters feed a tad useless.
A stronger "for this type of enemy you need this bandmember" would be helpful.
loxo
20. Dec 2015 · 17:51 UTC
Good game concept with good music and voice acting, a bit short though. I would like to see a stronger connection between actions in the game and the music.
Rex Peppers
23. Dec 2015 · 14:15 UTC
Wow nice job! I really liked the concept of adding addition band members. The compo version it seemed like only the lead guitarist would take damage... i like the idea that your band shrinks and grows over time with new members with new styles or something...
Aurel Bílý
27. Dec 2015 · 13:54 UTC
It's not bad … The music got kinda old quickly, and the theme wasn't really there.
scorched
27. Dec 2015 · 15:44 UTC
I had fun playing it, though the jump sound was annoying, and overall the game is repetitive and easy. Nice characters also!
Gipzo
28. Dec 2015 · 21:10 UTC
Nice game! I'd love to enjoy a few more levels.
RockhopperGames
02. Jan 2016 · 14:21 UTC
While the Jam version is a little short, you have clearly put in a bunch of work to get the game to the standard you wanted. Using other band members to reach other tokens was a nice touch, though some more polish to the movement and level design would go a long way to making that feel better.

Overall, a fine showing!