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Overall a cool and fun (and funny) game, great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1086175,"author_name":"Quality Tisel","author_uid":"quality-tisel","epoch":1728349476,"text":"Those squirrels got a REAL good pummelling. Didn't fall once.\nThis is once of those games that's just silly, and unapologetic about it. Good fun.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1087188,"author_name":"LDJam user 236545","author_uid":"236545","epoch":1728359026,"text":"Hilarious and very fun. I loved the absurd humor, and the silent film title cards worked really well. There was even a boss fight! Great work :laughing: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1088097,"author_name":"AploveStudio","author_uid":"aplovestudio","epoch":1728373159,"text":"this is peak gaming","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1088890,"author_name":"Sviborg","author_uid":"sviborg","epoch":1728380775,"text":"![Screenshot_15.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/2f4\/d1\/z\/67d07.jpg)  :grin: :grin: :grin:","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1088903,"author_name":"Sviborg","author_uid":"sviborg","epoch":1728380879,"text":"The bug is a small thing, when I leave the game tab for a long time, the character flies into the clouds. These are small things, in fact, this is a great game! \ud83c\udfae The art style and humor are just great - I love the moments with squirrels, it's very funny! \ud83d\ude02 The boss battle is impressive, and the pixel graphics and silent film elements add to the atmosphere. \ud83d\udca5 I especially liked the powerups, although sometimes it was difficult to understand what they give. The controls are responsive, and the battle mechanics are enjoyable. Very fun and cool! \ud83d\udc4f","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1088969,"author_name":"KirLosev","author_uid":"kirlosev","epoch":1728381281,"text":"Well that was nuts!\n\nVery fun game, Northstar upgrade is my favorite and made me laugh :laughing: \n\nGood times! Thanks a lot","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1090613,"author_name":"davidsheadgames","author_uid":"davidsheadgames","epoch":1728394539,"text":"This game is evil. Don't punch squirrels... XD\n\nOtherwise, I had a blast. I love the art style on the pixel-art and the pop-art title card.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1091567,"author_name":"YoannTsitionis","author_uid":"yoanntsitionis","epoch":1728401465,"text":"Poor squirrels ! Very fun game, loved the style. Well done !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1091731,"author_name":"ccollider","author_uid":"ccollider","epoch":1728402650,"text":"Went undefeated against the squirrels but got absolutely wrecked multiple times on mushroom bounce mishaps. Great job on this one!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1092732,"author_name":"Kirass","author_uid":"kirass","epoch":1728408828,"text":"Cool idea! Super!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1093791,"author_name":"Hawkin","author_uid":"hawkin","epoch":1728414305,"text":"I love the banner art style! This was so silly and zany.\n\nMy feedback for some things that were a little unclear:\n* Somehow telegraph when the squirrels attack, because it was hard for me to judge how closely I would be hit.\n* The intro said that I needed to scale the tree and find the nuts, but even after exploration I could not find my target. If the nuts were somewhere, maybe revealing it to the player somehow would clarify the objective. The challenge would be simply getting there, not also finding it.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1094578,"author_name":"AthosPap","author_uid":"athospap","epoch":1728419278,"text":"Very funny game, loved the voice lines and the art style","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1094619,"author_name":"eerongal","author_uid":"eerongal","epoch":1728419605,"text":"@hawkin the squirrels you punch drop the nuts for you to pick up. After 20 of them it transitions into a boss fight.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1095056,"author_name":"Bananplyte","author_uid":"bananplyte","epoch":1728422935,"text":"I thoroughly enjoyed the north star powerup.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096238,"author_name":"imberny","author_uid":"imberny","epoch":1728437855,"text":"\"Your superpunching is nearby. A relic from your past. The furries have kept it hidden from you in this remote location.\" *The Only Thing They Fear is You* starts playing.\n\nVery enjoyable silly fun!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096734,"author_name":"Hawkin","author_uid":"hawkin","epoch":1728447044,"text":"@eerongal ooh see, to me they looked like sonic rings. I did not make the association that they were the nuts \ud83d\ude05\n\nI appreciated that you provided the boss fight on the main menu, so I got to also experience that!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1097077,"author_name":"AegisFate","author_uid":"aegisfate","epoch":1728452318,"text":"I feel like One Punch Man! Sometimes I get stuck in the branches, but it\u2019s great!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1097741,"author_name":"HardyTryer","author_uid":"hardytryer","epoch":1728462229,"text":"I hit so many squirrels.... I hope they deserved it. Very fun game)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098167,"author_name":"ChrisBeck","author_uid":"chrisbeck","epoch":1728467629,"text":"Loved it, exactly what I wanted from this theme - beating small animals :heart: \n\nThe graphics are good, but would benefit from more feedback to the player, especially when fighting the boss.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098949,"author_name":"Brain Siege Gameworks","author_uid":"brain-siege-gameworks","epoch":1728477841,"text":"You're nuts,\n\nAlso entertaining game, though the mouse is a tad sensitive. And the boss stage seemed to have you shoot these weird blue rectangles that kinda messed with the view. Otherwise a quality experience.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1099227,"author_name":"damdoshi","author_uid":"damdoshi","epoch":1728481495,"text":"It is simple but I liked the humor inside it. It is fast and can be challenging. 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I didn't really understand how the squirrels hit me when falling from the tree. It would be nice if there was some kind of feedback on this. The bossfight was hilarious, going to super-fast punches mode. Great stuff \ud83d\udc4a","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1101677,"author_name":"Ian Crewe Edens","author_uid":"ian-crewe-edens","epoch":1728511148,"text":"This nails the Duke Nukem 3D vibes, exspecially with the billboarded enemy squirels and voice lines. I had a lot of fun with the combat and the humor of everything really worked on me. Great game here!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1105845,"author_name":"Wraithind","author_uid":"wraithind","epoch":1728601332,"text":"Good, honest fun and the humor was spot on. I will say it was very hard to know what was going on at times, particularly during the boss fight where the power ups basically took over the entire visual screen, but I had a good time. 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