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I was a little confused about the frogs hit box because I thought I would hit it but then it didn't show a hit flash. I was also not 100% sure I had beaten the game, but I got to the point where you beat the frog then the cat purrs on the chair.  ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1169864,"author_name":"Kseniya","author_uid":"kseniya","epoch":1759878019,"text":"Overall, the game looks good, but it's not clear how to attack this toad.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1169926,"author_name":"Artalasky","author_uid":"artalasky","epoch":1759878967,"text":"Games with cats is a win-win situation :)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171913,"author_name":"Ma\u00efssa","author_uid":"maissa","epoch":1759920220,"text":"Cat games are always funny","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171953,"author_name":"HassanM","author_uid":"hassanm","epoch":1759920781,"text":"I really like the idea and the visual solutions! It's great that you've managed to create a well-designed animation! The backgrounds perfectly convey the atmosphere and mood of the game)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171971,"author_name":"NNO1","author_uid":"nno1","epoch":1759921022,"text":"The cat is funny and look adorable, but there isn't enough guidance for the frog's second phase? I couldn't figure out how to attack it, and I kept dying at that stage every single time...","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172274,"author_name":"bakiLin","author_uid":"bakilin","epoch":1759926309,"text":"nice job for crediting the cat","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1172378,"author_name":"Melomaner","author_uid":"melomaner","epoch":1759927797,"text":"Top-tier cat sounds! :) Interesting concept, but I didn\u2019t realize at first that you had to deflect the tongue \u2014 so I just kept chasing the frog instead.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180245,"author_name":"Liu Qinying","author_uid":"liu-qinying","epoch":1760154071,"text":"I was a little confused about the guidance, but overall it was pretty good","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181082,"author_name":"talan huszk","author_uid":"talan-huszk","epoch":1760203855,"text":"Really cool game. 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The frog's second phase was definitely challenging and I felt like the controls could maybe use just a little bit of polish, but other than that I think this is a great entry!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1186431,"author_name":"Llevelin","author_uid":"llevelin","epoch":1760903892,"text":"At first, I was drawn to the game's image and thought, \"Hmm, this cat looks more like a pancake than a cat,\" but what if the game is much more interesting than it seems? And so it turned out. That crazy fight with the frog drove me crazy; I couldn't beat it when it stuck out its tongue. Anyway, the game is fun, I enjoyed breaking the cans.\nP.S. 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