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The visuals are interesting (I was a bit surprised by the oblique camera angle at first, but it made the crows' positions clearer).","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":922737,"author_name":"Pincushion","author_uid":"pincushion","epoch":1673806487,"text":"I think the difficulty curve was over-tweaked. There were so many crows that I couldn't get 2 rounds of crops for 1 scarecrow. So I think it's too difficult right now.\n\nBalance aside, it's a nice game. The coarse pixel art billboards form a nice cohesive look. The controls feel good. The placement border makes using the seeds\/tools intuitive. The animation when the shop is opened is pretty satisfying. 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