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Loved the artwork!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1088254,"author_name":"Wiskey","author_uid":"wiskey","epoch":1728375293,"text":"loved the anchor mechanic! <3","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1089236,"author_name":"LDJam user 233347","author_uid":"233347","epoch":1728383856,"text":"Just how.... this seems so well polished. Where did you find the time?\n\nAwesome by the way, love it. Tried Controller and keyboard multiplayer.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1089276,"author_name":"skbadger","author_uid":"skbadger","epoch":1728384294,"text":"A very cute, well polished entry. Loved the inherent concept of pirates battling it out in a birdbath, excellent take on the theme","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1089631,"author_name":"Custodi","author_uid":"custodi","epoch":1728387389,"text":"Too polished game, awesome core gameloop, art is great, sound is great\n\nNothing more (\u3065 \u1d17 _\u1d17)\u3065\u2661","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1090696,"author_name":"Kirass","author_uid":"kirass","epoch":1728395122,"text":"Fun game! I liked it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1091492,"author_name":"pschichtel","author_uid":"pschichtel","epoch":1728400832,"text":"I got stuck in the player selection menu once, but besides that and some glitchy collisions around the stones: Really awesome game. I could definitely see this polished up on steam as a coach game with friends.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1093476,"author_name":"DavidCode","author_uid":"davidcode","epoch":1728412548,"text":"The water and fire shaders and so on point, and I like the combination of 3D world with flat characters! The mechanics simple but fun, and thats also great.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1094201,"author_name":"julianojosoa13","author_uid":"julianojosoa13","epoch":1728416644,"text":"Very polished game. Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1095495,"author_name":"LDJam user 304226","author_uid":"304226","epoch":1728427596,"text":"Very fun game, really well polished and pretty goofy, really makes me feel like a tiny pirate. Anyways push this as Sea Of Thieves update","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1096387,"author_name":"Angioop","author_uid":"angioop","epoch":1728440651,"text":"Absolutely love this concept! So fun.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1097965,"author_name":"GodBo","author_uid":"godbo","epoch":1728465407,"text":"Very cute game","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1097982,"author_name":"GodBo","author_uid":"godbo","epoch":1728465675,"text":"How do I use the button in the pause menu? I seem to got stuck in it","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098004,"author_name":"Iwant_Pizza","author_uid":"iwant-pizza","epoch":1728465836,"text":"It's like old game for kids, you're playing and you're filled with nostalgia","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098044,"author_name":"Julester","author_uid":"julester","epoch":1728466314,"text":"@godbo the buttons are selected with the left stick on controller \/ W,S,uparrow,downarrow on keyboard. activating the button with A on controller \/ Enter on keyboard. they don't work with a mouse since it's designed for controller :sweat_smile: . you can also just close the menu with escape on keyboard \/ start on controller. If you (or anyone else) still have issues with this let me know and i'll look into it :slight_smile: ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1099109,"author_name":"AlezJL","author_uid":"alezjl","epoch":1728479887,"text":"Ahoy, Puddle Pirates crew! \ud83c\udf0a\u2693 Huge congrats on creating such a fun and creative multiplayer game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1099477,"author_name":"Emaigualmc2_art","author_uid":"emaigualmc2-art","epoch":1728484820,"text":"A guaranteed point for making a pirate game, they are always fun! Ahoy! jaja! It really is a great job, super polished art and mechanics, perhaps what doesn't convince me in terms of design is the UI (a simple detail). Great job and lots of fun! xD","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102714,"author_name":"hanarioi","author_uid":"hanarioi","epoch":1728533474,"text":"What a cute little otter. I feel like it would be fun to play with friends, and it would be as messy as Overcooked\u3002","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1103721,"author_name":"sami822","author_uid":"sami822","epoch":1728560471,"text":"Damn, it reminds me one oldschool pirate game, can't remember name tho. It had local multiplayer too, and we spent much time there. Anyway, very good and fun looking game!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1104476,"author_name":"hatik","author_uid":"hatik","epoch":1728579764,"text":"I really liked the graphics and music.","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1106429,"author_name":"Pachino55","author_uid":"pachino55","epoch":1728625464,"text":"This game is so cool!!! 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I can imagine circling my friends, missing every shot laughing till one of us joins Davy jones","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119386,"author_name":"Pimping","author_uid":"pimping","epoch":1729720218,"text":"Great game, nice matching with theme, keep going","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld56\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/julester.itch.io\/puddle-pirates","text":"Itch.io page"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"95431","g_author":"1051409","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"444330","g_title":"Puddle Pirates","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"122","g_commentcount":"26","g_site2_node_id":"398811","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"398811","n_urlkey":"444330","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/puddle-pirates","n_slug":"puddle-pirates","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"51409","n_created":"1727896499","n_modified":"1778776947","n_version":"1263248","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":2,"author":51409,"body":"### Ahoy, mateys!\nDive into the whimsical world of Puddle Pirates, where tiny pirate creatures battle for supremacy on the high seas\u2026 of a backyard fountain! 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