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Very fun","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":942122,"author_name":"Tomas Paim","author_uid":"tomas-paim","epoch":1683000772,"text":"I loved the game even though I struggled in trying to make a single delivery! The graphics and sound are amazing, and the eels are extremely cute. I wish the game was a bit easier (maybe being able to rotate the pieces?), but I adored it! Amazing work","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":942126,"author_name":"that1guy232","author_uid":"that1guy232","epoch":1683000835,"text":"Loved it! Super cute and pretty challenging! Tho I did have a little trouble telling what the bouts wanted sometimes.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":942137,"author_name":"LeYamez","author_uid":"leyamez","epoch":1683000917,"text":"Really fun!! I loved every frustrating second! The art was adorable, the music was catchy, it was a blast to play! Just felt like a game that really had 'delivery' theme slapped onto it. Still really enjoyed it, just the theme of delivery didn't really hit the mark :smile: :sailboat: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":942157,"author_name":"mlists","author_uid":"mlists","epoch":1683001079,"text":"I liked the gameplay and found the puzzles to be interesting. The main issue I found was that the textures on the eels changed based on their position which looked kind of strange.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":942165,"author_name":"Koolruz","author_uid":"koolruz","epoch":1683001132,"text":"Oh man, this game is so clever, and I am so ludicrously bad at it!  Just from playing around with the game for a couple of seconds, it was *immediately* intuitively obvious what I'm supposed to do, but I found myself completely unable to do it!  I managed to get three ships to sail away, and I consider this to be an absolute win.\n\nIncredible game, it made me flex my brain in ways that my brain absolutely was not ready for, and I had a ton of fun with it!  I also really liked the way that you used the eels as a mask over an underlying pattern - It was a really charming effect!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":942314,"author_name":"HiroProtag","author_uid":"hiroprotag","epoch":1683002440,"text":"I love the calm puzzle vibe. The art, music, and mechanics were all spot on. I do have to agree that there wasn't a huge tie into the theme of the jam, buuuuuut I think I can give the little cuties (the eels) a pass (they have to get to work after all). Great work!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":942315,"author_name":"HiroProtag","author_uid":"hiroprotag","epoch":1683002440,"text":"I love the calm puzzle vibe. The art, music, and mechanics were all spot on. I do have to agree that there wasn't a huge tie into the theme of the jam, buuuuuut I think I can give the little cuties (the eels) a pass (they have to get to work after all). Great work! (Also I hit escape in the hopes it would pause and it ended the game :(( )","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":950079,"author_name":"Michael Harris","author_uid":"michael-harris","epoch":1683053630,"text":"I had a hard time but the mechanics are interesting and do love the concept.  Good job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":954500,"author_name":"Groundwater Studio","author_uid":"groundwater-studio","epoch":1683087836,"text":"Alright alright once I finally wrapped my head around how to separate large blobs of guys this game was absolutely in the clear. Such a hugely incredibly Freddy Fish casual vibe after I got my brain screwed on straight. The masking effect on the eels looked GREAT and the sound design for the boats was super nice.\n\nVery clear overall game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":954945,"author_name":"GreatCadet","author_uid":"greatcadet","epoch":1683095560,"text":"This game is soo cute!! I saw it on LittleDoctorGames' stream, and had to try it out for myself! The puzzle gameplay, audio, and visuals are all just *chef's kiss*. I could definitely see this as a mobile game too. All around great work!!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":955400,"author_name":"EmaZuro","author_uid":"emazuro","epoch":1683103507,"text":"Great puzzle game. And so cute graphics.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":955476,"author_name":"I wrote it myself","author_uid":"i-wrote-it-myself","epoch":1683104907,"text":"I love it!! Combining eels is so enjoyable, and the gameplay so much fun! Well done!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":955650,"author_name":"Saviqq","author_uid":"saviqq","epoch":1683107312,"text":"Wow! What a gem, innovative game, enjoyed solving the delivery puzzles. Aesthetics and music was on point too. My personal opinion, remove timer from the game and let players solve deliveries on their own pace and infinitely.   Main FUN and hook of the game is creation of eel shapes so focus on that.\n\nPros\n- visuals and ambient music\n- very good puzzle mechanic\n\nCons\n- controls could be polished more, selecting and moving eels were 100% smooth","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":955725,"author_name":"ZOMBIEBUST3R","author_uid":"zombiebust3r","epoch":1683108212,"text":"Very cool puzzle game. I struggled a bit at first until getting the hang of the mechanics but after that it was very intuitive.\n\nThe only thing I would add is that the pattern you need to add to the boats gets recognize even if it's down by one line for example. Since you need to go fast it's not always the quickest to match it exactly and end up having to move everything up.\nIt does make the check for matches a bit more complex to code so I get why it was done like this with the time constraint of a game jam.\n\nEither way amazing job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":956195,"author_name":"LDJam user 73887","author_uid":"73887","epoch":1683114341,"text":"You rEELly made all of out that little word in your game description, my dad would be proud of you.\n\nGamewise: Wonderful idea for a puzzle game and graphically very appealing. I love that the textures move independently from the eels, reminds me of Keepvogel movies from my childhood.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZQQ_cFTn2ug\n\nThe music fits very well too. Great job, keep it up!","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":956212,"author_name":"Tom\u00e1\u0161 Selmeci","author_uid":"tomas-selmeci","epoch":1683114487,"text":"Movement a bit hard to understand at first with all the merging, but i had my fun with this game at work and enjoyed it :) Good job and can surely see this as small PC game or mobile game","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":956228,"author_name":"Jaxah","author_uid":"jaxah","epoch":1683114648,"text":"Awesome puzzle game! Simple to understand, but quickly gets hard!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":956235,"author_name":"iggy lonely","author_uid":"iggy-lonely","epoch":1683114713,"text":"interesting concept, a bit frustrating to play however\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":956426,"author_name":"Thomas Karcher","author_uid":"thomas-karcher","epoch":1683117070,"text":"Fun to play, cute graphics, and the music really fits perfectly. One of the best games I've tried so far!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":956559,"author_name":"sdelay","author_uid":"sdelay","epoch":1683118602,"text":"So cute, love this small logical game. Frustrating when eels stick together when it's uninteded.\nI did 6 boats on my second try.\nGood game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":956583,"author_name":"LDJam user 268934","author_uid":"268934","epoch":1683118935,"text":"I fEEL it ! Solid game you made here , job really nicely done.","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":956965,"author_name":"Aviv Levy","author_uid":"aviv-levy","epoch":1683123143,"text":"This was brutal! A very challenging puzzle with cute facade :P Love it!\n\nI wish there was no timer tbh. But I understand it could be infinite otherwise, and that could be a problem.","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":957217,"author_name":"LDJam user 4886","author_uid":"4886","epoch":1683125658,"text":"I wish I could ever come with a puzzle game half as clever as this one! Any tips? :D Very very nice game, got me hooked for a while and I'll come back to it for sure!\n","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":959315,"author_name":"kleich","author_uid":"kleich","epoch":1683145207,"text":"This is a really cute puzzling game with a wonderful theme and execution! I very quickly made a mess of my eels, but had fun doing it!\n\nFantastic job! Very well done :smile: ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":959666,"author_name":"potkirland","author_uid":"potkirland","epoch":1683148353,"text":"really fun game to play! I do want to set a highscore later! please do have a leaderboard so we can push it further! the mechanics are intuitive and I find it really original and innovative!.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":960395,"author_name":"TechnoPorg","author_uid":"technoporg","epoch":1683156252,"text":"I love this game! Like others have said, the mechanics are simple but unique and engaging, and it has a fun atmosphere. Based on what others I've tried so far, this one deserves to win.\nThe one thing I would suggest is that the timer only start with the arrival of the first boat, as it's not fair to the player to take away their time when they literally can't do anything.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":960843,"author_name":"Johnsensei","author_uid":"johnsensei","epoch":1683162706,"text":"Clever puzzle game. Easy to understand.","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":961566,"author_name":"Diego Teran","author_uid":"diego-teran","epoch":1683175103,"text":"Really enjoyed the game! The effect for the 3 different colors looks amazing","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":961723,"author_name":"Paul Avallone","author_uid":"paul-avallone","epoch":1683178332,"text":"Amazing art in this game. The music and sound effects paired with it really set a cozy vibe. I found the puzzles however to be too difficult for me but I understood what I was supposed to do. Maybe add easier levels to teach people good strategies before they make eel soup out of the puzzle like me. Still thoroughly enjoyed it though. Fantastic job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":962122,"author_name":"squimmy","author_uid":"squimmy","epoch":1683187002,"text":"This is clever and fun and I quite like it.\n\nIt is a bit frustrating in a timed game when you have to spend the first few seconds waiting for the first boat to arrive, but i suppose it gives you time to organise your starting eels if necessary.\n\nI think you could also add some tension to the end of the round by adding a ticking clock or some other kind of warning that time is about to run out.\n\nOtherwise, this is a pretty good game.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":965141,"author_name":"natirlich","author_uid":"natirlich","epoch":1683234463,"text":"It's such an appealing beautiful game! It works fine and makes fun to play. I really enjoyed the different designs for the fishes\/eels. I couldn't say it otherwhise than: you've nailed it! :> \nI could imagine feedback for players would have been nice in the end, I think I saw the time shrinking evenly, a cool thing would be to get extra time whenever a ship has got its stock (reloaded). Therefore one could play to get a score and to challange oneself and there would be a reward: to play as long as one pleases (and is fast enough) unless time runs out ;D\nAlso a \"You got a score of [...], press r to restart\" option would be nice\nI'm amaized by the management of the size of the game which is acutally small but comes with much input and replay-wishes.\nYou've very well done :D \n\nedit: oh god guys, I just got the pun, earlier I just thought the colors were google related or so... you are genius... ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":966782,"author_name":"Gao Ming","author_uid":"gao-ming","epoch":1683270847,"text":"Very creative and fun game. Would be nice to have an undo button, wish the mouse could just click to switch the selected block. Very awesome!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":968892,"author_name":"Little Doctor Games","author_uid":"little-doctor-games","epoch":1683319990,"text":"Loved this game, especially the art and music! The \"plaid\" effect was so sick. I liked how the mechanics took a little bit of figuring out but once I got it I was able to do pretty well. Such a cute fun game!\n\nTwitch vod: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1810045623?t=04h11m33s","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":970000,"author_name":"Jackaljk","author_uid":"jackaljk","epoch":1683359636,"text":"Very clever game, nice job! I might say, very eelegant.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":977419,"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"jupiter-hadley","epoch":1683802889,"text":"Challenging game, love the graphics! 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