Musical turn-based RPG A Frog’s Tale announced for PC

Developers Norman Company and Mythcarver Games have announced A Frog’s Tale, a turn-based RPG with rhythm game elements for PC (Steam). A Kickstarter capmaign seeking $60,000 has also been launched to fund the development of a playable demo version of the game.

“The costs associated with developing and bringing a high quality full-length RPG to market are more than we feel comfortable asking for in a crowdfunding campaign,” the developers explain on the Kickstarter page. “Therefore we set a reasonable goal amount with the intention of furthering development enough to land us the rest of the funding we need to complete the game from outside sources.”

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Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

A Frog’s Tale is a charming froggy RPG with a musical twist on classic turn-based gameplay, featuring hand-animated pixel art inspired by retro consoles, enhanced for the modern era. A unique rhythm combat system, puzzles, and platforming challenges all synced to the beat of our amazing soundtrack provide an epic and emotion journey powered by unique and captivating gameplay.

You play as Norman, a young frog from the quiet forest village of Kero Pond. While investigating the abnormally large and aggressive bugs on the forest outskirts one day, an unlikely encounter with a mysterious cardinal bird sweeps our hero off on an extraordinary journey to find the broken shards of an ancient artifact with the alleged power to bring the dead back to life.

Use your frog hops and swing your sword to overcome obstacles, solve rhythm-based puzzles, and defeat any monsters that oppose Norman’s quest to find the broken shards. Along the way, you’ll learn the truth of the ancient artifact’s power and the secrets of the frog goddess Anura.

Watch a trailer below. View a set of screenshots at the gallery.