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Really it's nice.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179281,"author_name":"FrozenDude","author_uid":"frozendude","epoch":1760114730,"text":"Love the sound effects. Putting the dots in the box feels very satisfying.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182185,"author_name":"LDJam user 280189","author_uid":"280189","epoch":1760275297,"text":"Awesome work for 1 day, well done!\n\nThe sound effects are satisfying to hear and the animation is great!\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182490,"author_name":"CameronPenner","author_uid":"cameronpenner","epoch":1760289188,"text":"It took me a bit to realize there's actual physics holding the dots up! Lol. I kinda like how they spill out as you collect them. Feels like a scrappy lil collector running around and doing its best. It was satisfying to collect them all! I like the little walking sound effects :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182527,"author_name":"ImInSoftware","author_uid":"iminsoftware","epoch":1760291137,"text":"Nice game! Wish you had more time to add more to it. The concept is really unique! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182535,"author_name":"Le Don","author_uid":"le-don","epoch":1760291543,"text":"Honestly, I think the art style is great.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182888,"author_name":"AdamG","author_uid":"adamg","epoch":1760318050,"text":"Oh man, that's a very solid gimmick for a game. I was not expecting it, and was a little horrified (in a good way) when I realized what it was haha. Definitely has potential, I would love to see it taken further.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182893,"author_name":"LDJam user 168929","author_uid":"168929","epoch":1760319185,"text":"Very cute concept, haven't seen a game use this kind of mechanic before. Good choice in sound effects, having a dedicated sound for when you \"drop\" something by accident was clever, it really helped me understand what was going on","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182959,"author_name":"LDJam user 384191","author_uid":"384191","epoch":1760331251,"text":"Good entry! I love the graphics, animation and sound design. I think the gameplay is solid, and it would be interesting to see how you'd expand on it if you had more time. Nice!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182978,"author_name":"leorean","author_uid":"leorean","epoch":1760337567,"text":"A cute little game with interesting collecting-mechanics :v: I love the simplicity!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183227,"author_name":"milq","author_uid":"milq","epoch":1760366546,"text":"Wow! What a fun mechanic! This game feels perfect for an analog joystick where you can control the character\u2019s speed and keep the balls from falling. Such a cool and innovative idea. I would\u2019ve loved to see more of this game! Imagine a roguelike version where the balls spawn in different places, with some enemies and upgrade purchases afterward. That would be insanely fun. Great entry, awesome game!\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183414,"author_name":"Stefan B.","author_uid":"stefan-b","epoch":1760379511,"text":"great pixels physics. feels great. I only had the problem that one pixel fell far to the right where i could not reach it anymore...\n ![Bildschirmfoto_20251013_201652.png](\/\/\/raw\/786\/53\/z\/6f5cd.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183550,"author_name":"ScrapMetal","author_uid":"scrapmetal","epoch":1760389471,"text":"@stefan-b Good catch!! I'm so annoyed by that bug :face_palm: :tired_face: I thought I fixed it just before submitting... but.. apparently not. :cry: :grimacing:","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183610,"author_name":"Borbag Uskada","author_uid":"borbag-uskada","epoch":1760392341,"text":"Really fun !\n\nSad you didn't have more time, the core mechanic feels great, only realized what it was after collecting a bit, would love to see it paired with other similar and funny mechanics to create a collecting mess\n\nNice job","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183807,"author_name":"debugman18","author_uid":"debugman18","epoch":1760412916,"text":"Cool mechanic and smooth movement. Surprisingly relaxing collecting the pixels.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1186181,"author_name":"5H08","author_uid":"5h08","epoch":1760859417,"text":"borp borp","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1187483,"author_name":"ophiene","author_uid":"ophiene","epoch":1761094001,"text":"Amazing work! It's super interesting and has a vert unique way to paraphrase the theme, good job! And welcome to give our game a try! :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld58\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/scrapmetal03.itch.io\/ludum-dare-58","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"88930","g_author":"1066106","g_event":"LD58","g_eventkey":"112","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"426738","g_title":"The Collector","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"459","g_commentcount":"21","g_site2_node_id":"416213","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"416213","n_urlkey":"426738","n_parent":"415614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/the-collector-5","n_slug":"the-collector-5","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"66106","n_created":"1758655761","n_modified":"1778906921","n_version":"1333237","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD58","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":66106,"body":"What can I say? 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