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But still, well done.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1194359,"author_name":"tenthousandfireants","author_uid":"tenthousandfireants","epoch":1776741415,"text":"that was wildly fun,  i kinda ignored the hand signals mostly and winged it, but dang this is a great idea","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1200829,"author_name":"Teaminister","author_uid":"teaminister","epoch":1776801973,"text":"voxel graphics are cool, but characters looks kinda like mashed up potatos, maybe it's just me. I didn't really get the hand signals tbh, so i rushed in died mostly. It was an ok expirience. But in general, great job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1206886,"author_name":"TermiGht","author_uid":"termight","epoch":1776887351,"text":"The 9 page tutorial was a bit too much but I just brute forced it and still had fun. The story and conversations were very funny :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1209305,"author_name":"Xientra","author_uid":"xientra","epoch":1776949961,"text":"I did not read a single word from the 12 page tutorial lmao. I played the game like it was Hotline Miami and that was fun. What more does anyone need^^","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212103,"author_name":"Roroto Sic","author_uid":"roroto-sic","epoch":1777032830,"text":"I am employee of the month yeaaah !! i love the voxel art and the painted portraits too ! It was fun to play !\nGood job to the team !!\n\n![dvvss.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/d93\/94\/z\/72919.jpg)\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212133,"author_name":"tedrey","author_uid":"tedrey","epoch":1777033682,"text":"kinda cool game but obnoxious movement, im stuck on first level with guns :(","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212242,"author_name":"Railnof","author_uid":"railnof","epoch":1777036684,"text":"I didn't understand anything and i was capable of dying in the intro with no combat or controls. But i insisted (for the last time) and i got a lot of fun just pew pew my enemies away with my pacifist partner who doesn't shoot XD (it was a very funny experience)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215641,"author_name":"apt_prose7","author_uid":"apt-prose7","epoch":1777192293,"text":"A great game for all skill levels, very accessible.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215910,"author_name":"IRKAR","author_uid":"irkar","epoch":1777201487,"text":"Cool characters design. Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216851,"author_name":"beardywombat","author_uid":"beardywombat","epoch":1777247308,"text":"Thanks for the playing everyone and for the responses, I am glad some people managed to get over the clunky controls and difficulty :)\n\nThe difficulty was meant to force players to engage with the Signal system but I guess I missed the mark.  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