{"author_link":"\/users\/hacksawunit","author_name":"HacksawUnit","author_uid":"1011949","comments":[{"author_name":"WTFree","author_uid":"1222761","time":"2020-10-05T01:18:58Z","epoch":1601860738,"modified":1601860738,"text":"Super qute animations and characters.Love it!","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Samelgamedev","author_uid":"1200380","time":"2020-10-05T20:01:57Z","epoch":1601928117,"modified":1601928117,"text":"i liked this! fun gameplay and concept. i liked the different characters too","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"LeReveur","author_uid":"1000059","time":"2020-10-05T23:30:15Z","epoch":1601940615,"modified":1601940615,"text":"What a good take of the theme as a gameplay! It was fun to play, even if I sucks with this kind of games (my best score is 22 in \"easy mode\" - aka play with Nate ^^)  \nWell done!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Vaulkhar Alexis","author_uid":"1223665","time":"2020-10-05T23:35:50Z","epoch":1601940950,"modified":1601940950,"text":"Awesome game! I really wanted to beat the high score and I finally reach 18 after few atttempts! That was really fun ! :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"NoahRo","author_uid":"1056337","time":"2020-10-06T05:01:23Z","epoch":1601960483,"modified":1601960483,"text":"This is really fun to play!  \nI love how you can really learn the mechanics of the game and improve on previous mistakes.  \nThe characters are great, I love how they all have different play-styles.  \nStill really tough, I'm looking forward to improving my highscore!  \n\nVery glad you could participate in the end :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Sheepolution","author_uid":"1000301","time":"2020-10-06T16:53:12Z","epoch":1602003192,"modified":1602003192,"text":"Interesting mechanic! I never really understood the difference between defence and attack mode, but that's alright I think. I like how you have multiple characters, and how you have a coach frog sitting on the left. The graphics are nice, the audio is as well. Nice job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"marcmagus","author_uid":"1133764","time":"2020-10-07T14:28:55Z","epoch":1602080935,"modified":1602080935,"text":"It was very cool developing a sense of confidence in where my jumps would land me in the ring. The physics, both of the wheel accelerating based on the frog's mass and how jumping inside a turning wheel made anticipating where you would land tricky worked out to make for interesting gameplay. And smashing everything while going really fast with Nate was super satisfying.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"zeu31","author_uid":"1012443","time":"2020-10-08T22:53:41Z","epoch":1602197621,"modified":1602197633,"text":"This game is so much fun to play. Nice job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"neontropics","author_uid":"1004278","time":"2020-10-09T20:54:25Z","epoch":1602276865,"modified":1602276865,"text":"Great take on the theme, and feels very satisfying to play! The physics are just right and it's fun to plan out the jumps. Very impressive that you made three different playable characters.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Frogman","author_uid":"1159957","time":"2020-10-10T11:41:27Z","epoch":1602330087,"modified":1602330087,"text":"Great game! It was very fun, and I liked all the playable characters and their different playstyles (although Nate seemed much better than the others - I managed to reach a score of 18 with him, while I barely reached 8 with the others). The graphics were really good too. It was a bit weird starting with a high score of 12 - I never managed to reach it with except with Nate - and adding a frog-specific high score would've been nice, but other than that, it was great!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mauricioscherer","author_uid":"1089842","time":"2020-10-10T14:03:57Z","epoch":1602338637,"modified":1602338637,"text":"Congratulations for the game. very fun and extremely difficult for me. I loved the physics of the wheel!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Simon Rahnasto","author_uid":"1025021","time":"2020-10-10T14:18:54Z","epoch":1602339534,"modified":1602339534,"text":"Finally I managed to beat the high score with my best mate, Nate the Great, by getting 14. Then I saw that @lereveur had 22... So naturally I had to try to beat it. I did not manage to beat the score, but I managed to tie it:\n![418433a71656a3b7c84b9e25220b167e.png](\/\/\/raw\/db1\/6\/z\/39ea1.png)\n\nIt's a great take on the theme, one of the best ones I have seen actually. It was so addictive that I got stuck in a loop replaying it over and over. You have such an adorable art style on the game, I saw some of your progress posts during the Jam and knew that I had to give it a \"spin\". The audio is also great, everything feels well thought out and excecuted. There where a lot of things that I really liked about the game. Small details like the score keeping frog who changes expression when you die. \n\nAll of the mechanics were communicated well and worked smoothly. With only two buttons I felt like I was in full control over my frog. \n\nThis should be made into a mobile game, with more frogs, obstacles, enemies and upgrades. I would play it a ton! Great ","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pee-thief","author_uid":"1202587","time":"2020-10-10T17:03:52Z","epoch":1602349432,"modified":1602349432,"text":"Beethoven is my boy! ","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"pee-thief","author_uid":"1202587","time":"2020-10-10T17:14:58Z","epoch":1602350098,"modified":1602350098,"text":"scorebo is also my boy","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"elysiagriffin","author_uid":"1047013","time":"2020-10-10T17:15:07Z","epoch":1602350107,"modified":1602350135,"text":"34 HI SCORE YE!\n\n![HISCORE.png](\/\/\/raw\/5a7\/b\/z\/39ed8.png)","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SpawnCampGames","author_uid":"1218877","time":"2020-10-10T17:19:07Z","epoch":1602350347,"modified":1602350347,"text":"LoL, Interesting \"Spin\" on the common platformer ;)","likes":2,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Arthurds","author_uid":"1184019","time":"2020-10-10T17:31:03Z","epoch":1602351063,"modified":1602351452,"text":"![frog game.png](\/\/\/raw\/3de\/c2\/z\/39edd.png)\n\nWas fun to play, there was no way I would let @elysiagriffin have the hight score on this.","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"elysiagriffin","author_uid":"1047013","time":"2020-10-11T21:33:21Z","epoch":1602452001,"modified":1602452001,"text":"Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!\n\nIf you\u2019d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: \n\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/767511277?t=2h19m26s\n\nGood luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D\n\n\ud83d\udc9c Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady\n\nhttps:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/elysiagriffin","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Alchemic","author_uid":"1005151","time":"2020-10-15T08:42:26Z","epoch":1602751346,"modified":1602751346,"text":"All I can say is that this is definitely a HacksawUnit game lol.\n\nVery fun to play, getting a new high score is always satisfying.\n\nGetting hit by the red punching thing feels like getting hit by a truck, I love it.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ectucker1","author_uid":"1008294","time":"2020-10-16T02:56:01Z","epoch":1602816961,"modified":1602816961,"text":"Quite the game! I had some trouble with the spikes; it sometimes seemed like I'd get hit by them when I wasn't expecting it. My boi Nate got that taken care of though. I love all the animations in this, especially the reaction of the wheel guy when you get hit. Really gave the game some charm.","likes":1,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld47\/221601-38b94fdc4b3334b6b211d8febdc3b40a.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/hacksawunit.itch.io\/frogs-training-to-be-heros","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/hacksawunit.itch.io\/frogs-training-to-be-heros","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"62952","g_author":"1011949","g_event":"LD47","g_eventkey":"76","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"277726","g_title":"FROGS Training to be Heros (In a large 'wheel-thing')","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"49","g_commentcount":"20","g_site2_node_id":"221601","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"221601","n_urlkey":"277726","n_parent":"212256","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/frogs-training-to-be-heros-in-a-large-wheel-thing","n_slug":"frogs-training-to-be-heros-in-","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"11949","n_created":"1601672386","n_modified":"1602012845","n_version":"696128","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":221601,"parent":212256,"superparent":9,"author":11949,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"compo","published":"2020-10-04T22:56:10Z","created":"2020-10-02T20:59:46Z","modified":"2020-10-06T19:34:05Z","version":696128,"slug":"frogs-training-to-be-heros-in-a-large-wheel-thing","name":"FROGS Training to be Heros (In a large 'wheel-thing')","body":"![lddemo.gif](\/\/\/raw\/dae\/2\/z\/35f52.gif)\n\n*FROGS Training to be Heros (In a large 'wheel-thing')* is a platform-style game about hopping from place to place and navigating all sorts of tricky situations in a big rotating wheel. Be on guard for all sorts of challenges- but don't worry! It's all training- if you get knocked into the bog, just swim back and try again.\n\nThere is no set 'end' to this game- so, you could try to get a high score, just have a good time jumping around, or take in the nighttime ambience.\n\n\u2328 CONTROLS:\n\nLeft Arrow - Short, backward hop. Keeps sword in 'Defense' stance.\n\nRight Arrow- Large, forward hop. Puts sword into 'Attack' stance.\n\nSpacebar - Used in menus to select options.\n\n'M' key - Cycles through mute options (All sound off, only sound effects, all sounds on)\n\n'S' key - Toggles screenshake\n\n\n**You can skip to the game page down below if you're ready to play, or read a little more for helpful info and intros to the playable characters.**\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 Hints\n- Your sword is really only good for blocking cannon shots in the training wheel- but you'll be glad you have it! When your sword is in the 'Defense' stance, it will passively block the projectiles. When your sword is in the 'Attack' stance, blocking is very tricky- you must strike the projectiles with the very tip of the sword. (Please note that 'Nate' cannot deflect projectiles in the 'Attack' stance.)\n- That scary red thing below the wheel punches upwards whenever a red panel lines up with it.\n- Never underestimate spikes.\n- Jumping onto the far side of the wheel will weigh it down and make it rotate faster. This is a useful strategy- but also very risky.\n\n\ud83d\udc4b Introductions...\n- Freddie: She is very passionate about her calling and is good at a little bit of everything when it comes to knight duties. (She actually came up with the idea for the wheel, although construction was a team effort.)\n- Beethoven: Smaller than most frogs, Beethoven is very quick, and can easily dodge projectiles. However, he cannot jump very high, so careful planning is needed when navigating tricky terrain. (The name is a coincidence, although he does enjoy music a lot.)\n- Nate: Wow. This guy is a real wild card. He has strong armor that allows him to break through spikes- but his sword is very tiny. It can't reflect projectiles with the tip like Beethoven and Freddie's swords. (Nate has been training to be a knight the longest, and has passed down much of his knowledge to the other frogs.)\n\n-- Revisions --\n10\/6\/2020 - Typo fix: Fixed issue in the 'End of Training!' screen that prevented the number '0' from appearing by slightly resizing sprite font.","meta":{"author":[11949],"link-01-tag":[42332],"link-01":"https:\/\/hacksawunit.itch.io\/frogs-training-to-be-heros","link-01-name":"Source code (Click 'Download' at the bottom)","link-02":"https:\/\/hacksawunit.itch.io\/frogs-training-to-be-heros","link-02-tag":[42336],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/dae\/2\/z\/360a5.png"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/47\/frogs-training-to-be-heros-in-a-large-wheel-thing","parents":[1,5,9,212256],"love":0,"notes":20,"notes-timestamp":"2020-10-16T02:56:01Z","grade":{"grade-01":27,"grade-02":27,"grade-03":27,"grade-04":27,"grade-05":27,"grade-06":27,"grade-07":24,"grade-08":25},"magic":{"cool":84.223488761232,"feedback":4,"given":18,"grade":26.375,"grade-01-average":3.96,"grade-01-result":49,"grade-02-average":4.02,"grade-02-result":32,"grade-03-average":3.66,"grade-03-result":151,"grade-04-average":4.2,"grade-04-result":55,"grade-05-average":3.74,"grade-05-result":170,"grade-06-average":3.24,"grade-06-result":256,"grade-07-average":3.705,"grade-07-result":56,"grade-08-average":3.457,"grade-08-result":187,"smart":-25.797083113304}},"text":"![lddemo.gif](\/\/\/raw\/dae\/2\/z\/35f52.gif)\n\n*FROGS Training to be Heros (In a large 'wheel-thing')* is a platform-style game about hopping from place to place and navigating all sorts of tricky situations in a big rotating wheel. Be on guard for all sorts of challenges- but don't worry! It's all training- if you get knocked into the bog, just swim back and try again.\n\nThere is no set 'end' to this game- so, you could try to get a high score, just have a good time jumping around, or take in the nighttime ambience.\n\n\u2328 CONTROLS:\n\nLeft Arrow - Short, backward hop. Keeps sword in 'Defense' stance.\n\nRight Arrow- Large, forward hop. Puts sword into 'Attack' stance.\n\nSpacebar - Used in menus to select options.\n\n'M' key - Cycles through mute options (All sound off, only sound effects, all sounds on)\n\n'S' key - Toggles screenshake\n\n\n**You can skip to the game page down below if you're ready to play, or read a little more for helpful info and intros to the playable characters.**\n\n\ud83d\udcd6 Hints\n- Your sword is really only good for blocking cannon shots in the training wheel- but you'll be glad you have it! When your sword is in the 'Defense' stance, it will passively block the projectiles. When your sword is in the 'Attack' stance, blocking is very tricky- you must strike the projectiles with the very tip of the sword. (Please note that 'Nate' cannot deflect projectiles in the 'Attack' stance.)\n- That scary red thing below the wheel punches upwards whenever a red panel lines up with it.\n- Never underestimate spikes.\n- Jumping onto the far side of the wheel will weigh it down and make it rotate faster. This is a useful strategy- but also very risky.\n\n\ud83d\udc4b Introductions...\n- Freddie: She is very passionate about her calling and is good at a little bit of everything when it comes to knight duties. (She actually came up with the idea for the wheel, although construction was a team effort.)\n- Beethoven: Smaller than most frogs, Beethoven is very quick, and can easily dodge projectiles. However, he cannot jump very high, so careful planning is needed when navigating tricky terrain. (The name is a coincidence, although he does enjoy music a lot.)\n- Nate: Wow. This guy is a real wild card. He has strong armor that allows him to break through spikes- but his sword is very tiny. It can't reflect projectiles with the tip like Beethoven and Freddie's swords. (Nate has been training to be a knight the longest, and has passed down much of his knowledge to the other frogs.)\n\n-- Revisions --\n10\/6\/2020 - Typo fix: Fixed issue in the 'End of Training!' screen that prevented the number '0' from appearing by slightly resizing sprite font.","title":"FROGS Training to be Heros (In a large 'wheel-thing')"}