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Well done!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":853550,"author_name":"janolt","author_uid":"janolt","epoch":1664875584,"text":"im very good at this game! \ncurrent speedrun record: 30.68secs!\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":856848,"author_name":"Lex","author_uid":"lex","epoch":1664895407,"text":"I got hyped while playing this, a good music is always great for the mood! Congrats!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870638,"author_name":"puyo","author_uid":"puyo","epoch":1665025864,"text":"Fantastic game. Consistent graphics overall between UI\/menus\/characters\/effects. Enjoyed the gameplay loop of scanning for the correct defense, and attacking otherwise. Fingers can really get confused! Good use of the LD51 theme. Well done","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870643,"author_name":"Anne Nichols","author_uid":"anne-nichols","epoch":1665025944,"text":"Absolutely fantastic little game! The music design was fantastic, and I was sucked into it the second I saw that glorious splash screen. Love this concept and would like to see more levels! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870645,"author_name":"Jag","author_uid":"jag","epoch":1665025955,"text":"Absolutely fantastic!! Short but oh so sweet! I loved everything about this, I have no complaints or criticism whatsoever. Its 5 stars across the board from me. I only wish there was more! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870661,"author_name":"goody","author_uid":"goody","epoch":1665026170,"text":"the visuals and art are so good, great job. I couldn't tell when the enemy was going to attack or not, maybe some sort of initiative\/turn-based system would work.\n\nfeels very polished ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870668,"author_name":"ryusui","author_uid":"ryusui","epoch":1665026213,"text":"Short but ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS. I love the entire concept of the game, from the gameplay to its aesthetic. I would love to see this expanded into a full experience!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870669,"author_name":"GERD","author_uid":"gerd","epoch":1665026216,"text":"Such a cool concept and world! Its also nice seeing another game jam game with a cinematic intro like mine!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870673,"author_name":"SuicidalMango","author_uid":"suicidalmango","epoch":1665026237,"text":"Short, sweet, and super intuitive! I think one thing I would have liked would have been to press maybe random keys per cycles, or maybe from a small list. Almost as if you were playing different chords. Very cool theme all together. Loved it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":870677,"author_name":"IzhVaryag","author_uid":"izhvaryag","epoch":1665026362,"text":"I liked it! 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Keep it going!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":875244,"author_name":"wildmusketeer","author_uid":"wildmusketeer","epoch":1665107343,"text":"I would be lying if I said I didn't smile the entire time I was playing this! Reminds me of Sonic Undergrounds :metal: Love the unique twist to the theme, music, and art! One feedback is the element type UI confused me a bit, but when I understood there were elements to the wizards attack, it all made sense :smile: A really great entry! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":876773,"author_name":"Paulsams","author_uid":"paulsams","epoch":1665149776,"text":"Cool little game. There is some initial idea in your game and it's cool. Especially the UI is well thought out, although it was possible to come up with an a little better, but this is already a quibble. It was fun to try your game).","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":877386,"author_name":"nardandas","author_uid":"nardandas","epoch":1665163240,"text":"I really like the idea! The amount of actions felt a bit low for the length of the battle, but it was certainly frantic enough with just those. I sometimes found myself accidentally skipping the right element and having to mash out some face-melting solos to get up the right shield. I really liked the revive button combo, I think more combos of that length would've been nice. Maybe as like, super attacks.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":880818,"author_name":"Gonzalol","author_uid":"gonzalol","epoch":1665265508,"text":"Very funny little game. I had a great time playing and it got me smiling all the time.\nSome thoughts:\n- The art is amazing, congrats for the awesome introduction\n- It's hard to understand how the shields work","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":882436,"author_name":"MrBamboo","author_uid":"mrbamboo","epoch":1665331244,"text":"Great music and style. The gameplay is simple but everything is in the art. Bravo !","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":882543,"author_name":"DaryaArdo","author_uid":"daryaardo","epoch":1665334618,"text":"Wow! I really enjoy the atmosphere: art, music, epic introduction. At first I a little bit confused trying understand the game mechanics but than I joined the rhythm) Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":883080,"author_name":"Hexela","author_uid":"hexela","epoch":1665350737,"text":"This is so epic, the art is stylish as hell, and the music is awesome. I really like how the soundeffects of attacks match the rythm, super cool. Great job. 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