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We've pushed an updated version now.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":654162,"author_name":"UkuleleFury","author_uid":"ukulelefury","epoch":1619562128,"text":"Hey @david-u, thanks for playing! \"**Sigh**\" Sorry about the looping! We had a last-minute bug that broke the game-end condition! We've pushed an updated version now.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":665832,"author_name":"JakubBala","author_uid":"jakubbala","epoch":1619637249,"text":"Hi! Really nice looking and sounding game, really gave me a very eerie vibe. However I was very confused as to what I'm supposed to do, and i'm guessing that's because of the bug that occurred, so im sorry to hear that that happened :(","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":665834,"author_name":"Homlet","author_uid":"homlet","epoch":1619637262,"text":"The transitions in the music and lighting were very well executed. With some more challenging puzzle elements this idea could have a lot of potential.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":665868,"author_name":"Learus","author_uid":"learus","epoch":1619637447,"text":"It's hard to rate this game for sure. I would say it is more an experience than a game. The mood is amazing, graphics and music are top notch. As for the looping mechanism, it's a coding problem i'd like to challenge myself to solve! In any case good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":665907,"author_name":"ccglp","author_uid":"ccglp","epoch":1619637632,"text":"Hey! This is a great entry! :) I was genuinely scared when I realised I was in a loop (P.T PTSD)  After I realized this wasn't a horror game I enjoyed the excellent soundtrack and ending. Super nice job with the mood, 5\/5 <3","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":665913,"author_name":"Jmartinez.gamedev","author_uid":"jmartinez-gamedev","epoch":1619637659,"text":"Got to the end. Nice looking game and with great mood, I didn't truly get the meaning but it looks like there's one in there. Solid entry anyway. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":665919,"author_name":"FreddyTurbina","author_uid":"freddyturbina","epoch":1619637682,"text":"this game move me. I don't know if you intend to how a deep massage, but I found some similarity to some personal problem. great sort experience 10\/10","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":666163,"author_name":"filgru","author_uid":"filgru","epoch":1619638854,"text":"Hi! Amazing mood, too bad this game is so short. I don't know why, but at some point I expected to see my reflection in the mirror;) At first I actually went through all possible interactions, that's why I finished this game quite fast, but when I tried to play it without any interactions, then it's infinite. Great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":669200,"author_name":"sparked99","author_uid":"sparked99","epoch":1619660689,"text":"Amazing atmosphere. Even after I lowered my guard from expecting a jump scare the environment felt very eerie. I wasn't really sure what was going on for most of the game apart from the looping. I did like how the lights got brighter as you progressed. Overall I could tell when I was progressing but not always why or how. Your entry was put together very well. :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":674121,"author_name":"GrimsBaldruk","author_uid":"grimsbaldruk","epoch":1619717899,"text":"Felt like Tim Burton making a film about his confinement. Graphics are really good, don't know if you done all of it yourself but it work pretty good with the atmosphere. Felt a bit too much stuck a loop rather than going deeper. Even if it's clear that you worked on the \"introspective\" way of translating deeper and deeper, it felt more like I was going higher and higher with lights increasing, music and at the end the call finally happening. Very well done ! \n(PS : I'm pretty sure each of level we are teleported at the beginning of the scene and lights values increases but you should find a way to make this \nimperceptible) ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":676554,"author_name":"LDJam user 0","author_uid":"0","epoch":1619742881,"text":"*(message deleted)*","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":676555,"author_name":"MachMarten","author_uid":"machmarten","epoch":1619742917,"text":"This one was very well put together! Unfortunately I'm not sure whether or not this looping bug that you've mentioned has been fixed or not, as I interacted with almost everything I could find and I couldn't find any indication that I cleared the game or not :sweat_smile: On the brighter side, the art, audio and just the overall atmosphere was executed incredibly well (though note, I would probably recommend adding some minimal anti-aliasing next time you work on it to bring the quality up even further)! Good work on this one :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":678235,"author_name":"KatreenAshy","author_uid":"katreenashy","epoch":1619772366,"text":"I kept jumping on the stairs but it never ended , on the other way the graphics and the audio fits in a very cool way , It will be cool to see how it ends \n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":680067,"author_name":"Rewzu","author_uid":"rewzu","epoch":1619803165,"text":"Interesting concept and nice graphics. There are some minor issues: near clipping plane is way too far, speed of step sounds doesn't match speed of movement at all, there is noticeable teleporting when going between rooms and lighting looks a bit unnatural. Other than that it is solid entry. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":680084,"author_name":"Sesca","author_uid":"sesca","epoch":1619803507,"text":"Nice little game. I was a bit lost, so I didn't went trough. But I liked the graphic and the sound was pretty nice.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":699891,"author_name":"Roka Josh","author_uid":"roka-josh","epoch":1620682635,"text":"I was definitely on edge for a while expecting it to be a horror game, but once my nerves had settle I was sold on the looping concept. Really neat game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":702148,"author_name":"Edur","author_uid":"edur","epoch":1620923283,"text":"Cool loop, but i expected something scary but nothing happened. But i really liked it,fun audio and nice gameplay.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":706064,"author_name":"nardandas","author_uid":"nardandas","epoch":1621318204,"text":"Absolutely expected it to be a horror game. After getting past that, it was a fun little experience. The way the character explained it was sunny outside while it was black was a bit off. I think if that was fixed it might've helped the creepy atmosphere a little. 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