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Good stuff!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033495,"author_name":"josang1567","author_uid":"josang1567","epoch":1713175212,"text":"\nGood game, I got over 700000 points in a short time, it was pretty fun, but after summoning 3 beings I didn't even need to move, maybe you should add something to make the player move instead of covering the bed, overall it was quite funny and the monster was terrifying","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033566,"author_name":"yohadams","author_uid":"yohadams","epoch":1713176700,"text":"Simple gameplay, but well-executed theming and great artwork..\n![Zrzut ekranu 2024-04-15 122300.png](\/\/\/raw\/f92\/c2\/z\/61b22.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1033594,"author_name":"Dinoraz","author_uid":"dinoraz","epoch":1713177325,"text":"@manabreak @andreas-decker @josang1567 @yohadams Thank you all for playing!\n\nCovering the bed is definitely a common \"cheese\", although it does have the disadvantage of monsters already being close when they get to your line of defence : )","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1034193,"author_name":"sirJupitron","author_uid":"sirjupitron","epoch":1713189327,"text":"![Captura de pantalla 2024-04-15 105455.png](\/\/\/raw\/735\/6\/z\/61c56.png)\nHi! Amazing game, i will keep playing.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1034941,"author_name":"LDJam user 390834","author_uid":"390834","epoch":1713200566,"text":"WoW! Great! I love the mechanics of stacking up the lights on top of each other.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1039897,"author_name":"Adam Gallina","author_uid":"adam-gallina","epoch":1713247935,"text":"Really fun, and really well polished for only 14 hours?? I really liked how the enemy sprites were almost invisible apart from the eyes until the lights flashed, it was a really nice touch. The balance felt a bit easy, I made a ring of the first upgrade around the bed, and from there didn't have to do much to survive","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042022,"author_name":"RoughSkin","author_uid":"roughskin","epoch":1713265671,"text":"14 hours! Wow, nice entry for a compo jam! The stacking mechanic it's super fun. I would love to see a mobile version (a little brighter for playing outside) because on my commute's I would play this non-stop. Really good entry!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1042180,"author_name":"wilsk","author_uid":"wilsk","epoch":1713266602,"text":"Nice work, was atmospheric and nice looking enemies. Like I others I also worked out it was better to just sit over the bed and lean back from the keyboard :grinning: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054205,"author_name":"derllie","author_uid":"derllie","epoch":1713356924,"text":"omg i love this 2d graphics and gameplay, you did a great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054213,"author_name":"Starless","author_uid":"starless","epoch":1713357095,"text":"Nice visuals and cool concept. I enjoyed playing it :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054220,"author_name":"Ben Albert","author_uid":"ben-albert","epoch":1713357186,"text":"Great idea, Solid graphics and solid gameplay loop! Well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054241,"author_name":"Ansible","author_uid":"ansible","epoch":1713357401,"text":"Nice fun, and good feedback on hits etc. I can sit and cover the bed as others say, and the current money gets covered over with the build as it grows. Nice entry!  ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054371,"author_name":"silkworm_sweatshop","author_uid":"silkworm-sweatshop","epoch":1713359064,"text":"Nice survival game! The art is nice and really great use of ambient sound (rain\/thunder) in lieu of music. Camping definitely was the winning strategy but I still used movement to decide where to place the beings. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054511,"author_name":"Mael Rios","author_uid":"mael-rios","epoch":1713360821,"text":"Really fun game @dinoraz, the theme really hits home. I am a victim of daily sleep paralysis, and some of these creatures (the babadook!!) look really eerie. Loved to play it! The graphic style is perfect for this theme.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054875,"author_name":"Dinoraz","author_uid":"dinoraz","epoch":1713364543,"text":"@sirjupitron @simontzky @wilsk @derllie Thank you for playing!\n\n@adam-gallina The enemies being near invisible were indeed an intentional design choice. Glad someone specifically pointed thatout because I thought it was pretty cool\n\n@roughskin Good to hear you enjoyed it! Unfortunately I don't see a mobile port coming due to financial factors, but I'm still flattered to hear such high praise!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1054950,"author_name":"Dinoraz","author_uid":"dinoraz","epoch":1713365109,"text":"@starless @ben-albert @ansible Thank you all for playing as well!\n\n@silkworm-sweatshop Music composition is definitely a weak point of mine so it was a pretty convenient choice to have ambient audio, haha\n\n@mael-rios Intriguing to hear this perspective! Of course I'm sorry to hear about you experiencing actual sleep paralysis; I've had more mild occurences of it myself in the past but admittedly never to the point of having sleep paralysis demons (but I think it's a really interesting topic). If anything the game's visual style and creature design is heavily inspired by FAITH: The Unholy Trinity (really cool game - highly recommend)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1059493,"author_name":"FunnyPumpkin","author_uid":"funnypumpkin","epoch":1713427131,"text":"Awesome game! But sounds are a bit too much ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1059502,"author_name":"Forik","author_uid":"forik","epoch":1713427611,"text":"I saw your game on a stream, its look awesome and I like the theme of the game. Will try it at weekend =)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1061103,"author_name":"Kseniya","author_uid":"kseniya","epoch":1713459142,"text":"Wow! very cool game","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1061172,"author_name":"ajpl","author_uid":"ajpl","epoch":1713459951,"text":"Loved the theme, great atmosphere, the waling monsters were extra creepy - great game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1062723,"author_name":"Dinoraz","author_uid":"dinoraz","epoch":1713485086,"text":"@forik @kseniya @ajpl Thanks for playing! (or considering playing, in Forik's case haha)\n\n@funnypumpkin Interestingly I've heard some people say they liked the audio implementation but I personally agree the sounds become a bit much in the end game. In theory a volume slider would have been nice but unfortunately didn't have the time. Still, thanks for playing and for the feedback!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1062737,"author_name":"Dinoraz","author_uid":"dinoraz","epoch":1713485335,"text":"Also thank you everyone for helping this game reach 20 ratings! I'll probably come back to play more submissions later, but for now I'll be less active as I start to focus on non-LD work (since 20 is the minimum required ratings)","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1068345,"author_name":"Vasco Freitas","author_uid":"vasco-freitas","epoch":1713666945,"text":"I loved the mood, it felt very creepy, especially as the number of demons increased. The sounds work really well together and the graphics are great too. I liked the gameplay choices of the \"beings of light\", too bad there wasn't much strategy at the end besides quickly circling the bed. 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