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I passed the game from the third attempt.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":641858,"author_name":"Vuvuzela80","author_uid":"vuvuzela80","epoch":1619520057,"text":"I like the art, cool gameplay, perfet HUD and i like the progression througt the Abyss!\n\nMay be some improve :\n- I prefer to play in a broswer instead of download a game.\n- Explication in the game ( I play without read the instruction :( )\n- Add beginning menu \n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":641922,"author_name":"y4nnick","author_uid":"y4nnick","epoch":1619520332,"text":"@vuvuzela80 Thanks for you feedback! We are currently trying to host the game on a webpage, not so easy with monogames :(. There was sadly no time left to add the instructions in the game, sorry for that, same applies to a beginning menu. ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":641940,"author_name":"y4nnick","author_uid":"y4nnick","epoch":1619520420,"text":"@doot Thanks for the kind words :). ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":641960,"author_name":"y4nnick","author_uid":"y4nnick","epoch":1619520526,"text":"@xpycm Yeah, this realy sets the mood IMHO :). Good job on finishing it on the third attempt!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":641979,"author_name":"y4nnick","author_uid":"y4nnick","epoch":1619520602,"text":"@yuri-yakovlev Kudos go to my partner @shadow30 for the pixel art of the enemies! Turned out pretty nice!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":643657,"author_name":"Bhaa_Su","author_uid":"bhaa-su","epoch":1619527210,"text":"good game. You are showing an important topic for discussion)\nP.S. When I search pause button and press \"P\" - I won O_O","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643788,"author_name":"BigTVZ","author_uid":"bigtvz","epoch":1619527670,"text":"Really great job! great looking graphics with a simple enjoyable game loop. even has some social commentary with the pollution angle. love it and i'm coming back to this one.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":643861,"author_name":"shadow30","author_uid":"shadow30","epoch":1619527927,"text":"@bhaa-su oh ups we forgot to remove it. It was there for testing purpose :smile: \nThank you for your feedback\n\n@bigtvz I am glad you enjoyed it :smiley: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":644245,"author_name":"Stejkrobot","author_uid":"stejkrobot","epoch":1619529316,"text":"I like this! Simple and fun, what more do you need? The alarm scared the shit out of me tho so im gonna have to give you a 0\/10","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":650543,"author_name":"WetBurritoSupreme","author_uid":"wetburritosupreme","epoch":1619549885,"text":"Great art! Ambience was well done, and clear objectives made for a great game! Thanks!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":650589,"author_name":"bunchanurds","author_uid":"bunchanurds","epoch":1619550060,"text":"Wow this is extremely well done! It had a really nice sense of progression, the art style and sound design were great, it kept me hooked. A little intro and outro screen would've been nice though!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":650796,"author_name":"Aofekiko","author_uid":"aofekiko","epoch":1619550654,"text":"Well done! Fantastic HUD and it was fun getting all the upgrades, and slowly exploring the ocean, couldn't find the last fish though :(","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":650920,"author_name":"shadow30","author_uid":"shadow30","epoch":1619551073,"text":"@stejkrobot sorry to here that. I hope you enjoyed it nevertheless\n\n@wetburritosupreme  @bunchanurds Thank you for the kind words! We had an end sequence in mind, but unfortunately we had to cut it\n\n@aofekiko For the last fish you need to look at the bottom of the ocean :wink: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":652263,"author_name":"Aofekiko","author_uid":"aofekiko","epoch":1619555270,"text":"@shadow30 In that case I did find it but it was un-scannable :thinking: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":652356,"author_name":"shadow30","author_uid":"shadow30","epoch":1619555582,"text":"@aofekiko Maybe a bug. We will look into it. Thank you!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":652717,"author_name":"Devez","author_uid":"devez","epoch":1619556771,"text":"Loved it, I wanted to play more :smiley: . I did not expect that I was gonna be booping sharks when I started this lol.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":655832,"author_name":"Nahuelito","author_uid":"nahuelito","epoch":1619570974,"text":"Well done! I had a good time playing this, it looks nice and comfy. Some music would be nice, but to be honest the soundscape is good even without it.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":656862,"author_name":"msnider","author_uid":"msnider","epoch":1619576960,"text":"The grappling hook mechanic is very satisfying! There's a good amount of trash to collect too, which was fun! Good work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":660566,"author_name":"JLMast","author_uid":"jlmast","epoch":1619606743,"text":"Very fun game! Thank you :)\nPS: I need a Grab-o-tron in my life","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":660595,"author_name":"nicholassoen","author_uid":"nicholassoen","epoch":1619607200,"text":"Fun game. Love the way the sharks gets unconscious :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":660911,"author_name":"Dest_69","author_uid":"dest-69","epoch":1619609652,"text":"I completely completed the game, only I could not find the last fish, the game is very clean and atmospheric, going deeper the first time is really scary.\nControls and gameplay are simple and straightforward. Good impressions from the game, it's a pity that there are no sounds. Overall a good job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":661217,"author_name":"y4nnick","author_uid":"y4nnick","epoch":1619611977,"text":"@dest-69 Thanks for the kind words :). The last \"fish\" is only crawling on the bottom of the ocean, but maybe there is also a bug which makes them move ouf of the map, we are still investigating there.\n\nActually there are sounds. Maybe you need to check your audiosettings on your device? Or do you mean general background music?\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":661645,"author_name":"Dest_69","author_uid":"dest-69","epoch":1619614929,"text":"@y4nnick i mean music, sounds with underwater effects, sounds fish, eth. but this is all more nitpicking)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":661687,"author_name":"y4nnick","author_uid":"y4nnick","epoch":1619615180,"text":"@dest-69 a ok. yeah we didn't hat the time to find a good fitting music :\/.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":663769,"author_name":"EvilSock","author_uid":"evilsock","epoch":1619626704,"text":"Excellent game! Very relaxing gameplay, and nice fish animation! Unfortunately, It isn't cool that pause is absent. I've almost completed, when press esc=( But Luckily, I had to play two times and all times was fun. Also your game is great realization ecological theme! Thnx for your work=)\nSharks are perfect!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":664365,"author_name":"hkay","author_uid":"hkay","epoch":1619629729,"text":"Really cool game! The face masks as trash in the sea are a nice touch :) ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":664417,"author_name":"Tryston","author_uid":"tryston","epoch":1619630031,"text":"Loved it! felt polished and everything fit well together. Sadly couldn't find the last fish (and I did look at the bottom all the way) but that could've just been me, maybe make it glow a little if it's really small? Only improvement would be to add some more water sounds or ambient sound.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":680922,"author_name":"lesinvisible","author_uid":"lesinvisible","epoch":1619814923,"text":"Very nice art presentation and polished gameplay! Liked the overall feel of the deep waters.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":687865,"author_name":"DanyVk","author_uid":"danyvk","epoch":1619972325,"text":"the art =D. good game","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":688127,"author_name":"marcmagus","author_uid":"marcmagus","epoch":1619977386,"text":"Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for playtesting! If you\u2019d like to revisit the play and commentary you can view the highlight at https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1008703890","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":695456,"author_name":"Invixel","author_uid":"invixel","epoch":1620301456,"text":"Well polished and fun game. The ambient sounds were very appropriate for the mood. \n\nIf i could improve one thing, it would be to communicate better what happens with the sharks, because i still don't know what happens when they bite (perhaps that part isn't implemented yet which is totally understandable considering the overall scope of the game)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":702084,"author_name":"Untitled Studios","author_uid":"untitled-studios","epoch":1620918493,"text":"Pretty, moody, and fun. Kept me very engaged all the way through!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":702774,"author_name":"Lisichka","author_uid":"lisichka","epoch":1620995813,"text":"I like that this game. it's fun","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":705200,"author_name":"Denzil Gomes","author_uid":"denzil-gomes","epoch":1621245638,"text":"Hey, for some reason this isn't opening on my system. Running windows 10. 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