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It has the highest DPS (or per round I should say) so I'm incentivized to just keep spamming sting esp with the HP recover buff. Would be interesting to see if other attacks are a little bit stronger to suit different situations.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108306,"author_name":"Alexascher","author_uid":"alexascher","epoch":1728687455,"text":"Very cool art style with lots of diverse enemies. I liked the progression system and the ability to create builds. However, I didn\u2019t enjoy that in the fight where I lost, it didn\u2019t really depend on me\u2014the stun just didn\u2019t work. Some UI decisions were also not very intuitive. After losing, I felt like I wanted to try again, but at the same time, I didn\u2019t feel like starting over. In the end, I\u2019ll remember the game and will return to it\u2014I love this genre and quality pixel art.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108899,"author_name":"zoglu","author_uid":"zoglu","epoch":1728723223,"text":"My mantis is now a killing machine :)\n![Capture d'\u00e9cran 2024-10-12 105221.png](\/\/\/raw\/a13\/1\/z\/68a98.png)\nNice little game with pretty pixel art and animations. The gameplay was simple, yet engaging.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108915,"author_name":"Dabuliaoyidianer","author_uid":"dabuliaoyidianer","epoch":1728723611,"text":"An exciting fight game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1110401,"author_name":"icxon","author_uid":"icxon","epoch":1728775012,"text":"Fun and easy to understand combat system. Cool bugs art too! :bug: \n\nHere is my playtest:\n\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/9PUY4YJeBzE","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1111736,"author_name":"Pimeko","author_uid":"pimeko","epoch":1728845898,"text":"Super cute graphics, nice RPG concept and well executed. Praise the sting!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113423,"author_name":"Trusty","author_uid":"trusty","epoch":1728957209,"text":"Fun system, had fun destroying my prey. Would be cool to see you expand on it more. Thanks for the game.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113424,"author_name":"stuckne1","author_uid":"stuckne1","epoch":1728957293,"text":"Very straight forward to play and it has pretty graphics. Nice audio too!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1114016,"author_name":"MistaGiggles","author_uid":"mistagiggles","epoch":1729007695,"text":"Great game, insect art is spot on and the combat was great too. Just the right level of tactical\/strategical.\nMade it to level 18 on my first attempt, and towards the end was barely surviving on vice hp steal. Great job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1115167,"author_name":"Zliebowitz","author_uid":"zliebowitz","epoch":1729118906,"text":"It was a nice\/quick entry to play through. Probably a little bit too much on the easy side (2 max hp ups and one potion was all I needed to win without feeling too pressured).","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1115489,"author_name":"byshla","author_uid":"byshla","epoch":1729166547,"text":"The game is amazing! I was especially impressed by the idea, and the visuals and atmosphere are top-notch. Keep making games, you're a true master at it!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1115662,"author_name":"Nazariglez","author_uid":"nazariglez","epoch":1729189376,"text":"Great game with adorable graphics and a fun, straightforward combat system! The progression kept me engaged, and experimenting with different builds was really satisfying. Overall, super enjoyable, gj!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1115829,"author_name":"Dissonance Generator","author_uid":"dissonance-generator","epoch":1729205051,"text":"Made it to lvl 14, then to 33! Everything worked great and felt well thought out. This is one of the best pixel art jam games I've played in a while! The only bugs I could see were the ones fighting on screen!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1116022,"author_name":"Jupton","author_uid":"jupton","epoch":1729246676,"text":"Really great graphics, love all the different bugs. Simple yet fun combat system, nice one! ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1116286,"author_name":"huntred","author_uid":"huntred","epoch":1729276621,"text":"This was fun and engaging, i'm a fan. Especially the graphics are really charming","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1116665,"author_name":"LDJam user 243193","author_uid":"243193","epoch":1729335927,"text":"Nice short turn based RPG. It has some attack cards to choose from and limited items but it's not hard to win the game.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1117035,"author_name":"thormoth","author_uid":"thormoth","epoch":1729386871,"text":"@bloodbane @zliebowitz thanks for commenting! if you found the first 7 enemies too easy, i'd recommend continuing on to the infinite mode. The difficulty gradually increases after the lizard enemy so it gets quite difficult. Our top score is level 50 at the moment!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1117865,"author_name":"Flightless","author_uid":"flightless","epoch":1729516688,"text":"Victory! Games like this where you can stack power-ups are so satisfying! Nice graphics!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119683,"author_name":"Jcourt","author_uid":"jcourt","epoch":1729762279,"text":"This was fun!\n\nIt felt very polished, and I liked the variety of upgrades. The art works really well too.\n\nI found the first 7 prey pretty easy, especially since you get the healing, but the endless mode was fun.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld56\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/kudell95.itch.io\/mantis-melee","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"95462","g_author":"1102944","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"444366","g_title":"Mantis Melee","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"252","g_commentcount":"21","g_site2_node_id":"398961","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"398961","n_urlkey":"444366","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/mantas-melee","n_slug":"mantas-melee","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"102944","n_created":"1727931312","n_modified":"1778776947","n_version":"1277709","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":102944,"body":"Your goal is to defeat the Enemy creatures.\n![SS01.png](\/\/\/raw\/022\/91\/z\/661a2.png)\n\nAt the beginning of your turn you can choose to Attack or use an Item.\nYou can use an Item before you Attack.\nYour Turn will End after you Attack. 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