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Currently its a little short and unpolished, but I really like the sprites.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":908004,"author_name":"ModdingMachine","author_uid":"moddingmachine","epoch":1673373583,"text":"I love you game so much. The derpy rock is my fav, best of luck to you with the results! Even though it was very very short, I really liked the premise and the cute little sound effects. I love the music btw!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":908012,"author_name":"MathieuSpooky","author_uid":"mathieuspooky","epoch":1673373624,"text":"\nThe game is really short, it's a shame because I really wanted to see more! the music is quite nice but the sound associated with walking is a bit annoying after a while. The cute character design is really successful :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":908020,"author_name":"jaonewguy","author_uid":"jaonewguy","epoch":1673373676,"text":"> Short yes, but a really nice foundation to build open. There isn\u2019t much, but I like what I see.\n\nAgreed with this comment! Did you draw the art and make the music yourself? Enjoyed both.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":908158,"author_name":"Marton","author_uid":"marton","epoch":1673374892,"text":"I really liked every second of it while it has lasted. Good job! How is that duck on it's back, I couldn't figure that out... 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Its a little short but i thought it was really cute and the music is great.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":916977,"author_name":"HypernoodleJon","author_uid":"hypernoodlejon","epoch":1673555690,"text":"Very cute game! I think I've seen too much of Omori though because the combo of the hand-drawn pixel art look and color palette was slightly unsettling :laughing: really enjoyed the sound fx of the little root boy walking around through!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":917885,"author_name":"chompdev","author_uid":"chompdev","epoch":1673581077,"text":"The ending music is rad! Really fun style and animation. I love the zany interactions with the duck and the rocks. The whole scene reminds me of Star Road in Mario RPG. Nice work on finishing the jam!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":918607,"author_name":"LDJam user 262142","author_uid":"262142","epoch":1673609772,"text":"@chompdev thank you! It was definitely what i was going for so you nailed it :)\n\n@hypernoodlejon would you believe i never played omori yet :eyes: but i like the potential of \"slightly unsettling\" even though it's too short to show it, maybe a slightly longer post-jam version after i'm done being tired of game deving","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":920059,"author_name":"Slush","author_uid":"slush","epoch":1673662677,"text":"Really love the music at the end","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":920562,"author_name":"vidarn","author_uid":"vidarn","epoch":1673693924,"text":"Haha, I loved this! Great music and atmosphere. A very nice little experience. I like how much character there is in a game as short as this. Good stuff! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":923527,"author_name":"MinThaMie","author_uid":"minthamie","epoch":1673861861,"text":"I love the vibe, great work! It's short but you can see the effort! We discarded this kind of game because we thought it would be too challenging so I'm impressed :) Love the graphics!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":924287,"author_name":"amarokczukay","author_uid":"amarokczukay","epoch":1673911744,"text":"this is too short!!! art was beautiful, and i loved the sound, i wish it last longer!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":924535,"author_name":"mrnotcrazy","author_uid":"mrnotcrazy","epoch":1673938187,"text":"That one guy fell and is just going to lay there :D I liked it, short but it felt polished. 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