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Otherwise the game is super fun, and I really like what you did with the theme!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":913019,"author_name":"shaner421","author_uid":"shaner421","epoch":1673457674,"text":"@wouterk12 Thanks for playing, totally missed that seed bag issue! I have since fixed the issue. ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":913025,"author_name":"shaner421","author_uid":"shaner421","epoch":1673457717,"text":"@artman Thanks for playing, I think you are right about the economy issues, I have since made adjustments to every price and made the weeds give a little cash to avoid the issues you mentioned! ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":917976,"author_name":"icxon","author_uid":"icxon","epoch":1673583805,"text":"I made several attempts and it seems I am missing something. Not sure how to get Scythe or Shotgun or progress within the game. I was able to buy shells - no effect. Also even basic enemies can reach me from a really far distance and I die really quickly.\n\nI checked how another person plays this game (video on itch) and they also made no significant progress as far as I can tell.\n\nI would love to revisit the game if you are ready to share some more details because I see (from screenshots and description) that there is much more content that I was able to touch.\n\nHere is my initial playtest:\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/wi0vQCXl580","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":918497,"author_name":"She Wrote","author_uid":"she-wrote","epoch":1673604651,"text":"A bit of lag, but the game is fun, and the mood and art are great! Well done!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":921165,"author_name":"sakura_magika","author_uid":"sakura-magika","epoch":1673721578,"text":"stardew valley + zombie plants! love the concept and the visuals, but i think combat is too hard and uninteresting, because (as far as I can tell), there's no block, so it's just a matter of kiting, and trying to get in for a hit, which gets old pretty fast, doesn't feel that satisfying. adding a block, or some other kind of evasion, would go a really long ways to making the combat feel more engaging and less frustrating!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":922546,"author_name":"D3kryption","author_uid":"d3kryption","epoch":1673798340,"text":"I do like the graphics. Very ps1 era style.\n\nThe concept is awesome and I did enjoy the mix between planting and attacking :D\n\nnice job :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":925335,"author_name":"arron-fowler","author_uid":"arron-fowler","epoch":1674031068,"text":"I really like the art style. I could have done with some extra hand holding to get me started. I think it just required more time and headspace than I currently have to give it a full play. What I saw I liked. 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