Seafrog Review – A Unique Skateboarding Twist or a Missed Opportunity?
Seafrog takes platforming to a new level, blending high-speed movement with skateboarding mechanics for a fresh and exhilarating challenge. But does it truly deliver on its promise, or is it just another indie experiment? In this in-depth Seafrog review, we’ll explore gameplay, mechanics, and level design to uncover whether this unique adventure is a must-play or a missed opportunity. Keep reading to find out!
Seafrog Review Pros:
- Decent pixel art cartoon graphics.
- 674.32MB download size.
- Full controller support.
- Graphics settings – resolution, and v-sync.
- 3 save slots.
- You can remap the controls.
- In-game cutscenes and interactions.
- Skateboarding platformer gameplay.
- Tutorial pop-ups using really cool presentations. They use Game Boy-like consoles to show the controls and video.
- You can at anytime jump on your board and pull off tricks, jump, grind, etc.
- The game is surprisingly easy to get into, the control of the board is fast and fluid, and very accessible.
- Plays in 2D but has a 3D backdrop and game world.
- The game is split up into ships, and you find cannons so you can shoot yourself onto a new ship.
- Tighten up loose bolts to stop water coming in, when on the bolt you spin around and can aim where to come off.
- Build up and use boost to go faster and get more airtime.
- Collect gold from around the level.
- Find hidden bonus areas and rewards.
- Breakable objects cover the level.
- The flow you can nail is satisfying as you jump from a ramp onto a rail then a wall glide, it all goes and looks awesome.
- The map fills in as you play, with each boat showing a completion percentage and missing collectibles.
- How To menu fills in with controls and abilities as you discover them.
- A great little main character.
- Insert the gold orbs you find into furnaces to fuel the cannon.
- Eat flies to regain health.
- The cannon requires you to set the distance and aim.
- Respawn/checkpoints can be hit.
- Fast loading and respawn time.
- A lot of fun to play.
- Collect manuals and mods to unlock new abilities and moves.
- Unlock fast travel points.
- Collect keys and cogs to open doors and break down locks.
- You may have sequences where you have a time limit to do a load of combos for the score.
Seafrog Review Cons:
- No Steam achievements.
- Doesn’t have voice work and instead just uses text.
- The game is not always good at telling you the mechanics or why something is happening.
- Bare minimum graphics options.
- Not all cutscenes can be skipped or fast-forwarded.
- Aiming the cannon is hard to do more because you cannot see where it’s actually sending you.
- Until you start getting the new control upgrades, the character can be a bit fiddly in more precise sections.
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Seafrog:
Developer: OhMyMe Games
Publisher: OhMyMe Games
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