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Very good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":906876,"author_name":"Bart Moon","author_uid":"bart-moon","epoch":1673361130,"text":"@lori-lou @crashbashash Thank You\n\n@azel-wkr Thank you, no the animations and models are from asset store.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":909452,"author_name":"Kostas Nik","author_uid":"kostas-nik","epoch":1673386654,"text":"Great atmoshpere and visuals, and the puzzles feel like there was some thought behind them, which is kinda hard. Great effort","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":913818,"author_name":"LDJam user 252856","author_uid":"252856","epoch":1673470313,"text":"The game looks very moody. I love the atmosphere. The puzzle is built around the theme and still remains unique. Aside from a bit of polish and qol here and there this is an amazing submission!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":914051,"author_name":"Bart Moon","author_uid":"bart-moon","epoch":1673473543,"text":"@offdutyextractors Thanks, and also congrats on your game :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld52\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/bart-moon.itch.io\/the-underworld","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"86136","g_author":"1296394","g_event":"LD52","g_eventkey":"116","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"397721","g_title":"The Underworld","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"7","g_site2_node_id":"314309","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"314309","n_urlkey":"397721","n_parent":"313060","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/52\/the-underworld","n_slug":"the-underworld","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"296394","n_created":"1672299636","n_modified":"1779463859","n_version":"1002164","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD52","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":296394,"body":"Explore the haunting dimension of lost souls and help The Harvester in catching the mischievous souls that try to escape The Underworld.\n\n![banner.png](\/\/\/raw\/ac5\/84\/z\/55ea3.png)\n\nYou control The Harvester, a mystical being tasked by The Elder of The Underworld to track down and catch lost souls.\nThe objective of the game is to solve puzzles by catching souls that try to escape from The Underworld to another dimension through various portals. 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