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And it won't be.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1193905,"author_name":"LDJam user 428646","author_uid":"428646","epoch":1776736530,"text":"This was amazing! The art is incredible, and I had so much fun trying to read the convos while dodging all the random obstacles. I don't have anything negative to say about this one, it's just a great, unique experience! Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1193950,"author_name":"GreenRadiation","author_uid":"greenradiation","epoch":1776737084,"text":"OMG, this is super fun. A really cool visual novel implementation. What does the soda can do? Can you interact with it? Generally, should I try pressing anything other than the steering wheel and dialogue options? There are so many buttons everywhere and it's unclear whether they're pressable.\nAnyway, the game is really fun, great job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1193968,"author_name":"LDJam user 317693","author_uid":"317693","epoch":1776737247,"text":"@4farandbeyond lol, thank you!!!\n\n@pokeydem Thank you! I'll keep the feedback in mind. Would you be able to clarify on what felt unresponsive with it?\n\n@rta228 The art style was partially inspired by 'No, I am not a human'! Thank you!\n\n@tolviere Thank you!!!\n\n@greenradiation the beer can is just a distracting visual, maybe it's played too often... you don't have to worry about anything other than the wheel and dialogue options. Thank you!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194015,"author_name":"PokeyDem","author_uid":"pokeydem","epoch":1776737702,"text":"@robotchimp I mean, maybe it's just me, but I feel like the car's reaction time after you turning the wheel is a bit long","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194630,"author_name":"LDJam user 424535","author_uid":"424535","epoch":1776744655,"text":"STYLE! INNOVATION! FAN! LOVE YOU DUDE!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196065,"author_name":"LDJam user 317693","author_uid":"317693","epoch":1776764490,"text":"@pokeydem Gotcha gotcha, again thanks for the feedback, either way!\n\n@toshiy THANK YOU!!! <3","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196610,"author_name":"Ekopeko","author_uid":"ekopeko","epoch":1776769589,"text":"incredible game, really worthwhile","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196611,"author_name":"7moons","author_uid":"7moons","epoch":1776769602,"text":"That was an incredible experience. Really fun and fresh, and it looks AMAZING, loved the artstyle.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196621,"author_name":"Jamope_","author_uid":"jamope","epoch":1776769769,"text":"Incredibly creative! I really loved it, very nice jam!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196635,"author_name":"Kate_arty","author_uid":"kate-arty","epoch":1776769848,"text":"It was a bit hard for me to drive and read the messages, so I hit almost all the deer.\nThe game is really cool! I loved everything. You managed to create a unique atmosphere.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196652,"author_name":"Kenoshka","author_uid":"kenoshka","epoch":1776769980,"text":"cool art, fun usage of steering wheel with mouse.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196771,"author_name":"Juutis","author_uid":"juutis","epoch":1776771162,"text":"Holy crap that was awesome! :grin: Very chaotic and very fun! It's even got great replayability with all the different callers. Honestly I don't have any negative feedback for you guys. It was such a sweet and polished experience.\n\nAlso, I'm never going to the woods again fearing the deer will find me.\n\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198455,"author_name":"Portalis","author_uid":"portalis","epoch":1776784280,"text":"Great job! It's actually an indie hit, and I expect the killer-driver angle to become the main mechanic","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198587,"author_name":"HagamosVideojuegos","author_uid":"hagamosvideojuegos","epoch":1776785228,"text":"I loved the feel of the game from the very first moment; I really enjoyed the aesthetics and the sense of movement.\n\nThe only challenging point for me was following the conversations while dodging with the mouse (even more so since I use a trackball), so at times it felt like I had to choose between reading and reacting.\n\nThe way you\u2019ve integrated the loss of coverage mechanic is really interesting, although as I mentioned before, I found it hard to follow the dialogue\u2014especially while losing signal\u2014but of course that\u2019s part of the mechanic, and overall I think it works fantastically.\n\nYou\u2019ve done an excellent job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198821,"author_name":"dagon","author_uid":"dagon","epoch":1776786904,"text":"Amazing visuals!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200704,"author_name":"gKthegkpchannel","author_uid":"gkthegkpchannel","epoch":1776800972,"text":"funny game","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201050,"author_name":"Guilhermev","author_uid":"guilhermev","epoch":1776803813,"text":"Really great game idea. I\u2019d love to see an expanded version of this, with all kinds of distractions and a full story!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201440,"author_name":"Gamayun.Games","author_uid":"gamayun-games","epoch":1776806738,"text":"such chaotic. much wow! my dog got upset...i definitely need to replay! \nthis is an incredible interpretation of the theme, very original. i especially like how the controls are easy to understand and hard to master :D \nthe visuals are also top-notch!\nthank you for the experience :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1202205,"author_name":"DarSor","author_uid":"darsor","epoch":1776815960,"text":"wow! the graphics are just stunning!\n(my English is not that good, so I immediately failed, lol)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1206069,"author_name":"NonDev","author_uid":"nondev","epoch":1776877809,"text":"Had a blast. Never have I wanted to throw a phone out of a moving car so much. I really liked the signal strength dropping characters and making it even harder to understand what was going on - I mostly ended up just trying to see how far I could get without hitting anything.\n\nReally great submission!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1211178,"author_name":"Dylan Shumway","author_uid":"dylan-shumway","epoch":1776992453,"text":"This was soooooo smooth to play. The give-and-take on the wheel controls feels so good to just coast with, and the fact that you constantly have to readjust after clicking a response kept me on my toes (in a good way!) The aesthetics are also fantastic and I love the touch of you blinking\/drifting-off at the start of every run. Bravo! :smiley_cat: ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1214346,"author_name":"Gabrijel","author_uid":"gabrijel","epoch":1777123779,"text":"I like how it just drops you in, no warning, no explanation. From all the crashing I started imagining things on the road, and my dog calling me. Very fun game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1214742,"author_name":"IRKAR","author_uid":"irkar","epoch":1777141684,"text":"I love this art style and how is game is so polish also great animations and very cool hand mechanic. Great job!![Screenshot_20260425_212558.png](\/\/\/raw\/25b\/76\/z\/72b61.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216201,"author_name":"Gecko64","author_uid":"gecko64","epoch":1777215304,"text":"Absolutely loved it, the artstyle, the game idea, everything. One of the best games I've played in this jam. Very good job :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1217882,"author_name":"skiddings","author_uid":"skiddings","epoch":1777327719,"text":"The spirit of Enviro-bear lives on!\nLooks great, all very silly","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1219460,"author_name":"Tobius","author_uid":"tobius","epoch":1777517765,"text":"Excellent game, loved the design, simple mechanics, and great writing.\n\nOne improvement would be a little better visual hitbox for the car, I found it was kind of tough to tell where you would hit things even when paying full attention to it.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1219465,"author_name":"Vary","author_uid":"vary","epoch":1777518418,"text":"ohh this is great. LOVE the art, the limited color palette works extremely well, and the driving felt really nice and responsive. There's a great balance between avoiding obstacles and trying to keep up with the convos, in several cases had to just guess what the right response is supposed to be. 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