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Excellent jam game!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198743,"author_name":"DZO","author_uid":"dzo","epoch":1776786370,"text":"Great Game! struggle at first but when i locked in it was awesome!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1198997,"author_name":"matt2728","author_uid":"matt2728","epoch":1776788321,"text":"The art is nice, but I couldn't figure out how to use the spinner? it just says stop? I see the number I need (I think). ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201271,"author_name":"el_chivo_vivo","author_uid":"el-chivo-vivo","epoch":1776805426,"text":"dude this is such a fun multi task game! my brain was panicking in a good way. some of the computer UI's could have been a bit bigger for legibility, but over all great visual balance achieved for the over all play field. I think the decoding slots in the center computer could have been labeled for their quadrant to help with ticket management when decoding 4 at a time. Game play speed is fun, yet challenging. great game with great style!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201289,"author_name":"Splix","author_uid":"splix","epoch":1776805538,"text":"The game is great, the atmosphere is cool, the music is chill, and the mechanics for handling lots of different situations at once are really interesting. On the other hand, I find the game pretty hard (or maybe I\u2019m just terrible at it), and I also feel like the \u201csignal\u201d theme isn\u2019t used very much. But it\u2019s still a really good game, well done!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201322,"author_name":"LDJam user 426074","author_uid":"426074","epoch":1776805839,"text":"It\u2019s a well-polished game with a clear tutorial, very cool pixel art, and engaging minigames. The relaxing music feels a bit unusual for a spy theme, but I guess that\u2019s part of the author\u2019s vision ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201332,"author_name":"VerttiXPertti","author_uid":"verttixpertti","epoch":1776805942,"text":"I got like 10 points but then I got bored cause the game wasn't that challenging and a little slow-paced. Graphics were nice and I enjoyed the gameplay initially.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201334,"author_name":"HDVR02","author_uid":"hdvr02","epoch":1776805946,"text":"I like the gameplay loop \u2014 it\u2019s a very engaging management experience where you have to keep track of several things at once. It\u2019s challenging in that sense, but you can get used to it. A very interesting concept, with a simple, clear, and pleasant visual style in the spirit of Papers, Please.\n\nThe only issue is that the game doesn\u2019t expand to full screen (I played it via an itch.io link), which makes it a bit hard to see the necessary numbers. But overall, I really enjoyed it!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201393,"author_name":"MicleFirst","author_uid":"miclefirst","epoch":1776806352,"text":"Unfortunately, for some reason nothing worked :\u0441\nI played it on itch.io, and although the game launched, I couldn\u2019t interact with the computers. By the way, the initial hint with explanations only showed up once, and restarting the game or refreshing the page didn\u2019t trigger the gameplay hint script again. I honestly have no idea how that works.\nThat\u2019s a shame![chrome_LqhdAvKzPk.png](\/\/\/raw\/5cc\/76\/z\/72233.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201403,"author_name":"Xahon","author_uid":"xahon","epoch":1776806453,"text":"I like this game. We were struggling with the middle computer. It's hard to match ports and window splits. I often unplug a device from the wrong port, hence losing the progress. Nevertheless, it's a good game with super magnificent graphics and Papers, Please control vibes  \nThank you for the submission!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1201907,"author_name":"23edsa","author_uid":"23edsa","epoch":1776811142,"text":"Very nice game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1204444,"author_name":"BigDippers","author_uid":"bigdippers","epoch":1776856404,"text":"@miclefirst You have to drag the cards into a computer slots to interact with it. If you feel like trying again you can see the demo video for how to play. Thanks for trying it though.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1204453,"author_name":"BigDippers","author_uid":"bigdippers","epoch":1776856490,"text":"@mostlikely Yeah for some reason unity builds arent working on chrome, so if you did want to take another look you can use itch or try firefox. Sorry it didnt work the first time.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1204467,"author_name":"BigDippers","author_uid":"bigdippers","epoch":1776856596,"text":"@matt2728 To use the spinner you have to put a card into the computer, and then press stop when the spinner is over the target number. If you are willing to try it again you can take a look at the demo video, i hope it will make things much clearer.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1204663,"author_name":"CrimsonTrouper","author_uid":"crimsontrouper","epoch":1776858744,"text":"The game is cool! great art especially for only 3 days! Mecanics are great, but the decoding signal is more like a fancy word to tie with the theming, but the gameplay is what truly matters anyway","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1204888,"author_name":"matt2728","author_uid":"matt2728","epoch":1776862488,"text":"@bigdippers The video helped a lot! Thanks, I gave it another try and was able to play it this time :D \nGreat work","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205120,"author_name":"LDJam user 423872","author_uid":"423872","epoch":1776865886,"text":"Good game. For some reason it won't go full screen for me.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208368,"author_name":"IRKAR","author_uid":"irkar","epoch":1776925858,"text":"I like visuals and UI animation but this game to hard for me)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208380,"author_name":"Lukas Leder","author_uid":"lukas-leder","epoch":1776926258,"text":"Very cute art style and nice concept! Only critique i have is that i didn't realize that there are sliders on the last machine until halfway in :D But i never got a score lower than 75% on it even when just randomly pressing done.\nAll in all awesome job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1208383,"author_name":"kauri J","author_uid":"kauri-j","epoch":1776926410,"text":"It' s interseting at first and i' m so busy to finish all the operation. But it becomes boring when i play for few rounds. And the message on the screen takes up too little space, so it' s difficult to check the information. Overall it' s a good game. I like the art style!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1210176,"author_name":"INORO","author_uid":"inoro","epoch":1776967283,"text":"I really like how chill the music is in contrast to the stressful gameplay XD","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212707,"author_name":"3blackpixels","author_uid":"3blackpixels","epoch":1777049936,"text":"It took me a while to figure out that I could decode multiple cards at once. Great game.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1213035,"author_name":"dk5000p","author_uid":"dk5000p","epoch":1777059610,"text":"Fell behind on a bad one to start and couldn't recover but good game and use of theme.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1213745,"author_name":"noneegy","author_uid":"noneegy","epoch":1777099042,"text":"This is a nice game. The art is lovely, and the music is nice and a good match to the game. I was struggling at first, but I understood it pretty fast. 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