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Frog Paradise
Developer[1]Marco GESSA
TypeMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
Launch date[2]November 19, 2022
Current version[3]Alpha
Website[4]Frog Paradise Official Website


Frog Paradise is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Created by French Video game developer Marco GESSA in Unity (game engine).[1] It is currently in early Alpha test stages of development. The game first released in closed Alpha where only a select group of active people in the Frog Paradise community were able to start playing on November 19, 2022 up until November 20, 2022.[2] Players control a cartoon frog-avatar on a mystical frog island.[3]

Gameplay and Lore edit

Before much was known of the game the official Frog Paradise Twitter account had a small campaign introducing the lore through segments of "News" and "Breaking News."[4][5]

Story

A storm began to brew on the frog island forming a cyclone and frogs were alerted to stay indoors. Much later the sky began to clear and the weather returned to normal allowing frogs to go back outside and enjoy their life on the island once again. Soon prices on the island began to rise and the island was getting poorer and poorer, frogs were unable to afford even basic necessities. Frogs banded together during Christmas time helping each other out wherever they could, but soon after Christmas everyone began to get fed up with the conditions of the island and wondered why weren't the authorities doing anything about this? Some frogs decided to raise their voice and try to get something to be done however as the new year approached a new storm started to form, it was another cyclone. Frogs quickly prepared for the storm this time and were ordered to stay indoors, the storm lasted awhile so frogs were running out of resources to survive luckily the wind did start to die down eventually and soon after, frogs were allowed to go outdoors again. This storm caused major damages all over the island frogs weren't sure how they were going to rebuild all this but knew they would have to do something about it.[6]

Gameplay

Frog Paradise divides it's different locations into separately loaded areas and rooms. You can chat with other players by clicking the chat bar at the bottom of the screen and typing what you want to say. On the left of the chat bar is a emote button that lets you select different unique frog emojis while to the right of the chat bar there is a dance button, a friend list button, a open inventory button and a view map button. Currently Frog Paradise has two mini-games both require two players, a Connect Four like mini-game and a Tic-tac-toe like mini-game. Players can view other players profile and send them friend request or challenge them to Tic-tac-toe by clicking on them. You use your mouse and click to move your frog or interact with the world around you and walking towards certain things lets you put it in your inventory. By opening your inventory you can choose clothes for your frog and place items you have on the ground.[note 1][7]

History and Development Cycle edit

It's unknown when Frog Paradise first started development, however the first clear sign of development is from late 2021 on the Frog Paradise Twitter.[5] The very first community video of Frog Paradise was posted on August 12 2022 on this same month the forest room was revealed.[8][note 2] On September the tavern room was revealed.[8] November 19, 2022 was the day Frog Paradise launched the first Alpha wave, it came out two hours later than it was suppose to.[8][note 3] Near this time Frog Paradise gathered feedback and assistance from Gobelins, l'école de l'image for two months, they helped with the user interface and user experience for Frog Paradise and tested it in a lab with other players.[1][8] Frog Paradise reopened in December 2022. for a Christmas party and added a friending system. Frog Paradise was also shown to Xavier Niel in December 2022. The player card was added in January 2023 and around this time more community videos were being made.[additional citation(s) needed][note 4][note 5] [8]

Marco GESSA has stated some of inspirations for Frog Paradise comes from Club Penguin, Animal Crossing, Toontown Online, and Dofus.[8]

On June 2, 2023 it was revealed that Frog Paradise would be ending the first Alpha (referred to as Alpha #1) during a big party that would take place on June 12, 2023. during this time, anyone could sign up for a account to join Frog Paradise up until the start of the Party. During a poll on the official Frog Paradise Twitter it was voted for the event to be moved one day earlier, due to this players would have less time to sign up.[9][note 1] The Alpha #1 final party ended up being a massive success. The developers stated that there was a constant of 80 players online throughout the entirety of the four hour long event with most staying for two hours meaning around 160 players joined the event sometime during it's four hour run.[10]

The second Alpha of Frog Paradise (referred to as Alpha #2) started teasing features on June 11, 2023 the same day that the first Alpha ended, previewing features such as weather effects, resource gathering, economy, revamping the user interface, and updating the frog model.[11][12][13][14][15]

After teasing development of Alpha #2 for months, It was revealed it would be launching on October 25, 2023 alongside the Halloween party and the game would stay online for the foreseeable future. Most of the announced features were added, however some would be added later in Alpha #2.

Notes edit

  • Notable independent videos by community members
  1. ^ a b Overview Video by "Scorpiovenom": Alpha 1 Last Party! - Frog Paradise, retrieved 2023-06-14
  2. ^ Overview Video by "Sn2ckersPup DS ヅ✅": ☯🐸 HABLEMOS de FROG PARADISE | INSPIRADO en CLUB PENGUIN (2022) 🌴☯, retrieved 2023-06-13
  3. ^ Overview Video by "Pinguim CPPS": First Ever Frog Paradise Gameplay Video | Walkthrough of all the rooms, retrieved 2023-06-14
  4. ^ Overview Video by "Shovel": Closed Alpha / Frog Paradise, retrieved 2023-06-14
  5. ^ Overview Video by "Checkerboard257": A New Virtual World MMO: Frog Paradise, retrieved 2023-06-14

References edit

  1. ^ a b "GOBELINS Paris – Département Design Interactif et Jeu Vidéo" (in French). 2023-06-11. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ "One of the first Alpha players joining and showcasing the Alpha Badge - Batch 1". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. ^ "Frog Paradise". frog-paradise.com. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  4. ^ "A "News" segment of the lore campaign from the Official Frog Paradise Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  5. ^ a b "A "Breaking News" segment of the lore campaign from the Official Frog Paradise Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  6. ^ "One of the segments of the Frog Paradise official Twitter lore campaign". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  7. ^ "The Official Frog Paradise Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "The last 6 months and the future of Frog Paradise". arkansio. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  9. ^ "The vote in which the last Alpha #1 Party was decided to be moved to Sunday, June 11". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  10. ^ "Developer, Marco GESSA tweets of the events success". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  11. ^ "Official teaser post of the Weather System". Patreon. June 11, 2023. Archived from the original on 14 Jun 2023.
  12. ^ "The Official post of the resource gathering system". Patreon. June 11, 2023. Archived from the original on 14 Jun 2023.
  13. ^ "Official teaser of the Economy System". Patreon. June 11, 2023. Archived from the original on 14 Jun 2023.
  14. ^ "Frog Paradise teaser of Interface revamp". Patreon. June 11, 2023. Archived from the original on 14 Jun 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Frog Paradise post of the new work-in-progress frog model". Patreon. June 11, 2023. Archived from the original on 14 Jun 2023.

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