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You used the theme well.\nI have a hard time liking first person games. Maybe it's because I have motion sickness and get dizzy, but I remember playing Pacman 3D, which is more or less that game. And I say that not being able to run is desperate. Both to escape the monster and to find the balls.\nMaybe you can put a stamina and running mechanic in a future version.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1023397,"author_name":"LDJam user 206001","author_uid":"206001","epoch":1697176484,"text":"I liked the really small space. 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