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I did win eventually (I played as Shimiko) but I was chain stunlocked for 50 turns in a row and I thought I'd never get out. Many other waifus didn't seem worth collecting.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1177908,"author_name":"LDJam user 0","author_uid":"0","epoch":1760049722,"text":"[Accidental duplicate comment]","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1178310,"author_name":"maneoliz","author_uid":"maneoliz","epoch":1760072255,"text":"the idea is delightful, so was the game, my only comments would be that the waiting for the text to pass takes away some fun, and of course some more ui stylization would be great, overall the game gets an 8.5\/10 for me!\nalso, you commented on my post of the development process asking to tag you when we're done so here i am, inviting you to check the game out :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1187093,"author_name":"thegrottman","author_uid":"thegrottman","epoch":1761029125,"text":"Great idea, pretty good execution, lots of fun. I had a bug with one of the waifus (fourth one), she didn't load, which, unfortunately, destroyed the momentum of me playing. Shame, I wanted to get the Waifu Master title :D","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1188844,"author_name":"Jim jagers","author_uid":"jim-jagers","epoch":1761327757,"text":"certainly one of the more unique games this jam, I had a good time with it giving the enemies a reflect spell was a good idea as it prevented me from just spamming my highest damage attack like I do with most rpgs","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld58\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/wospy.itch.io\/waifu-maxer","text":"You can also play here"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"89576","g_author":"1214369","g_event":"LD58","g_eventkey":"112","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"427679","g_title":"Waifu Maxing","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"750","g_commentcount":"9","g_site2_node_id":"419510","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"419510","n_urlkey":"427679","n_parent":"415614","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/58\/waifu-maxing","n_slug":"waifu-maxing","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"214369","n_created":"1759529059","n_modified":"1779300648","n_version":"1322163","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD58","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":214369,"body":"### **Waifu Maxing**\n\nWelcome to **Waifu Maxing**, my entry for Ludum Dare's \"**Collector**\" theme!\n\nDon't tell my mom I made this, She's already very disapointed\n\nYour goal is simple but challenging: to prove you're the ultimate master by defeating and collecting every single waifu in a series of 1-on-1 duels.\n\n### **How to Play**\n\n# Play with full screen!\nThe UI is a bit messed up from the embedding\n\nThe game is a pure, turn-based battle of wits. 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