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Thank you, good job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":846720,"author_name":"Tobias Froihofer","author_uid":"tobias-froihofer","epoch":1664827791,"text":"Awesome entry, would be nice to have some dialogues on the phone in the future :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":846749,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664828037,"text":"@tobias-froihofer Oh yeah good idea! I was just thinking about that this morning actually, it would be cool to have a little dialogue there, and also have some cars driving by on the road\n\nAnd then if the cows wander into the road they stop traffic!! I grew up on a dairy farm and this happened fairly regularly if the cows ever got out","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":851773,"author_name":"jaykayey","author_uid":"jaykayey","epoch":1664859407,"text":"Really charming art style and the UI made it easy to keep track of resources. Also enjoyed the music a lot","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":852049,"author_name":"khaotom","author_uid":"khaotom","epoch":1664862160,"text":"Wonderful game! I was able to retire. Wish it was so easy in real life. Sigh. One thing I noticed is that I didn't really have to plant grass or make fences. I kinda haphazardly placed these down. Mostly because I kept getting the buttons mixed up so I'd place grass when I mean to place a fence. I blame Pico 8 for its button icon choices.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":852364,"author_name":"Diego Escalante","author_uid":"diego-escalante","epoch":1664865021,"text":"I wish I only needed $500 to retire! I liked the concept, although it was a bit difficult to get a grasp on for me. I think I kept mixing up the buttons. The game's style was charming and enjoyable. Nice work on this one!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":853038,"author_name":"thesnide","author_uid":"thesnide","epoch":1664871325,"text":"Very nice game, auto layout for the fences are great, but a small nitpick about the controls: when changing direction, one should not move. It makes the layout of fences very complex as you have a lot of back and forth.\n\nOther than that, another pico-8 game for the win ! :wink: :trophy: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":855882,"author_name":"Yskuma","author_uid":"yskuma","epoch":1664889892,"text":"Great little game given the Pico-8 restrictions. The game is fun and the music is great. \n\nI did struggle a bit at times to get things placed because of not being able to turn without moving.\n\nWell done!\n\n(680 seconds for me btw :smile: )","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":859268,"author_name":"Pierce Brooks","author_uid":"pierce-brooks","epoch":1664907711,"text":"gloriously well done, as always sir!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":859444,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664908716,"text":"@yskuma I added you to the leaderboard, thanks for playing all the way through!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":859502,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664909085,"text":"@thesnide yes, the controls for movement are definitely finicky, I'm not sure how I feel about them. I tried your suggestion, but the whole game feels very sluggish this way unfortunately, so I'll keep the same version up as anything other than a quick fix I wouldn't feel good about updating\n\nThank you for playing!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":859521,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664909150,"text":"@khaotom @diego-escalante Thanks for playing! I agree, I even mixed up the buttons a lot during development. There is a lot going on in this little game! Thanks for playing :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":859743,"author_name":"oatsbarley","author_uid":"oatsbarley","epoch":1664910298,"text":"Really nice little Pico-8 game. Some hazards could really make it more challenging, like a wolf or something that you need to keep away from the cows.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":859799,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664910543,"text":"@oatsbarley thanks for playing! I actually had the idea of a wolf that ran around during development, but didn't quite have time to get it in. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":860820,"author_name":"Verbante","author_uid":"verbante","epoch":1664915707,"text":"very fast paced. I'll never do this job in real life. I had fun lol","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":861140,"author_name":"johnnysix","author_uid":"johnnysix","epoch":1664917651,"text":"Reminded me of tamagotchi , but in colour, and with cows. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":862370,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664926086,"text":"@verbante @johnnysix thank you for playing!! I'm glad you enjoyed it\n\nI never had a tamagotchi but I can see the connection","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":862547,"author_name":"MerlinPerlin","author_uid":"merlinperlin","epoch":1664927591,"text":"its really cool how you managed it, that it was so obvious what youhad to do, was into it really fast :P","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":863942,"author_name":"cassowary","author_uid":"cassowary","epoch":1664945901,"text":"The 10 second loop makes this really hard, haha. My cows ended up escaping ;-;\n\nIt's very cute and a fun premise. I like the wide variety of actions you have to do and the different things to take care of. Very hectic!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":864351,"author_name":"chitoyuu","author_uid":"chitoyuu","epoch":1664953208,"text":"Phone calls are stressful but you can pet the cows!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":864515,"author_name":"HOLYPERSON","author_uid":"holyperson","epoch":1664955796,"text":"Really cute game i loved it :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":864879,"author_name":"Substain","author_uid":"substain","epoch":1664960758,"text":"wow, pretty stressful but its a nice idea :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":865866,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664972949,"text":"@chitoyuu Yesss petting the cows is my favorite part I wish Lorelei had more time to do it","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":867188,"author_name":"Wizcas","author_uid":"wizcas","epoch":1664988110,"text":"874 seconds LOL. I got so busy in this game that my fingers still hurt :joy: The game is very fun and well made. The music is addctive. AND THERE ARE SO MANY POOPS! Oh my. I love the farm building part most, but I wish I could own the cows for longer time so that I can build a large farm and saw them running around.\n\nGreat job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":867694,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1664992871,"text":"@wizcas Thanks! If I work on this more I definitely want a bit slower paced to see the daycare grow over time, good idea :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":876833,"author_name":"BangKerpow","author_uid":"bangkerpow","epoch":1665150976,"text":"Much more complex than I originally thought and it got stressful and gross very quickly. Good job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":880559,"author_name":"tetrapteryx","author_uid":"tetrapteryx","epoch":1665258571,"text":"These cows poop a lot! This is super cute, I loved that all the cows had different patterns. I liked to imagine they all had little colorful jackets on. Having to move to turn made assembling a fence SO complicated, though!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":880582,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1665259218,"text":"@tetrapteryx Thanks for playing! Yeah I agree, I wish I could have spent some more time to workshop the controls better","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":881581,"author_name":"Erlioniel","author_uid":"erlioniel","epoch":1665303981,"text":"I would agree with some other people - it's way more complex if you are not in mechanic. Plus pointing out the right tile is quite hard to do. Initially I didn't even understand what to do. But overall a good entry and additional point for using Pico-8","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":882100,"author_name":"loveapplegames","author_uid":"loveapplegames","epoch":1665321946,"text":"This looks complex and intriguing, however I couldn't find out everything I needed to do. Apparently at some point I have to give a cow to a customer but I couldn't get it done. It would help to write more instructions.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":883301,"author_name":"kory","author_uid":"kory","epoch":1665364083,"text":"@erlioniel @loveapplegames Thanks for the feedback! 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