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Frog Force Prototype
11 years ago

Prison breaks, Exploding Cacti, & Swearing!


Hello therel! Here’s a couple of screenshots of some new stuff that’s in the works:

Cactus Bombs

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Cactus bombs (the red cacti) are very mean and explode when an explosion touches them, so watch out! I’m still working on how best to design with them, but they’re definitely a lot of fun and open up a ton of design possibilities.

Master Kanga Sections

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Master Kanga gets in on the act, and has his own sections now! I’ll leave it to your imagination what his special ability is though. All will be revealed soon!

About the “adult themes”

A few people have reached out and started a dialogue about the value of so-called “adult themes” in Frog Force. This is a topic worth discussing!

The previous news update was sort of a notice to players that swearing and other adult themes will be reinstated. What I didn’t mention was the ever-shifting nature of game development. For example, the core gameplay system as you know it now was radically different when it started.

Rather than each square having the number 1,2, or 3 on it, it was based on creating poker hands. Then it shifted to just matching symbols.

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Then for a while it changed to fitting pieces of pipe together. The idea of an opponent was introduced, then the opponent attacking, then the idea of the gamepiece. The number-based system was refined, and the input/output system to get powerups was introduced. There have been many, many, iterations of the core “Match Movement System” that you know today. This is why Frog Force’s gameplay is so unique!

How does this pertain to swearing and adult themes? Like with the gameplay, the themes and tone of Frog Force are going to shift wildly until it arrives at something that’s really strong. When I wrote the notice, I simply wanted to give myself a free hand to make whatever changes are necessary while keeping you, the player, in the loop about that fundamental change.

Your thoughts and input are very valuable to me! I’m grateful to know people that are willing to reach out in the comments and on Twitter to make their opinions heard! Thank you.

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