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Making points and winning separate is a great add!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172800,"author_name":"Blazerker","author_uid":"blazerker","epoch":1759934546,"text":"Wow, great game! Love the steal \/ use mechanic.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1173969,"author_name":"dullai","author_uid":"dullai","epoch":1759951198,"text":"really unique idea, gameplay loop was really fun too","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1176938,"author_name":"Automathan","author_uid":"automathan","epoch":1760027609,"text":"Fun and challenging game, with groovy music and really pleasing visuals!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177102,"author_name":"justking144","author_uid":"justking144","epoch":1760030978,"text":"Loved the game, though it felt like there were a few too many people walking around the map. Also, I lost a life while just sitting in my cage","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178080,"author_name":"BangKerpow","author_uid":"bangkerpow","epoch":1760059063,"text":"Stealth is a hard genre to do right and you did a great job. This was really innovative.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178377,"author_name":"Daniel123","author_uid":"daniel123","epoch":1760075291,"text":"Good game. Really funny, I think the guards in the zoo are all deaf.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179011,"author_name":"Arlwin","author_uid":"arlwin","epoch":1760105164,"text":"I love it, both the concept and the gameplay! Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179106,"author_name":"humnyn","author_uid":"humnyn","epoch":1760110111,"text":"thank you all for reviewing and commenting!! :gift_heart:","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179229,"author_name":"cartmouse","author_uid":"cartmouse","epoch":1760113279,"text":"Really lovely idea! Was very fun to become a thieving primate and terrorise the zoo :)\n\nFor me, I think there were a few too many people - I found it really hard to properly explore the map which was frustrating as I really wanted to see more of the game! Core concept is really cool though, I had a great time :D ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179301,"author_name":"lvselh","author_uid":"lvselh","epoch":1760115550,"text":"lol i really like this ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1179342,"author_name":"humnyn","author_uid":"humnyn","epoch":1760117248,"text":"@cartmouse thank you for playing and for the feedback! yes, as always it is super hard to balance difficulty haha :D glad you could still enjoy it! 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Fun game though :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180130,"author_name":"LemonInk","author_uid":"lemonink","epoch":1760145668,"text":"Fun and goofy in all the right ways. Took me a second to understand, but once I did, I was unstoppable!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181046,"author_name":"Pimeko","author_uid":"pimeko","epoch":1760202334,"text":"Super fun, loved the arm effect\/gameplay! Kind of reminded me of Ape out, but chiller haha ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181255,"author_name":"WilloXs","author_uid":"willoxs","epoch":1760208867,"text":"The redness as an indicator for how long you are allowed to be spotted is a great design choice. I hate it when stealth games let you fail from being seen immediately and in the time of a jam a proper \"escape\" sequence would have probably been overscope so thats a good call.\n\nI did't feel like the game was too hard. Once you onlocked the other cage thats a pretty safe hiding spot. This doesn't quite have the same chaotic energy as untitled goose game, but i think it might have been the inspriation.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183168,"author_name":"Amiuke","author_uid":"amiuke","epoch":1760360761,"text":"Super fun and addictive gameplay! It\u2019d be even better with some sound effects and feedback!\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1183628,"author_name":"humnyn","author_uid":"humnyn","epoch":1760393612,"text":"@amiuke thank you! yes, definitely #1 on the hypothetical post-jam wishlist","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/04\/04bfc1441441037afabe065847216c15e911bc4735091ea7b5d0f6ed7953c971.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/MarcusOtter\/Ludum-Dare-58","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/lemorrows.itch.io\/monkey-business","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"89514","g_author":"1074735","g_event":"LD58","g_eventkey":"112","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"427561","g_title":"Monkey Business","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"85","g_commentcount":"22","g_site2_node_id":"419179","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"419179","n_urlkey":"427561","n_parent":"415614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/monkey-business","n_slug":"monkey-business","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"74735","n_created":"1759523002","n_modified":"1779442987","n_version":"1336142","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD58","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":74735,"body":"![grrrrr.png](\/\/\/raw\/cda\/32\/z\/6e3fb.png)\n\n![ezgif-12dba5810318f5.gif](\/\/\/raw\/fe3\/21\/z\/6e5a9.gif)\n\n# Monkey Business\n\n**Play the game in your browser here!**\n\n**https:\/\/lemorrows.itch.io\/monkey-business**\n\n**You are an orangutan.** :monkey: \n\nYour cage is small and has not nearly enough things in it.\nIt's time to make a break for it. 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