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Struggled to figure out what I was doing to begin with, but just about got the hang of it ! Fits the theme really well too - Although I had some lag while playing in browser, especially full screen.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":848197,"author_name":"Yskuma","author_uid":"yskuma","epoch":1664836828,"text":"Enjoyed this once I figured out what I was supposed to be doing. No matches on the first try but spoilt for choice with 5 on the second. The art is excellent.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":848251,"author_name":"Linnea Isaac","author_uid":"linnea-isaac","epoch":1664837044,"text":"Great art - I wasn't sure how the dates were going, but it was nice to see I'd made some matches by the end. I don't care for emotional support fly - that's a red flag for me - so I just got rid of it regardless","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":848600,"author_name":"ryupold","author_uid":"ryupold","epoch":1664838516,"text":"I like the animations of the aliens :D","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":849100,"author_name":"Jaked","author_uid":"jaked","epoch":1664840554,"text":"Great art, funny aliens. Slightly confusing controls, otherwise fun","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":850935,"author_name":"fuzzybut","author_uid":"fuzzybut","epoch":1664851568,"text":"I wasn't sure how to give the flower or the emotional support fly, or what to do when the person didn't have anything they liked, but I did fairly well in the dating pool :) Creative art and concept!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":868195,"author_name":"Rawb","author_uid":"rawb","epoch":1664997038,"text":"This is such a fun game! Lots of great polish in this game like the alien names, their designs and matching squares on the tablet and all the fun conversations. It took me one try to figure out how to really play because I wasnt exactly sure if what I was doing was working. But once I finished the first try the other attempts went great. I really went down a hit in speed dating!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":872489,"author_name":"LDJam user 302468","author_uid":"302468","epoch":1665064051,"text":"My first ever speed dating experience and these aliens are needy! :D. A fun concept and I ended up with a couple of matches. Not sure about the alien who declared a war on my heart but let go with the flow. If this ends up being a full game, would love to see them go on a second date with more demanding environment\/situations. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":872874,"author_name":"resacaGames","author_uid":"resacagames","epoch":1665070377,"text":"Fun little speed dating game! Took me a minute to get the hang of it but then it got pretty fluent with the timing.The whole art style was very pleasing.\nNice work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":874545,"author_name":"JustARoom","author_uid":"justaroom","epoch":1665092920,"text":"Very overwhelming for me, but was fun and it's well made. I like the little messages at the end.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":877723,"author_name":"NoeF","author_uid":"noef","epoch":1665168432,"text":"I now have a polyamorous relationship with Plardor, Bamdor, and Agnes XD","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":877761,"author_name":"Tan_Tan","author_uid":"tan-tan","epoch":1665169080,"text":"Oh my, the puns at the end xD And the title! That was def not the game I expected when I saw the icon for it but I love how you sticked to your interpretation of the theme :3 \nI'm still a bit confused as to what to do for some dis-\/ likes but I guess fate just said I couldn't please every one of my dates -^-","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":877902,"author_name":"Weine","author_uid":"weine","epoch":1665171560,"text":"10\/10, would date again!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":892159,"author_name":"LDJam user 281060","author_uid":"281060","epoch":1666237459,"text":"Wow, very impressive! Very humorous take on mini-game rush. 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