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Most of the enemies dying in one hit made it clear that they turn grey when they die, but I thought the big brute enemies that take multiple hits were just impervious to damage until I shot them enough.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":791640,"author_name":"PizzArt64","author_uid":"pizzart64","epoch":1649176175,"text":"Music goes hard","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":798283,"author_name":"n-studios","author_uid":"n-studios","epoch":1649209539,"text":"I'm going Nuts","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":798345,"author_name":"Charred Axolotl","author_uid":"charred-axolotl","epoch":1649210062,"text":"I was a little confused about how the charge system worked, even after reading the itch.io page, but I got through fine regardless. There's a good level of polish and the controls feel nice. The music adds another layer of atmosphere as well. Didn't think the theme was super present in the gameplay, but I at least understand the thought process. Overall really good work, especially for such a short time frame.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":801312,"author_name":"TERNOX","author_uid":"ternox","epoch":1649245255,"text":"Control  in the game is good, it is pleasant to play. Cool music.\n\nI was missing a few things:\n1) At least some pumping or character development\n2) Impact from damage to enemies.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":804680,"author_name":"b3b0","author_uid":"b3b0","epoch":1649272430,"text":"This game looks and sounds great! This is one of the few from this jam that I actually beat. Didn't feel like death was very inevitable in this one, but I had a good time. Keep up the awesome work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":814395,"author_name":"bodCodes","author_uid":"bodcodes","epoch":1649407567,"text":"Super animated pixelart\/lighting and dynamic soundtrack\/effects - satisfying EMP effect. Good gameplay and control. 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