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It is hard to balance making the bubbles move a looooooong distance without popping, so some puzzles feel like a challenge of patience more than anything else, but I think there is the kernel of something really good in this idea.\n\nThe sound effects were delightful :-D \n\nGreat job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":899040,"author_name":"Gonzo13","author_uid":"gonzo13","epoch":1673265843,"text":"@recursor Very cool theme implementation! Nice work! Cool sounds, graphics, gameplay! Good work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":902262,"author_name":"stevepixelface","author_uid":"stevepixelface","epoch":1673303662,"text":"Man, I really digged this game. Neat concept, high level of polish, fun gameplay. Awesome stuff!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":903225,"author_name":"LDJam user 317693","author_uid":"317693","epoch":1673310757,"text":"Takes a bit to start picking up, but the spikes definitely make it a bit more of a challenge, really interesting mechanic. I really like the whole 'bubbles popping under too much stress' idea. Cool! (Also really like the goofy messages at the end of each level)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":906372,"author_name":"masternoob","author_uid":"masternoob","epoch":1673354981,"text":"More fun than I thought actually. The bubbles feel pretty good. I could really see this work with a little more polish. I could not beat the moving spikey.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":907682,"author_name":"Cez02","author_uid":"cez02","epoch":1673369952,"text":"Very fun little game, I like the they way you have to be somewhat delicate with the bubbles, go the feeling just right. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":908625,"author_name":"jk5000","author_uid":"jk5000","epoch":1673379052,"text":"A super fun little game idea, and I had fun trying it. Both the sound effects and the visuals is pretty good. Sometimes I think the bubbles pops when they are nearly not touched. Overall is this a really good jam game. Well done.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910053,"author_name":"Ani","author_uid":"ani","epoch":1673393004,"text":"I like this idea! It's fun to move the bubbles around but since there's no consequence to taking as long as you want, popping isn't really a risk if you're patient.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910099,"author_name":"aduermael","author_uid":"aduermael","epoch":1673393699,"text":"Awesome! Love that there's no time limit, that you can just take your time to move bubbles around. \nAlso, most perfect sound effect on transitions between levels. \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\udc4d","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910100,"author_name":"LDJam user 280565","author_uid":"280565","epoch":1673393710,"text":"Nice puzzle design, I found the pusher to be little difficult to use, but otherwise fun game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910110,"author_name":"Achilnos","author_uid":"achilnos","epoch":1673393857,"text":"Fun game. Lots of delicacy needed to not pop everything. Nice idea. Had alot of fun with it.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910137,"author_name":"CaptainDreamcast","author_uid":"captaindreamcast","epoch":1673394255,"text":"I really love the game mechanics! Really makes you consider every move and keeps you very focused and immersed in the gameplay. I found myself multiple times holding my breath just barely squeezing a bubble (and myself) past spikes. Those were the really amazing moments, I loved those. Very cool game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910229,"author_name":"streq","author_uid":"streq","epoch":1673395658,"text":"Fun and innovative idea! I really enjoyed the puzzles and sound effects, I also appreciate how precise the physics are, when the bubbles pop, it always feels like my fault. Also some of the texts made me laugh lol.\nI stumbled across a level that seems to have a bug, maybe? the container says [Large] but there are no Large bubbles in the level, maybe it was supposed to say [Medium]? The jam rules allow for bug fixes (as long as they don't come with new features), so if this is the case, you are allowed to fix it!\n![bubble.png](\/\/\/raw\/51f\/34\/z\/5605c.png)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":910663,"author_name":"recursor","author_uid":"recursor","epoch":1673404425,"text":"@streq Oh my yes. That hopper should be \"medium\". I'll get that fixed. Thanks for the feedback!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":913406,"author_name":"Harmadillo","author_uid":"harmadillo","epoch":1673464568,"text":"This was fun. The puzzles were good and the bubbles being delicate added a second layer to it. The inclusion of the popping level was nice.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":913497,"author_name":"evil23","author_uid":"evil23","epoch":1673465699,"text":"Simple but fun. I like how the bubbles react to force and change shape and color. I also appreciate the self made sound effects :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":913604,"author_name":"Neeeb_","author_uid":"neeeb","epoch":1673466950,"text":"Fun idea! The ability to rotate your body independent of movement would give some more fine grain control to push.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":918008,"author_name":"rosypenguin","author_uid":"rosypenguin","epoch":1673584819,"text":"Fun and goofy puzzle mechanic that had me really invested until \"A Bubble Test\". I wish there was a way to freeze the pusher so it didn't slowly drift away from where I left it as I move around, since there was still a good amount of difficulty moving the bubbles out of the starting rooms without the angled corners to bounce them out of. Still, I had a lot of fun up to that point, did not expect a bubble wrangler to come out of the \"Harvest\" prompt!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":921475,"author_name":"coatline","author_uid":"coatline","epoch":1673731000,"text":"Fun game! The sounds are really awesome, and it just feels good to push bubbles with the precision of a caliper. I like how the bubble tension is displayed using a red tint and the animation is really nice to indicate the speed and bubbliness of the bubble. I really like the text before and after the levels to add a bit of personality to the game and oh the sound of the text typing is nice. Everything is overall just very polished as a whole! Also, thanks for the Pop room.\n\nCritiques: I think the difficulty curve could be a little softer. The pushers are a little frustrating to work since they keep rotating even when they are deactivated. 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