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Good solid entry.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1190892,"author_name":"Umaiit","author_uid":"umaiit","epoch":1776665808,"text":"cute game, love it","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1190899,"author_name":"LDJam user 373623","author_uid":"373623","epoch":1776666169,"text":"great in terms of strategy. it would be nice to have a visualization on the board of the pattern of the attacked i played was.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1191242,"author_name":"no_firing","author_uid":"no-firing","epoch":1776681270,"text":"Good!~","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1191253,"author_name":"Nikiroz","author_uid":"nikiroz","epoch":1776681492,"text":"Simple but cute graphics\u2014I like it!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1191258,"author_name":"Sergey Kuznetsov","author_uid":"sergey-kuznetsov","epoch":1776681685,"text":"@aou, Thanks. Yeah, sadly didn't have time for QoL.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1191305,"author_name":"tweekus","author_uid":"tweekus","epoch":1776683856,"text":"like it, nice graphic","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1192323,"author_name":"metalgear","author_uid":"metalgear","epoch":1776706338,"text":"Cool graphics and nice mechanics, I have to think much and after finishing the compo my brain is not working.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1195700,"author_name":"skeyven","author_uid":"skeyven","epoch":1776760029,"text":"This is a cool and unusual take on planning.\nTo be honest, I didn\u2019t fully understand how it worked at first, but once it clicked, it became really engaging.\n\nIf I didn\u2019t have to check out other games, I feel like I could\u2019ve spent a few hours playing this one.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196633,"author_name":"FakeTrap","author_uid":"faketrap","epoch":1776769845,"text":"The gameplay is really exciting. Unfortunetly, there wasn't enough variety in the enemies and cards, and there weren't many sound effects. 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The pixel art and UI\/UX are super clean and made for a very comfortable experience. The SFX are on point too, though a background track would\u2019ve really nailed the atmosphere.\n\nThe gameplay is super fresh\u2014I haven't played much tower defense game like that before, so it felt really novel. However, the balancing could use a bit of fine-tuning. Some unit behaviors felt a bit erratic and unexplained, and the cards didn't feel distinct enough from one another. Also, the theme connection felt a bit loose to me.\n\nThat said, this is an excellent project with tons of potential. With a little more polish, it could be something really special. 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