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The font choice really threw me, though, because a lot of the letters are kana being used for a completely different sound than they mean. A different pixel font might read better and also make more sense for Japanese readers!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":748632,"author_name":"feor","author_uid":"feor","epoch":1633639512,"text":"Very fun to play with some friends, and the game plays well. I think you could have gone even further with the theme of instability, but even so, this is a really well made implementation of that idea.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":748863,"author_name":"ancient-pixel","author_uid":"ancient-pixel","epoch":1633642143,"text":"nice to see a multiplayer entry - as I like to play through the entries with a friend, which is just more fun. I like games were it can immideatly go wrong and the music was super :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":748948,"author_name":"ditam","author_uid":"ditam","epoch":1633643075,"text":"It's refreshing to see a 2-player game submitted, kudos! Hopefully you find your audience amongst all of us expecting to find single player games :)\n\nThe movement is very smooth, and the gameplay concept is neat. The art style is very consistent and polished too, you can tell that a lot of care went into this game.\n\nI had a complaint here but I have to edit my comment - I thought the platforms collapsed randomly, but I realized that they collapse from idling on them! In this case, this is actually a great mechanic, and not unfair, as I previously stated :-p","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":749533,"author_name":"datadazer","author_uid":"datadazer","epoch":1633652590,"text":"The impact and movement felt great. The different levels made it feel fresh. Loved the graphics, audio, and overall setting. We had a lot of fun!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":759266,"author_name":"Sceef","author_uid":"sceef","epoch":1633925913,"text":"cool_ fun game","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld49\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/tomrobson.itch.io\/shinobi-rivals","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/tomrobson.itch.io\/shinobi-rivals","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/tomrobson.itch.io\/shinobi-rivals","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/tomrobson.itch.io\/shinobi-rivals","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"79769","g_author":"1056979","g_event":"LD49","g_eventkey":"119","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"380471","g_title":"Shinobi Rivals","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"231","g_commentcount":"14","g_site2_node_id":"265692","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"265692","n_urlkey":"380471","n_parent":"258323","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/49\/shinobi-rivals","n_slug":"shinobi-rivals","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"56979","n_created":"1633106124","n_modified":"1779479993","n_version":"840049","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD49","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":5,"author":56979,"body":"Shinobi Rivals is a local multiplayer brawler, where you and a friend play as two Shinobi Warriors, battling atop of unstable platforms, to prove just which one of you is the more powerful warrior! \n\n![UI_Stroke.png](\/\/\/raw\/39e\/d\/z\/462e5.png)\n\nIn order to achieve victory, you must drive your adversary off of the platforms. 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