{"author_link":"\/users\/natpat","author_name":"natpat","author_uid":1077099,"comments":[{"id":711347,"author_name":"Untitled Studios","author_uid":"untitled-studios","epoch":1633315368,"text":"I am playing a joke I don't get right now.\n\nthis is great","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":711352,"author_name":"Richard Baron","author_uid":"richard-baron","epoch":1633315431,"text":"I really love this. It's funny, got some variety in mechanics, it looks great. Big fan. If the move\/attack were a little juicier this would be unbelievably good.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":711375,"author_name":"bluemaus","author_uid":"bluemaus","epoch":1633315769,"text":"Fun boss fight game featuring Theresa May as cornelius hawthorne from the community video game episode","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":712821,"author_name":"natpat","author_uid":"natpat","epoch":1633342710,"text":"@untitled-studios I knew the joke was fairly niche so wasn't expecting everyone to understand! Glad you enjoyed it anyway!\n\n@richard-baron Thanks so much! You're definitely right that the \"game feel\" is a bit lacking. Would have loved more time to get it right.\n\n@bluemaus hahahahaha the resemblance is definitely there! My pixel art skills are still wanting :sweat_smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":714531,"author_name":"Lucas Thomaz","author_uid":"lucas-thomaz","epoch":1633362739,"text":"I like the humor of the game, the fact i'm playing a joke and this is incredibly funny, good submission!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":715577,"author_name":"grizeldi","author_uid":"grizeldi","epoch":1633371153,"text":"I have no idea what I just played, but I'm loving it.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":715658,"author_name":"Barrier","author_uid":"barrier","epoch":1633371821,"text":"It was a nice little political boss fight game :D \nIsn't too hard once you figure out all the patterns. Bouncing eu stars back is a must! \n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":715866,"author_name":"Peace Of Cake Games","author_uid":"peace-of-cake-games","epoch":1633373570,"text":"Whew, that was tough.... took my dumb brain forever to realize that the best attack was reflecting the stars back.\n\n![Screenshot 2021-10-04 135028.png](\/\/\/raw\/830\/53\/z\/450cd.png)\n\nSpent most of that battle at a 1\/2 heart, I completely cheesed it by going to the *veeeeery* right of the screen during the money attack. Might want to fix that. \ud83d\ude05","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":715995,"author_name":"IcedJaM","author_uid":"icedjam","epoch":1633374495,"text":"This game made me smile! The dance was spot on! Nicely done :smile: ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":716332,"author_name":"guntrip","author_uid":"guntrip","epoch":1633377051,"text":"Hahaha. I saw you post about this when it was under development and I'm so happy you finished it! I nearly wet myself when she danced her way on screen :D Bravo!!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":719601,"author_name":"Deprecat","author_uid":"deprecat","epoch":1633392474,"text":"Absolutely hilarious. The dancing queen part gets me every time.\n\nI think the attack could do with a bit more polish to make it feel meatier. Maybe even having a light\/heavy attack that I can weigh my choices when fighting her so I can either deal more damage or have more mobility.\n\nGreat job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":720750,"author_name":"VarunDevs","author_uid":"varundevs","epoch":1633398110,"text":"Great game but background needs some more work but I love the crisp pixel style.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":726469,"author_name":"jonah","author_uid":"jonah","epoch":1633436505,"text":"Wow good execution of this joke! Fun to play!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":727551,"author_name":"Vectrex28","author_uid":"vectrex28","epoch":1633441703,"text":"Hahaha, I like it. Reminds me of a boss fight in an 8\/16-bit game. I crushed her in one minute![theresa.png](\/\/\/raw\/b4e\/22\/z\/46fee.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":729519,"author_name":"natpat","author_uid":"natpat","epoch":1633451364,"text":"@lucas-thomaz thanks! I'm glad you found it funny :)\n\n@grizeldi I thought that might be a problem for some people, but glad it was good if a little absurd!\n\n@barrier I'm glad you found the \"pro-strats\"!\n\n@peace-of-cake-games Thanks for sharing your time! I've added you to the leaderboard. I think the cheesing is fine - if you figure it out, you can abuse it! All good ;)\n\n@icedjam The dance is my favourite part as well!\n\n@guntrip Thanks for coming back and playing it and the kind words :)\n\n@deprecat Thanks for the feedback, and I think you're 100% right. Better movement and game feel was high on my list of things to do, but I prioritised the attacks and humour over it. Given a bit more time I would have loved to make it feel better to play, as you're right that it's not as good as it could be!\n\n@varundevs Thanks! I agree - a blue background isn't very interesting.\n\n@jonah That's all I wanted - the game to be a joke :D \n\n@vectrex28 Wow, that's a great time! You're top of the leaderboard. Early videogame boss fights was exactly the kind of feel I was trying to replicate!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":746909,"author_name":"JUSTCAMH","author_uid":"justcamh","epoch":1633619009,"text":"Hey hey, I'm not british, but played anyways, thanks for submitting to stream! Here's a link to the vod if you'd like to rewatch; https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1169813985","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":751730,"author_name":"caudatecoder","author_uid":"caudatecoder","epoch":1633706427,"text":"This is a very fun little game! Absolutely enjoyed it! I wish I was British enough to understand every little bit of humor, but I still had a good laugh at it!\n\nNice work on difficulty progression too. It took me a few tries but I manged to beat it!\n\nI recorded my playthrough of your game. If you'd like to see here's a recording of it: https:\/\/youtu.be\/cXpAExWjwSw\nYour game starts at 1:30:45","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":751883,"author_name":"Garet","author_uid":"garet","epoch":1633709330,"text":"Never knew I needed a Theresa May boos fight on Pico before.\nThis was hella fun, cheers !","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":752288,"author_name":"monninen","author_uid":"monninen","epoch":1633718097,"text":"The art is very good and the humor is truly funny. The game feels a little too hard","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":755692,"author_name":"Itzemii","author_uid":"itzemii","epoch":1633807859,"text":"This is a very different interpretation of the theme. I like this.\nGreat dancing animation done in a simple way.\nControls are tight and good. I would have liked the attack collision range to be a bit more forgiving, especially for the EU stars.\nCool!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":756541,"author_name":"alanxoc3","author_uid":"alanxoc3","epoch":1633827976,"text":"It was pretty funny. I liked Theresa May's facial expressions. I agree with some of the previous comments that the collision and gameplay felt a bit difficult to use.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":756547,"author_name":"GreatCadet","author_uid":"greatcadet","epoch":1633828157,"text":"As an american, I didn't really know who I was fighting, although I figured it was some sort of politician and still found it funny. I really liked watching the different attack phases, especially the dancing one. It might've been nice if you bounced off eachother when landing hits. I felt like a lot of the game was me trying not to run into Theresa after my attacks. Other than that, great submission.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":757354,"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"jupiter-hadley","epoch":1633867800,"text":"Funny game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 49 compilation video series, if you\u2019d like to take a look. :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/T1tx-BQwhE0","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":758966,"author_name":"ColeSlaughter","author_uid":"coleslaughter","epoch":1633910851,"text":"[Thanks for submitting your game to stream!](https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1172137556?t=00h15m14s)\n\nPerhaps I'm a bit more British than I thought, understanding most of these jokes. :smile: \n\nRegardless, this was wonderful, silly fun.  Nice job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":762333,"author_name":"MFauzan","author_uid":"mfauzan","epoch":1634092941,"text":"good game and also funny.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":769352,"author_name":"Guilloteam","author_uid":"guilloteam","epoch":1634762514,"text":"Really fun take on the theme, nailed it! I saw your game in a post while the Jam was on, made me laught so hard hahaha! :D","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":769949,"author_name":"FromTheChasm","author_uid":"fromthechasm","epoch":1634817793,"text":"I was just waiting for the field of wheat. And those damn kitten heals. You'll have to shoe-horn \"build back better\" into the next dare! Well done. I liked how her eyes followed you around the level. 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