{"author_link":"\/users\/portalis","author_name":"Portalis","author_uid":1372391,"comments":[{"id":1193318,"author_name":"Ulziton","author_uid":"ulziton","epoch":1776725066,"text":"Fun game, love the art style and sfx, gj!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1195894,"author_name":"Kate_arty","author_uid":"kate-arty","epoch":1776762480,"text":"@ulziton thank you so much!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196251,"author_name":"Laminariy","author_uid":"laminariy","epoch":1776766245,"text":"Yooo the art is so cool!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196359,"author_name":"Awwwz","author_uid":"awwwz","epoch":1776767417,"text":"like a combination of pokemon & PVZ,the color is great! the character design is cute and smart! the water seal is my personal favorite! sound effect is nice, love the feedback pop sound!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196648,"author_name":"Kate_arty","author_uid":"kate-arty","epoch":1776769941,"text":"@awwwz Thank you for your kind words and feedback!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196749,"author_name":"Kate_arty","author_uid":"kate-arty","epoch":1776770899,"text":"@laminariy Happy to hear that! thank you!!!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196768,"author_name":"Ternarycat","author_uid":"ternarycat","epoch":1776771119,"text":"Hey! It's really cute and interesting game! You may think about to add mechanic to replace animals, i wanted to change bunnies which i places in early game to birds\/foxes, so i tried to let monsters clean lines :^). ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196806,"author_name":"rucksack","author_uid":"rucksack","epoch":1776771526,"text":"Cute art style! ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196849,"author_name":"Portalis","author_uid":"portalis","epoch":1776771907,"text":"thank you all so much for such a warm welcome","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196865,"author_name":"Portalis","author_uid":"portalis","epoch":1776772048,"text":"@Ternarycat, you can use signalballs to do that ![signalball.PNG](\/\/\/raw\/7ae\/a5\/z\/71ed9.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196883,"author_name":"TheKimeo","author_uid":"thekimeo","epoch":1776772206,"text":"Clicked for the signalmons expecting pokemon, but was happy with the pvz spin.\n\nAll the designs are adorable. Water fish is the best signalmon and nobody can convince me otherwise. So cute!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196901,"author_name":"Ternarycat","author_uid":"ternarycat","epoch":1776772346,"text":"@portalis i thought it's heal :laughing: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1196927,"author_name":"LDJam user 317693","author_uid":"317693","epoch":1776772551,"text":"It throws you in very quick and enemies can get overwhelming, but it's really cool!! Art is super cute and it's pretty polished, the variety that is there with the signalmons and enemies is nice, too. I looove tower defense games","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1197178,"author_name":"Mamboman","author_uid":"mamboman","epoch":1776774896,"text":"Very nice game! The art is beautiful and its pretty addictive! I didn't understand that I could replace my Signalmons with the signalballs, too. The sound and music is also pretty nice. Overall a very nice entry! Well done!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198770,"author_name":"Sheepolution","author_uid":"sheepolution","epoch":1776786493,"text":"I never played Plants vs Zombies, so this was a nice first experience, and fun that you combined it with Pok\u00e9mon. I wish there was a bit more variety\/strategy early on. I only ever had grass and water types. Not sure if a bug or intended, but never saw the flying and fire starter. Anyway, cute art and nice tune. Well done!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1199768,"author_name":"HHCH","author_uid":"hhch","epoch":1776793591,"text":"Cutesy, I have to admit that it caught me off guard, Im very impulsive so I dont read any of instructions Im just going straight to the gameplay but it was easy to understand, thats a really important thing for me, the art style and the designs is unique and beautiful, nice job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200622,"author_name":"Portalis","author_uid":"portalis","epoch":1776800376,"text":"@sheepolution, thank you for playing, and it's an honor to be your first PvZ game :) The deck grows during the game - some creatures are given with new waves, and others can be chosen through upgrades. Different elementals are highly important; it's actually almost impossible to win the game with just earth and water, as you rightly noticed","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1203073,"author_name":"Gecko64","author_uid":"gecko64","epoch":1776831330,"text":"Very much loved the art of the game, the gameplay was pretty darn fun to play given the waves and the roguelikey gameplay. I would say that it is a little too common I feel to get the earth bunnies and my hand would constantly be filled with those and no other choice but to play them to refresh my hand without wasting a redraw. Otherwise that I loved the game :)","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1207061,"author_name":"pidifussel","author_uid":"pidifussel","epoch":1776889464,"text":"very cozy game","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208536,"author_name":"Piano.Olya","author_uid":"piano-olya","epoch":1776931773,"text":"@pidifussel Thank you so much \u2764\ufe0f","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208544,"author_name":"Piano.Olya","author_uid":"piano-olya","epoch":1776931937,"text":"@gecko64 Thank you so much for the kind words! Really glad to hear you loved the art and found the wave-based roguelike gameplay fun. \ud83d\udd25\n\nAnd thank you for the honest feedback about the earth bunnies \u2014 that\u2019s super helpful.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208550,"author_name":"Piano.Olya","author_uid":"piano-olya","epoch":1776932055,"text":"@hhch Aww, thank you! \ud83d\udc30\ud83d\udc95\nSo glad the cuteness got you \u2014 and that you found it easy to understand even without reading instructions. That means a lot!\nReally happy you loved the unique art style too. You're the best! \u2728","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208683,"author_name":"fullmetal_automaton","author_uid":"fullmetal-automaton","epoch":1776935902,"text":"Wow, that was a very cute game! Easy to pick up and play, pretty fun.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208687,"author_name":"eseniia_no","author_uid":"eseniia-no","epoch":1776936067,"text":"So cute!! Loved the game, very stylish, very clear gameplay, loved the vibes!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208692,"author_name":"Roitchie","author_uid":"roitchie","epoch":1776936208,"text":"Such a cute entry. Love the art and music in this. Feels like a mix of Pok\u00e9mon and plant's vs zombies. Both games I love so this was really fun to play. The card deck mechanics are interesting too and the synergies. Some hidden depth to the mechanics. Very impressive. Well done!  ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208794,"author_name":"Piano.Olya","author_uid":"piano-olya","epoch":1776939503,"text":"@fullmetal-automaton, Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words \u2764\ufe0f","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208837,"author_name":"LDJam user 424326","author_uid":"424326","epoch":1776940412,"text":"The visuals are really cute and appealing.\n\nBut in terms of mechanics, at first I didn\u2019t understand why I could easily fill the entire field\u2014it felt too simple to just defeat everyone, and I was missing some kind of placement limitation. Then there was a very sharp difficulty spike, and after that it became the opposite problem where I couldn\u2019t keep up with placing units.\nI also felt the lack of an option to remove previously placed units.\n\nNevertheless, it feels like a lot of work has been done, keep it up!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208858,"author_name":"Rinzu","author_uid":"rinzu","epoch":1776940767,"text":"The design of these Pok\u00e9mon-like things is so cute,I really like them.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208878,"author_name":"Nordin","author_uid":"nordin","epoch":1776941048,"text":"Very cute art, and the mechanic works very well, i am very impressed by how polished the game is","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208924,"author_name":"Piano.Olya","author_uid":"piano-olya","epoch":1776941897,"text":"@roitchie, Wow, thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208945,"author_name":"Piano.Olya","author_uid":"piano-olya","epoch":1776942268,"text":"@nordin Thank you so much \u2764\ufe0f ![IMG_1604.png](\/\/\/raw\/631\/96\/z\/726fc.png)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1209751,"author_name":"HordorSok","author_uid":"hordorsok","epoch":1776959030,"text":"I love the game style and music. For me, it just needs some game design improvements, and it\u2019s a really addictive Plants vs. Zombies\u2013like game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1210070,"author_name":"Sobigdrasil","author_uid":"sobigdrasil","epoch":1776965140,"text":"Hey! That's a very cute are that looks so polished :3 Idea is simple but nice, I would tho make it a bit more clear as I was confused what signalmons I should use against which enemy and that was a bit frustrating that you can't take them back or switch places as often you would like to experiment a bit, especially when you don't know the game.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215206,"author_name":"peak_vinnie","author_uid":"peak-vinnie","epoch":1777161848,"text":"The art is perfect and the tune is good I often found myself jamming to it while playing haha! 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