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I think level 3 is beatable by just doing nothing :D ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042111,"author_name":"Bronino","author_uid":"bronino","epoch":1713266231,"text":"Lovely game with cool music and art, I enjoyed it a lot.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042163,"author_name":"zablas","author_uid":"zablas","epoch":1713266545,"text":"Pretty chill game. Reminds me of Spellunker.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042399,"author_name":"Roman Dubrovin","author_uid":"roman-dubrovin","epoch":1713268067,"text":"It looks like it is not found on ich","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042466,"author_name":"Enver Arco","author_uid":"enver-arco","epoch":1713268432,"text":"@roman-dubrovin fixed that issue now about it not being found on itch ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042553,"author_name":"LDJam user 372256","author_uid":"372256","epoch":1713268908,"text":"The game is well constructed and easy to use, really great!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042683,"author_name":"Roman Dubrovin","author_uid":"roman-dubrovin","epoch":1713269658,"text":"It's interesting. Sometimes it is difficult to control your minions.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042973,"author_name":"andruid","author_uid":"andruid","epoch":1713271507,"text":"Nice little game, cool mechanics and the tips are quite handy.\nI'm terrible at it but I quite enjoyed it!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042980,"author_name":"Bx007","author_uid":"bx007","epoch":1713271542,"text":"Interesting little game. The idea of making the way with minions is cool!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1043444,"author_name":"Saryah","author_uid":"saryah","epoch":1713274375,"text":"Gave me vibes of Lemmings but with a very cool unique take. Excellent execution and very polished.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1044281,"author_name":"thetatautau","author_uid":"thetatautau","epoch":1713279257,"text":"Very original gameplay that fit the theme perfectly.\n\nThe mecanic are good but they are introduced too fast and can be a bit overwhelming (the game would require more levels with a slower progression curve).\n\nIn the last level, I took a shortcut and didn't kill any ennemy. It was probably not the intended way but I have no idea how to beat it normaly.\n\nIMO the mecanics have potential, it should be possible to make a (small) complete game with them, with better controlls and level design.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1046069,"author_name":"helviett","author_uid":"helviett","epoch":1713288144,"text":"Interesting idea, good art style and sound. I think if you put a bit more effort you can make it into good puzzle game like Total Party Kill.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1048177,"author_name":"ThorPalsson","author_uid":"thorpalsson","epoch":1713297887,"text":"Fun puzzle game, the interaction between the summons was pretty cool. Good job! ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1050253,"author_name":"Kirass","author_uid":"kirass","epoch":1713308322,"text":"I like this game! You guys are great!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1052343,"author_name":"Melissa Stodolnik","author_uid":"melissa-stodolnik","epoch":1713335165,"text":"very interesting game! for me as a person who confuses right and left was a bit difficult, but the game itself is very good! good music not annoying and overall nice picture!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1052750,"author_name":"PabloAbraham","author_uid":"pabloabraham","epoch":1713341605,"text":"Parab\u00e9ns pelo trabalho, muito bom!\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1055288,"author_name":"LDJam user 0","author_uid":"0","epoch":1713368461,"text":"the idea is solid, but i found it difficult to click the sprites due to their size and speed.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1055323,"author_name":"Alexascher","author_uid":"alexascher","epoch":1713368803,"text":"Nice stylish game! Especially enjoyed the music - it gave off retro game vibes. The controls were a bit confusing: it would be cool if summoning minions were displayed in the UI along with their mana cost.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1055922,"author_name":"DenkiTheGamer","author_uid":"denkithegamer","epoch":1713374367,"text":"Cool game, i think you could really expand on this concept!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1061982,"author_name":"Jhonny111","author_uid":"jhonny111","epoch":1713471673,"text":"Reminds me of the Lemming game. I really liked it. The skeletons were a little hard to click tho.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1067196,"author_name":"Darako","author_uid":"darako","epoch":1713629427,"text":"Fun to play, but the hitboxes are a bit weird and difficult to click.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1067376,"author_name":"Bytomancer","author_uid":"bytomancer","epoch":1713633990,"text":"I also struggled with the hitboxes for clicking the summons. Bigger hitboxes and a mouse hover indicator would help out a lot.\n\nOverall it was fun. 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