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I love the way you persist one simple but interesting control through out the game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1043547,"author_name":"RokaDoka","author_uid":"rokadoka","epoch":1713275122,"text":"The summon mechanic is very fun and the gameplay becomes very addicitng","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1048974,"author_name":"LocksmithArmy","author_uid":"locksmitharmy","epoch":1713301761,"text":"This is really good, super fun mechanics :) thanks for making it","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1048976,"author_name":"Collopi","author_uid":"collopi","epoch":1713301772,"text":"This is a really fun game, it's best you get a nice rhythm down.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049014,"author_name":"AndyP","author_uid":"andyp","epoch":1713301960,"text":"this is great! the bonus round between stages is brilliant. I like have to quickly decide what i might need, and then in my excitement, i mess up the keystrokes, and i get punished for not being precise, but i know that its my fault, and i think that's a brilliant take on how to upgrade between rounds. way more engaging than your typical shop or something else more passive.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049020,"author_name":"zablas","author_uid":"zablas","epoch":1713301982,"text":"I loved the fact that the upgrade system also requires quick reactions. Very well thought out :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049025,"author_name":"Poutine Studio","author_uid":"poutine-studio","epoch":1713302012,"text":"The web version never loaded for me. It looked really cool though. Good job for making it. Let me know if there's ever a downloadable version for mac!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049032,"author_name":"LDJam user 372231","author_uid":"372231","epoch":1713302044,"text":"ha, this one is cool! I don't know if it goes faster, cause my browser kept reloading the page on the second level. But I liked it! especially when after performing its duty demon goes back into the menu, amazing!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049035,"author_name":"c0nscience","author_uid":"c0nscience","epoch":1713302059,"text":"Pretty good game! Nice graphics, interactions, sound. Awesome.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049054,"author_name":"Fenix131113","author_uid":"fenix131113","epoch":1713302170,"text":"I love this game. But the W button didn't always work.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049059,"author_name":"edali","author_uid":"edali","epoch":1713302188,"text":"this game is really fun and original, i love the summon mechanic and its challenging enough to keep you hooked! Thanks for this great game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049097,"author_name":"N3K0K33P3R","author_uid":"n3k0k33p3r","epoch":1713302436,"text":"Our games gave something in common!\nGreat game, interesting ideas, good luck!\n\nI think it's a bit too easy, but i know how hard it is to balance this.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049104,"author_name":"Zanar","author_uid":"zanar","epoch":1713302480,"text":"Great core mechanics! It fits the theme very well. I like the graphics and gameplay. I'm not very fond of tower defense game, but this one is definetly a great one! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049108,"author_name":"Flaterectomy","author_uid":"flaterectomy","epoch":1713302491,"text":"This is a very clever mechanic, and my reflexes clearly aren't what they used to be. I had to take the combos fairly slow to not screw them up. I must admit though that during the 6th level (I think) I decided to stop. I felt I had seen about everything by this point, no new elements seemed to be introduced, and I Wasn't sure if this is an endless game or not.\n\nThe art looks great, nice and colorful and great sprite work. The audio was similarly solid, just a very good entry altogether. Nice one!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049118,"author_name":"Valcka","author_uid":"valcka","epoch":1713302540,"text":"Pretty fun game in game play! I also like the fact that we find the theme in it.\nThe downside is the sound design which is too loud compared to the music, I had to turn down the sound.\nOther than that, great! \ud83d\ude09","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049175,"author_name":"UniOwl","author_uid":"uniowl","epoch":1713302808,"text":"Very good art here! Also, summon mechanic is very good and simple. Thank you for your hard work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049187,"author_name":"foufoufou","author_uid":"foufoufou","epoch":1713302842,"text":"The mechanic is straightforward and well-implemented!The game consistently adheres to its theme across all elements, including design, gameplay, even the rewards choices are in compliance with the theme! great job :boxing_glove: ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049212,"author_name":"JohnKoop","author_uid":"johnkoop","epoch":1713303001,"text":"Reaaaally fun, spent a while playing before realizing that I had been playing for a long time. Loved the lil' dudes. My life for Super Earth!!!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049220,"author_name":"karln","author_uid":"karln","epoch":1713303038,"text":"Wow, this is addictive. I like that the bombers are activated manually. It would be good to have more of that going on in a more built-out version of this game, splitting attention between summoning stuff and activating powers etc. The bonus freeze spell thingies are fun too.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049233,"author_name":"AllDee","author_uid":"alldee","epoch":1713303086,"text":"I'm really impressed by how good it is! The mechanics are fun and easy to grasp.The graphics are especially appealing too; they give off a vibe similar to mobile games which i like a lot :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049375,"author_name":"PickyDogFish","author_uid":"pickydogfish","epoch":1713303750,"text":"This is a very nice idea with a pretty polished execution. It took me a couple waves to realize the second row of minions does not recharge on it's own, so maybe you could have mentioned that on the start screen. How many rounds did you make? Or are they generated into infinity? It feels decently balanced, maybe just a bit too easy. I got to round 15 before I got a bit bored, but i got a fair share of entertainment out of the game. Great job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049537,"author_name":"Burns","author_uid":"burns","epoch":1713304521,"text":"enjoyed this a lot just needs a pause for my anxiety :)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049543,"author_name":"Vivian","author_uid":"vivian","epoch":1713304554,"text":"I liked it. The \"play a little minigame to both select ***and improve***\" your powerups between levels was a cool innovation!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049717,"author_name":"ColourArc","author_uid":"colourarc","epoch":1713305598,"text":"Wow! I have no complaints about this one on any front, it's great. I got up to round 25 and then stopped playing because I realised I'd been going for like 40-50 minutes and I should probably stop lol. Very addictive game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1049802,"author_name":"BitLuderRb7804Fr","author_uid":"bitluderrb7804fr","epoch":1713306155,"text":"That was fun! It kept me on my toes foor 24 waves. I like how balanced the game feels! Good work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1050067,"author_name":"Reulan","author_uid":"reulan","epoch":1713307454,"text":"Really enjoyed the keyboard mechanics needed to play the game. Really reminded me of helldiver stratagems or old school cheat codes that would require directional input.\n\nGreat concept reminded me of a old school flash tower defense in a way. This was a great experience!! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1057202,"author_name":"Chan Gim","author_uid":"chan-gim","epoch":1713385407,"text":"Survived up to wave 18. The summoning mechanic was very enjoyable and easy to grasp. 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