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Great game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1170005,"author_name":"TemmyT","author_uid":"temmyt","epoch":1759880707,"text":"Domain owner looks like uboa from yume nikki, makes me wanna see more of the lore or ideas you've got","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1170019,"author_name":"CamComDuck","author_uid":"camcomduck","epoch":1759880991,"text":"Cute game for a weekend jam! The lore is very interesting, I think it would be cool to be included\/incorporated into the game more. Maybe finding lore pieces within the ships as you explore them?","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171081,"author_name":"blatalzar","author_uid":"blatalzar","epoch":1759906144,"text":"Very interesting. I soft locked myself twice, the second time i just got into the second ship, used escape to go back and all the sip broke, which i did not understand. But the lore is very intriguing","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171381,"author_name":"YurisCat","author_uid":"yuriscat","epoch":1759912460,"text":"I'm not sure if it's just me, but the sound effect when obtaining items is a bit harsh. I got stuck for quite a while in the second jumping area on the right. Interesting game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1176167,"author_name":"Eugenik","author_uid":"eugenik","epoch":1760011270,"text":"Artwork and sound design is solid, nice job!.\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181329,"author_name":"Pimeko","author_uid":"pimeko","epoch":1760213082,"text":"Nice story, not too sure to have fully grasped how to play the game but cute platformer :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181546,"author_name":"jelch","author_uid":"jelch","epoch":1760220625,"text":"Love the idea!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182153,"author_name":"LDJam user 237945","author_uid":"237945","epoch":1760273429,"text":"Solid entry!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1182414,"author_name":"LDJam user 337336","author_uid":"337336","epoch":1760284766,"text":"The idea is cool and the gameloop works. You get sometimes stuck but no big deal. Some kind of visual cue about the level you are on would be great. 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