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I liked the gameplay and the graphics. great game and an amazing job !!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":656209,"author_name":"Ahmed Hamdi","author_uid":"ahmed-hamdi","epoch":1619573070,"text":"A great game indeed. Keep it up!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":656667,"author_name":"msnider","author_uid":"msnider","epoch":1619575888,"text":"This game was really innovative and fun! I enjoyed the combination of 2d and 3d graphics while I was diving deeper for that treasure! At first the controls were a bit difficult and I had a hard time getting a sense of progress, but after a few tries I got up to speed and played each level a couple more times. Great work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":656782,"author_name":"DWink","author_uid":"dwink","epoch":1619576491,"text":"I love that flamingo. The polygons!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":658089,"author_name":"Paperdomo101","author_uid":"paperdomo101","epoch":1619586101,"text":"Once I got a feel for the rhythm, swimming down was really fun! The sharks added a decent challenge and the flamingo guy was a nice touch. I only wish there was more to do.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":658109,"author_name":"TheBox193","author_uid":"thebox193","epoch":1619586367,"text":"What a great game, love the flomigo :joy: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":662761,"author_name":"Crazybot","author_uid":"crazybot","epoch":1619621358,"text":"I got to level three, and the mechanics are simple but enjoyable.\n\nI liked the little parts in between, I also liked most of the 3d models\n\nI didn't really like the combination of 3d and 2d, the 2d just kind off felt out of place...","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":662846,"author_name":"joesujin","author_uid":"joesujin","epoch":1619621870,"text":"pretty good graphics... gg","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":664563,"author_name":"Linkwin","author_uid":"linkwin","epoch":1619630777,"text":"Interesting game! The music didn't seem to line up with the rhythm... I played the web version, so maybe that's why, or was it supposed to? I know when I worked on a rhythm game I had to make a calibrator, since every computers input delay is slightly different. Anyway, maybe something to think about. Great job overall! Animations were great and I enjoyed the art style. My only real complaint was that the controls were a bit frustrating.\n\nPS thanks for playing my game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":668568,"author_name":"Gordy Keene","author_uid":"gordy-keene","epoch":1619653933,"text":"I never quite got the hang of moving, so never made it past the first level. The concept seems pretty cool, and the music feels pretty fitting.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":668953,"author_name":"frokes","author_uid":"frokes","epoch":1619657918,"text":"I like the concept but the rythm based movement felt a bit too clunky\/slow for me. Impressive job finishing a 3d game for LD though!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":670964,"author_name":"Brainloaf Studio","author_uid":"brainloaf-studio","epoch":1619683644,"text":"The flamingo dude dude is a legend. Really like the art style overall, and timing your presses to the (funky) music is a cool mechanic. Managed to get the giant treasure chest- nice job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":670991,"author_name":"Farzad Farzaneh","author_uid":"farzad-farzaneh","epoch":1619683961,"text":"Well done.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":671025,"author_name":"Ironfred","author_uid":"ironfred","epoch":1619684332,"text":"the flamingo is hilarious! the concept is also really cool but I felt like the music actually made it harder to push the key at the right time","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":671033,"author_name":"miej","author_uid":"miej","epoch":1619684475,"text":"the diving felt pretty clunky and slow.  nice characterization and style going on though!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":671255,"author_name":"Domin77","author_uid":"domin77","epoch":1619687196,"text":"The flamingo is really funyy :D it added the right mood to the game. Nice graphics and music, good job :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":675190,"author_name":"Stephen Scott Day","author_uid":"stephen-scott-day","epoch":1619726993,"text":"yes yes yes the flamingo, universal praise for the drunkard. diving was aggressively difficult, felt like Bennett Foddy. had fun playing this, if even for just a few moments. played on stream here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/exZFt8U6w5s","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":694309,"author_name":"LRVStudios","author_uid":"lrvstudios","epoch":1620235953,"text":"Great game! The models are really cool, the introduction, the colors and the general concept are incredible. Straight to the point.\n\nThe mechanics I found very difficult, especially on the first and third levels - on the second, the music beat rhythmically with the \"right moment\" to press the button - it is very difficult to do, but really great! If the other levels had the same accuracy, it would be awesome!\n\nThat said, i loved this game. It has a lot of possibilities to make it bigger, and is quite interesting already. Great work!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":699693,"author_name":"Hobzone","author_uid":"hobzone","epoch":1620663614,"text":"Really fun game and an interresting control !","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ldjam-media\/sha256\/1e\/1e6b6324464177f8ac9df98434b5dfec5be9aec669a370e70f28bc9cfcd6234e.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/vertexfragment.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/LudumDare\/48\/index.html","text":"static link"},{"url":"https:\/\/alexthebear.itch.io\/into-the-deep","text":"itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"75882","g_author":"1214640","g_event":"LD48","g_eventkey":"109","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"370431","g_title":"Into the DEEP","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"1015","g_commentcount":"22","g_site2_node_id":"240507","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"240507","n_urlkey":"370431","n_parent":"233335","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/48\/untitled-ld-48-game","n_slug":"untitled-ld-48-game","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"214640","n_created":"1618929531","n_modified":"1778361208","n_version":"785169","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD48","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":214640,"body":"# **Into the DEEP**\n\n\n![screenshot.png](\/\/\/raw\/076\/43\/z\/4175d.png)\n\n\n \n> \"What, you think there's treasure in the water? For real? Ha! Ha! Ha!\"\n\n> \"Sure, I'll take you out there as far as you want to go.\"\n\n> \"... I get a cut, right?\"\n\n\n\n![screenshot4.png](\/\/\/raw\/076\/43\/z\/3ed90.png)\n\n\n\n## **FEATURES:**\n\n\n* Exciting rhythm action!\n\n* 3 levels of increasing difficulty!\n\n* Fully animated 3D cutscenes!\n\n\n\n![screenshot5.png](\/\/\/raw\/076\/43\/z\/3f04d.png)\n\n\n\n## **HOW TO PLAY:**\n\n\n![instructions.gif](\/\/\/raw\/076\/43\/z\/41dad.gif)\n\n* Tap SPACE rhythmically to build momentum and dive deep\n* Use ARROWS or WASD to move \n* Use SHIFT for boost\n\nEnemies will take a bite out of you. 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