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And no camera control was a bit annoying, though I probably would've gotten even more lost with it on the second desert canyon level.\n\n![2026-04-21-155730_1280x720_scrot.png](\/\/\/raw\/102\/b5\/z\/71d15.png)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1203101,"author_name":"PollyKarm","author_uid":"pollykarm","epoch":1776831976,"text":"The art is amazing! i like the idea too. I didn't like the long loading times. I would have liked a bit more content in the location, but that's not really important. You're great.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1205112,"author_name":"Ternarycat","author_uid":"ternarycat","epoch":1776865812,"text":"it's cool concept and i love 3d games on jams, but it was hard to undesrstand to which direction i move","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1207982,"author_name":"Zwi Zausch","author_uid":"zwi-zausch","epoch":1776908346,"text":"Heyo i like the dark mood and the stop motion art, I didn't really understand what I should do at first and the movement was very fast haha.\nBut it was interesting to try! Well done!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1211613,"author_name":"Accelerate0814","author_uid":"accelerate0814","epoch":1777014685,"text":"Why can't I load it at all?","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1212860,"author_name":"INGVIILD","author_uid":"ingviild","epoch":1777054458,"text":"I ran and ran... and got lost...","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215287,"author_name":"Ethernal Tech","author_uid":"ethernal-tech","epoch":1777168315,"text":"Beautiful art and great atmosphere! Nice work!! :smile: ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1215335,"author_name":"Ryrumeli","author_uid":"ryrumeli","epoch":1777172738,"text":"The particle system was a sweet idea, and I loved the billboard graphics and the art style. I wished the game had some more onboarding like a tutorial or more detailed instructions since I felt lost quite a bit for a good while. Also the physics were wonky at times with my character bouncing around. I liked the ASMR details of the bounces and how it impacted the character, it felt really sweet.\n\nOh and the music didn't loop, at least in the build I used. The idea was great. And boo shader pre-heating, don't think it would have made that much of a difference in the experience you proposed.\n\nDig the game!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1216322,"author_name":"skeyven","author_uid":"skeyven","epoch":1777220260,"text":"The idea of navigating in the dark by throwing a flare is really interesting. The mechanic of throwing the torch like a boomerang is very cool, and I like how the camera follows it. I think I rescued one little frog. Then I ended up in a portal area where you have to jump over a pit while riding the wind. Showing the wind through the way the trees lean is a nice touch. But so far I only have the skill to make it over the first gap, not the second.\n\nThe music really sets the tone!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224693,"author_name":"jordantanner","author_uid":"jordantanner","epoch":1778290115,"text":"The vibe and visual look on this one I really love.  The hand-drawn looks charming, and i really dig the dark lighting and super cool flame particles.  The camera motion made me fairly dizzy at times, and I found myself wanting to use to mouse to look around, like FPS controls.  I think smoothing out controls + camera motion would make this an even  more enjoyable experience than it already is. Cool entry!!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1224707,"author_name":"Agent p","author_uid":"agent-p","epoch":1778299467,"text":"Visuals and mechanics look great! 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