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I also stuck around to watch the credits because they were well done.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":780614,"author_name":"JamPaktGames","author_uid":"jampaktgames","epoch":1649109873,"text":"It was hilarious, and a generally fun time! A spelling mistake here or there, but nothing too bad. Great game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":780621,"author_name":"LDJam user 0","author_uid":"0","epoch":1649109933,"text":"it was a fun game ^^ and you're right who doesn't like cat in a game xD? This cat was particularly cute :3","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":780622,"author_name":"Forgin Bits","author_uid":"forgin-bits","epoch":1649109955,"text":"Awesome idea! The story was original and I could tell that a lot of care has been put into the audio. It was fun to navigate each time through an improved level; I had a hard time with the commands for the cat though. 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Easily 5 stars!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":783148,"author_name":"Pennycook","author_uid":"pennycook","epoch":1649125494,"text":"Brilliant stuff -- I laughed out loud multiple times. :rofl: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":786280,"author_name":"Henrik Ganard","author_uid":"henrik-ganard","epoch":1649148401,"text":"Liked the graphics and animation. Great game. Thanks for making it.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":787660,"author_name":"LDJam user 233347","author_uid":"233347","epoch":1649157580,"text":"- Awesome credits\n- cats\n- spelling mistake in scene 2 :wink: \"maintain\" (at the devs table where the door was in scene 1)\n- more cats\n- THE SOCKS\n\nlove it :heart: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":788059,"author_name":"PhoenixofForce","author_uid":"phoenixofforce","epoch":1649159806,"text":"This was really really good. \n\nI would've loved if Anthony was always in the foreground sitting on his pc. Great font in the intro btw","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":789223,"author_name":"DaveCo","author_uid":"daveco","epoch":1649165821,"text":"As a fellow Dave, this was very relatable. Really like story driven changes to gameplay!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":789552,"author_name":"Dan Livings","author_uid":"dan-livings","epoch":1649167318,"text":"I really enjoyed the sense of humour and the meta nature of the framing narrative. Had a couple of minor issues, like where the cat would fall off the thin poles when it felt like it shouldn't, and a minor visual issue where a row of pixels from the background were visible underneath one of the sets of spikes. Other than that, nice work.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":790289,"author_name":"goat","author_uid":"goat","epoch":1649170745,"text":"I hope your programmer friend feels better soon! I loved the cat design!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":790615,"author_name":"LDJam user 4886","author_uid":"4886","epoch":1649172122,"text":"Lovely take on the theme! :D Such a happy cat animation. I feel bad for Dave, but not that much ;D","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":790723,"author_name":"Squerf","author_uid":"squerf","epoch":1649172531,"text":"I love the story. I really hope you go on and add _lots more_ to this in the future - there's definite potential for something with a longer experience :thumbsup: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":794485,"author_name":"Str8griz","author_uid":"str8griz","epoch":1649187536,"text":"Great story and totally relatable in a funny way! That will teach Dave for getting COVID lol.\n\nThanks for the experience!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":801624,"author_name":"roryh","author_uid":"roryh","epoch":1649248169,"text":"love it! lots of fun little twists.  great art, sound, and writing!\n\nclever take on the theme to deliver an upbeat game.  a breath of fresh air after so many games which play out an impending doom!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":801657,"author_name":"Niklas Zhaga","author_uid":"niklas-zhaga","epoch":1649248446,"text":"We like cats in the games! :smile_cat: Nailed it! So hilarious and funny, one moment I thought I'm stuck, but then I tried another way, and Anthony said \"HAHA IQ 200\" and I instantly fell from chair with laughing :joy_cat: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":802790,"author_name":"JOrbits","author_uid":"jorbits","epoch":1649258918,"text":"You are right, everyone likes cats in games! The game was really fun, well done!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":805290,"author_name":"LDJam user 234567","author_uid":"234567","epoch":1649276325,"text":"I can feel Spain in your music!\n\nThe story is funny but reflects reality :smile: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":805437,"author_name":"Bdiaztobarra","author_uid":"bdiaztobarra","epoch":1649277144,"text":"We Know a a Little of French too, we Can translate It @fifut! :P but we Are sorry music will still sound Spanish hahaha","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":810865,"author_name":"arya-s","author_uid":"arya-s","epoch":1649347539,"text":"The jump feels a bit floaty hue hue hue... \n\nI really liked this game, short and sweet. I especially like the way you interluded the story with the gameplay in Dave's game.\n\nThe animation is also top notch.\n\nIf there's one thing I had to criticize it's that the font is not really matching the pixelstyle, minor!\n\nGood job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":811266,"author_name":"spladug","author_uid":"spladug","epoch":1649352519,"text":"I liked the square, but then I loved the cat. This was really cute. The art, story, and music were great. Nice work!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":813339,"author_name":"FTL_Sloth","author_uid":"ftl-sloth","epoch":1649378662,"text":"Great game. Loved all the art, and the presentation of the game within the game was very well done. Great sound design as well. Love the cat!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":817999,"author_name":"boaromayox","author_uid":"boaromayox","epoch":1649488073,"text":"The animation for the player character is one of the most fluid (and a bit cute) I've seen so far! The audio (both music and sound) is also top-notch! I was wondering if you could make an OST downloadable? That's how brilliant the music is. Story-wise, I liked how it meshed really well with the gameplay, and I chuckled a bit at the situational humor here. \n\nA few critiques I have of this game are that it's too short, and that the term \"delaying the inevitable\" didn't need to be said clearly. Poor Dave, though... :pensive: \n\nIn all, this one's a massively strong contender! Congratulations! :thumbsup: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":818515,"author_name":"Supersonic","author_uid":"supersonic","epoch":1649502222,"text":"it was so funny to play, concept, art and audio great, well done guys and get well soon Alberto!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":818781,"author_name":"ocwal","author_uid":"ocwal","epoch":1649506896,"text":"Definitely 5\/5 humor. Such a nice little entry. I enjoyed it a lot. Feel better soon Alberto!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":820817,"author_name":"jandourek","author_uid":"jandourek","epoch":1649547623,"text":"This has such a nice mood! The graphics, writing and music are all great! It has lots of character! You even put a lot of effort into the credits! I defintely wouldn't mind a longer story in this style. :)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":821518,"author_name":"Earlybard","author_uid":"earlybard","epoch":1649578437,"text":"Really cool! Great idea, story, art, music, you name it. I just wish there was more so you could have expanded on the gameplay!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":834960,"author_name":"Convg","author_uid":"convg","epoch":1650456025,"text":"Haha really cool idea. 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