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The rolling mechanic felt great but the crammed environment makes it less satisfying than it could have been.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040083,"author_name":"anaastaska","author_uid":"anaastaska","epoch":1713250051,"text":"The art in the game is amazing, maybe it\u2019s just my preferences, but I love it!\ud83d\ude3b Cooking mechanics is very interesting and let you play the game for some time \ud83d\udc4c","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040109,"author_name":"LDJam user 236055","author_uid":"236055","epoch":1713250303,"text":"@save-sloth-studios thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the concept! this was the first time we worked with multiple artists, so it took us some effort to keep the style consistent. it's definitely something we would want to improve\/polish in another interation!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040124,"author_name":"LDJam user 236055","author_uid":"236055","epoch":1713250422,"text":"@lobbienjonsjii yes, we actually wanted to add different and bigger maps, but unfortunately there was not enough time. making essentially two games in one was really stressful! we still have a lot of art and assets left over for more content, so it's definitely something that could be added later :)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040355,"author_name":"Moonblast","author_uid":"moonblast","epoch":1713252895,"text":"Very interesting game, great job with the interactive experience","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040471,"author_name":"bittripbrit","author_uid":"bittripbrit","epoch":1713254131,"text":"Very cool idea, a bit tricky at first but fun once you get into the swing of things. I like the idea of a recipe book that you explore over time, very unique idea!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040482,"author_name":"shwooken","author_uid":"shwooken","epoch":1713254273,"text":"Very cool concept!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040556,"author_name":"crushedsummers","author_uid":"crushedsummers","epoch":1713254841,"text":"This rolling mechanic is very unique and memorable. Very interesting concept, I'm a pretty useless brother :joy:","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040583,"author_name":"EwileCoyote","author_uid":"ewilecoyote","epoch":1713255013,"text":"Nice idea and game! love the art of the game \\o\/","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1040939,"author_name":"wolderado","author_uid":"wolderado","epoch":1713258086,"text":"Nice entry! Combining various ingredients while rolling around is pretty fun. I wish the game pause while you look at the recipes. Also music could be a bit more exciting compared to hectic gameplay\n\nIt's pretty funny that we had totally different game ideas but came up with the same name :smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1043731,"author_name":"Jacob Diaz","author_uid":"jacob-diaz","epoch":1713276233,"text":"The graphics are very cohesive! love it.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1044179,"author_name":"LDJam user 236055","author_uid":"236055","epoch":1713278695,"text":"@slavturtle thanks for the great feedback, will let Kieran know, he made the music :smile: \n\n@initialposition @crushedsummers glad you liked the rolling mechanic, it was fun getting the physics right between the simple walk and rolling. rolling makes it harder to navigate, but is much faster, so it's a tradeoff!\n\n@anaastaska @ewilecoyote thanks!!! I will let the artists know :smile: \n\n@moonblast thanks for playing!\n\n@bittripbrit glad to know you liked it, it's supposed to be the type of game you replay a couple times until you find a crafting flow that works for you!\n\n@shwooken thanks!\n\n@wolderado ah it's you! glad to hear you liked it, a pause screen was something we still wanted to do, but the time ran out :cry: maybe in a next version!\n\n@jacob-diaz thanks for the feedback! will forward the props to the artists!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1045172,"author_name":"Equivocator","author_uid":"equivocator","epoch":1713283783,"text":"Very cool mechanics and good execution. I found it very difficult :sweat_smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1045411,"author_name":"stesim","author_uid":"stesim","epoch":1713285053,"text":"Great concept and overall well executed. The roll mechanic is quite fun, although it took me a while to realize that you're supposed to hold the roll button. Even then I wasn't able to get past wave 5. I feel like it needs a difficulty setting or at least a somewhat lowered difficulty, or maybe I'm just bad at the game. :grinning:\n\nGreat job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1045606,"author_name":"Doonutsaur","author_uid":"doonutsaur","epoch":1713285996,"text":"fun spin on overcooked! very nice idea.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1045749,"author_name":"Liu Pa Yueh","author_uid":"liu-pa-yueh","epoch":1713286687,"text":"I'm so HAPPY to see a game where the main characters are a couple of sisters! I give this game full marks for that alone :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1046079,"author_name":"zippry","author_uid":"zippry","epoch":1713288187,"text":"Cool twist on this type of game! I like the art. I think the space between each ingredient and\/or the portal could have been smaller. I also found it a little hard but that might be a personal problem. Overall it was fun! 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Awesome rolling mechanic for the sprint, and just really fun to cook up some summons!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1058644,"author_name":"Hawkin","author_uid":"hawkin","epoch":1713405458,"text":"I had a feeling I'd be seeing some \"Sumo Ning\" jokes! The art was so cute for this! I'm sorry I couldn't do more, Ning :_:\n\n![sumo-score.png](\/\/\/raw\/319\/53\/z\/64418.png)\n\nI think I would have preferred a little more deceleration on the normal movement, as it was almost too snappy. But the rolling movement was really fun, and once I got the hang of the control, I was zipping around the lab!\n\nOne suggestion: allow the player to use either shift key, not just left.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1061230,"author_name":"Alessandro2024","author_uid":"alessandro2024","epoch":1713460866,"text":"Really cool game! Only reason I stopped playing is cause I want to try out more games, but I could really spend some time just playing with this one, especially with expanded content :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1064198,"author_name":"LDJam user 236055","author_uid":"236055","epoch":1713536979,"text":"@saryah thanks!! glad you liked it\n\n@hawkin wave 6 is pretty good ;) good point on the movement, the idea was to have one that is really easy to navigate but slow, and rolling which is fast but harder to navigate, we focused mainly on the rolling, so the normal movement could definitely be improved.\n\n@alessandro2024 thanks for playing! hopefully you will come back to it and beat the boss in wave 10 ;)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1069272,"author_name":"Gonzo13","author_uid":"gonzo13","epoch":1713714051,"text":"Interesting theme implementation, cute graphics but moving between pot and portal is annoying.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1072817,"author_name":"LDJam user 236055","author_uid":"236055","epoch":1713962427,"text":"@gonzo13 thanks for the feedback! did you try holding SHIFT to use the roll mechanic? that way you can move a lot faster and in a more fun and interesting way :) ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1072881,"author_name":"Gonzo13","author_uid":"gonzo13","epoch":1713968703,"text":"@universeflow yep, but I mean it seems like a little tricky way.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1074977,"author_name":"Prismapunch","author_uid":"prismapunch","epoch":1714243871,"text":"The concept is great, really like the character designs and it's a clever take on the theme. The dual gameplay is interesting as well, perhaps an item or upgrade in which you could pick up multiple items at once would help speed up the gameplay loop? 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