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I cant anymore","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":990312,"author_name":"skizo69","author_uid":"skizo69","epoch":1696289304,"text":"I finished the game in 5 renaissance, the concept is classic but effective. well done\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":992637,"author_name":"Robert Li","author_uid":"robert-li","epoch":1696306299,"text":"I like the wall jump mechanics! It feels really smooth! and there are often times when I struggled to stay on the wall with spikes underneath. Good Job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":992899,"author_name":"Ping Bones","author_uid":"ping-bones","epoch":1696308801,"text":"The concept is great imo, gameplay wise the wall jump is pretty clunky and you spawn from the beginning when you die is too punishing. But overall, it's a great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":993204,"author_name":"Euix","author_uid":"euix","epoch":1696311713,"text":"I found this game very, very difficult, and the music was a little irritating (sorry!), but despite that, this is a decent game for your first game jam game! For future works I would suggest a difficulty ramp. The tutorial was very helpful and a great idea. It's not necessary to put every coin in the player's forward path, but it helps the flow of a game when the player doesn't have to spend a bunch of time collecting everything they see in order to progress successfully.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":998802,"author_name":"LDJam user 262766","author_uid":"262766","epoch":1696353976,"text":"Kinda strange mechanic with flash on mouse not on player. But the concepr of game is interesting. Not bad!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":999302,"author_name":"alex1820","author_uid":"alex1820","epoch":1696356862,"text":"Good Job! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":999494,"author_name":"Anatol Dumitras","author_uid":"anatol-dumitras","epoch":1696358062,"text":"haha you're right, our games have similar concepts. I like that the guy has a crusader helmet lol and the enemies remind me of demon eyes from terraria. Great little game","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":999696,"author_name":"Daniel G","author_uid":"daniel-g","epoch":1696359124,"text":"Game is great, good theme implementation! Keep work on it!\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1005617,"author_name":"Phillips Albright","author_uid":"phillips-albright","epoch":1696431775,"text":"Great work on a first jam entry! This game is pretty fun","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1005652,"author_name":"Phillips Albright","author_uid":"phillips-albright","epoch":1696432115,"text":"Feels like an old flash game, addicting","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1005660,"author_name":"Phillips Albright","author_uid":"phillips-albright","epoch":1696432235,"text":"Took me 6 rebirths","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1006469,"author_name":"LDJam user 233347","author_uid":"233347","epoch":1696442071,"text":"I liked the lighting with the mouse effect. Not my kind of game, but keeps you engaged anyways.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1012331,"author_name":"ruddiculous","author_uid":"ruddiculous","epoch":1696546791,"text":"20 rebirths lol. i don't know why it took me a while to realize i could purchase more bullets - was trying to survive on the 8... nice game! was made well enough that i felt compelled to finish even though i was struggling. Honestly just simple graphics to make the purchasing seem more important? or even just bigger fonts? Congrats on finishing your first jam tho, this is impressive for a first!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1015070,"author_name":"LDJam user 314224","author_uid":"314224","epoch":1696628685,"text":"The concept is great, the game is coo :) \nGood idea for this theme \n\nGood job team for this first entry :) ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1021957,"author_name":"LDJam user 300461","author_uid":"300461","epoch":1697018897,"text":"Web version isnt loading for me. The game is pretty good, there is sound and sound effects. I really like the laser graphic even dou its so simple. Enemies could have pathfinding, but they worked well enough for such a simple game. Nice job for a first jam game","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1027927,"author_name":"LDJam user 206001","author_uid":"206001","epoch":1697701360,"text":"It's actually fun, but the fact that I only have 8 bullets and can't find more before it runs out makes me a dead guy right away. It is a shame. If it were infinite bullets, fun would be guaranteed. 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