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Very well done!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1043828,"author_name":"Aaron Hart","author_uid":"aaron-hart","epoch":1713276836,"text":"Good work! Very cute (until I blew myself to bits several times XD)","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1043853,"author_name":"CallMeTy","author_uid":"callmety","epoch":1713276983,"text":"It took me 10 tries to get through the opening cutscene (which is entirely my fault :P). I really enjoyed the fireball game mechanic, and the rest of the game was set up well too! good job! :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1043859,"author_name":"Magalix","author_uid":"magalix","epoch":1713277020,"text":"Cool little platformer ! Art is simple, but well made.\n\nA bit too easy to die though, sometimes I just click and i'm dead without knowing what happened","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1044126,"author_name":"Dobrila","author_uid":"dobrila","epoch":1713278493,"text":"I found it hard to get through the opening cutscene xD But from then on I really enjoyed the mechanic. The art is really cool and the controls are easy to understand! Great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1044330,"author_name":"Social Mushroom","author_uid":"social-mushroom","epoch":1713279545,"text":"@bry thanks for the feedback <3 \nalso thank you for pointing out the scrollbar issue, we fixed that :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1046115,"author_name":"Wanyo","author_uid":"wanyo","epoch":1713288358,"text":"Awesome job, it was such a cute little puzzle platformer!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1047598,"author_name":"Anton Florey","author_uid":"anton-florey","epoch":1713295297,"text":"wohoo! best intro ever :O","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1048427,"author_name":"LDJam user 372256","author_uid":"372256","epoch":1713299113,"text":"I died a lot didn't catch how to throw a fireball, but nice work !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1050428,"author_name":"Kirass","author_uid":"kirass","epoch":1713309256,"text":"You are really great! The game turned out great!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1051523,"author_name":"picross","author_uid":"picross","epoch":1713321405,"text":"Funny little game! I liked the VO lol - I did accidentally kill myself almost immediately by clicking into the game window but other than that I had a good time, nice work","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1053180,"author_name":"Kamuniaft","author_uid":"kamuniaft","epoch":1713346653,"text":"An impressive amount of mechancs - barrels, moving ladders, bowls-buttons. I wish colliders are more polished. But besides that - the game is really cute! Liked the intro and that fireball sound made me smile every time :) Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054953,"author_name":"Stevie257","author_uid":"stevie257","epoch":1713365124,"text":"Cute graphics! I like the opening cutscene, but it's a little odd you're allowed to blow yourself up while it's playing. The player had some buggy collisions as well, but that could just be me. Overall a solid entry","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1055315,"author_name":"CapLucky","author_uid":"caplucky","epoch":1713368718,"text":"Fun and challenging game. Would have been nice if there was a way to skip the Intro. I had to watch it 10 Times other than that great entry :)!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1055513,"author_name":"marleeeeeey","author_uid":"marleeeeeey","epoch":1713370459,"text":"I died a couple of times before I realized that I had killed myself with a fireball. :) After I understood how to control the fireball's direction, things started to be easy. But I still killed myself a few times with fireball ricochets. I really like the fireball sound! :) \n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1062930,"author_name":"deadjolly","author_uid":"deadjolly","epoch":1713491220,"text":"Almost got softlocked on the last screen, by only having one mana shot left. Eventually managed to jump the ladder and make the last shot. Nice little story; the simple graphics were charming. I would say it felt like the fireballs were spawning inside the character, which led to plenty of 'be more careful' screens. For a quick point and click game, the physics made it more fun! Nice job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1066694,"author_name":"Yxure","author_uid":"yxure","epoch":1713615341,"text":"The graphics and sound effects have a lot of charm. It would be nice if you could see a trajectory before firing the fireball. It might help you to shoot better. Good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1066722,"author_name":"WeGlove","author_uid":"weglove","epoch":1713616060,"text":"I had the feeling that I sometimes died for no reason, when just charging a fireball, otherwise a neat game with some pretty art","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1068495,"author_name":"DenisMarasan","author_uid":"denismarasan","epoch":1713677101,"text":"I'm just getting dead every time I click or click and hold the LMB. What's the point?","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1071111,"author_name":"Rowlof","author_uid":"rowlof","epoch":1713812127,"text":"Bit jank, but alright","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1071232,"author_name":"Jennyhe","author_uid":"jennyhe","epoch":1713817018,"text":"Fun game, just died too fast :(","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1071853,"author_name":"Esther128","author_uid":"esther128","epoch":1713860671,"text":"@denismarasan The LMB summons a Fireball. I forgot to disable this in the intro cutscene. You die if you do it there, couse the character runs into it.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1078468,"author_name":"Rewzu","author_uid":"rewzu","epoch":1714750790,"text":"I guess I'm not a great wizard. I've managed to kill myself during intro.\nOverall the game seems quite buggy but the idea and mechanics are nice. Good job! :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/7b\/7b20a475c39a9478c1ed56857bde80595bc30239da58a226622180f3d61032ca.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/essta.de\/Spiele\/LD55\/index.html","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/EstherRoterring\/LD55","text":"Git Repository :)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"93342","g_author":"1358408","g_event":"LD55","g_eventkey":"120","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"439584","g_title":"Little Wizz - How to summon a Fireball","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"967","g_commentcount":"25","g_site2_node_id":"385543","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"385543","n_urlkey":"439584","n_parent":"383062","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/55\/little-wizz-how-to-summon-a-fireball","n_slug":"little-wizz-how-to-summon-a-fire","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"358408","n_created":"1712680526","n_modified":"1778361303","n_version":"1234867","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD55","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":358408,"body":"This Game is a 2D pixelart puzzle plattformer in which you play as a little wizard. \nClick and hold left mouse button to summon a fireball and release to shoot. 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