๐Ÿธ The Toads Guardian

by natahan
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.88
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.36
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.50
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

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

Comments19

Cobear25
Cobear257 Oct 2024, 21:42
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
LDJam user 279715author7 Oct 2024, 21:48
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
Cobear257 Oct 2024, 21:52
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
Sviborg8 Oct 2024, 18:38
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
LDJam user 279715author8 Oct 2024, 18:52
@sviborg thanks for your feedback :heart_eyes: I'm glad you had a good time with the game. :blush:
Tavox8 Oct 2024, 18:56
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.
Ninjavitis8 Oct 2024, 19:02
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
Glassar8 Oct 2024, 19:03
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
zwartraider8 Oct 2024, 19:06
Lovely game with lovely art and music! I was heartbroken when one of my little toads got caught! :cry:
Greenstone008 Oct 2024, 19:07
It's pretty good and on theme.
shp
shp8 Oct 2024, 19:10
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
Aleux8 Oct 2024, 19:27
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
Firebender8 Oct 2024, 20:25
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
Stames9 Oct 2024, 13:28
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
VoraciousGhost9 Oct 2024, 20:49
While the mechanic is simple, the level design is really good at ramping up the difficulty and making your vary your strategy!
Mayple
Mayple10 Oct 2024, 06:45
Really nice and fresh take on a frogger-like game. Nice job!
Ido
Ido16 Oct 2024, 13:30
Extremely cute and challenging puzzles, frogger got older and now have kids to take care of :)
Praccen
Praccen25 Oct 2024, 16:21
Nice! Polished and fun!

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