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Most importantly the balancing feels very very nice.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":752885,"author_name":"der Mondhase","author_uid":"der-mondhase","epoch":1633729425,"text":"Quick question: is there an ending somewhere? I feel like there is some narrative behind this, but I cannot understand if there is a way to unlock any ending, aside from moving up and down the wire for enough time. Anyway, I loved the creepy, unsettling music and the minimalistic tone. Theme fulfilled to a T.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":760067,"author_name":"xUMR","author_uid":"xumr","epoch":1633968425,"text":"Thanks a lot everyone!\n\n@der-mondhase Thanks! I'm afraid the stick guy cannot wake up.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":760145,"author_name":"Chartle","author_uid":"chartle","epoch":1633970916,"text":"Nicely put together! I liked the audio, especially the drone in the background helped sell the dreaming aspect. I wish though that the game was either an endless runner (meaning the birds\/distractions are in random order giving a lot of replayability) or had an ending. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":760166,"author_name":"A.I.","author_uid":"a-i","epoch":1633971301,"text":"Looks pretty good, and the atmosphere is really nice! However, it feels like there should be something at the end, not just a rinse and repeat. Or if there were a couple different levels, but it looked like it was all the same level. It would make a really good game with a bit of story and some variation.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":760237,"author_name":"JaviCoder","author_uid":"javicoder","epoch":1633973858,"text":"very interesting and original game. The graphics are simple but they look perfect, you don't need much more. 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I count that as a win","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":763118,"author_name":"Yotamco","author_uid":"yotamco","epoch":1634154378,"text":"the music is great for the type of game, giving it a creepy vibe. I also liked the \"story\" of the game, the fact that it's a weird, and apparently a not very nice one. It gets a bit repetitive though, I would suggest adding maybe more animations, or things that distract you, as well as a bit more color. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":763119,"author_name":"Denatus","author_uid":"denatus","epoch":1634154427,"text":"Strange game! I tried everything I could think of to wake up. Is it even possible? ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":768148,"author_name":"Teto","author_uid":"teto","epoch":1634671141,"text":"This was a really cool and interesting game. The graphics and music really created that slightly creepy atmosphere that I was not expecting! I enjoyed when the new animations came in and new music that gave it variation but I think I would have liked to see more of it as some people have said already. However, it is very well put together and polished so I guess you may have needed to sacrifice some of that polish to add in more content with the time constraint so still really impressive! Especially if it was a one person job! Congrats on a really cool game with an great atmosphere!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":769019,"author_name":"LDJam user 257946","author_uid":"257946","epoch":1634745965,"text":"Great atmosphere and intriguing concept! I didn't find any way to wake up though. :(\n\nNicely Done!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":769072,"author_name":"LDJam user 269161","author_uid":"269161","epoch":1634748679,"text":"I felt the dreaming experience! 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