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The graphics are cute too!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119173,"author_name":"Brainloaf Studio","author_uid":"brainloaf-studio","epoch":1729707345,"text":"I really enjoyed trying to figure out how to attract each creature and having each new discovery yield a change to the player character is a fun twist! The reveal of the hidden underground areas was also pretty fun. It'd be nice to have some clarification on the reticle and also WASD support, but minor additions aside I had a good time here! Nice work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119215,"author_name":"Agent__Maxwell","author_uid":"agent-maxwell","epoch":1729709474,"text":"Underground area was great, fun game overall.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119228,"author_name":"p-r","author_uid":"p-r","epoch":1729710328,"text":"Amazing music","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119297,"author_name":"Turquoise Moon","author_uid":"turquoise-moon","epoch":1729715351,"text":"I couldn't figure out how to attract them at all and ended up looking at the source code to find out. I guess I would suggest a hint system so that if someone is stuck they don't just give up. The reticle box was confusing, I thought I must be missing some way to interact with the world. Once I understood what I was doing though it was a very cool game! The way the underground blocks only show themselves when you are close to them is very cool and the creature behavior is interesting.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119327,"author_name":"LeBossMax2","author_uid":"lebossmax2","epoch":1729717609,"text":"I like the concept of the game!  \nI was surprised and intrigued when I found the underground area.\n\nThe control on the flash light is a bit off, it looks like it mouse movement is based on the center of the screen instead of on the player.  \nAlso the game was a bit short\n\nBut overall it's a good entry","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1120058,"author_name":"Jesse Martin","author_uid":"jesse-martin","epoch":1729808434,"text":"Really liked it. 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