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We had this + the link to the Itch page up before it was published on Itch.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1097975,"author_name":"Zyppi","author_uid":"zyppi","epoch":1728465562,"text":"Really good game. The intro sequence was great and I actually enjoyed the minigame too. xD As for the main part other that it being a bit buggy it was fun to play. One thing I would change is the lighting. I think it would make the levels pop a bit more.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098179,"author_name":"ping78","author_uid":"ping78","epoch":1728467752,"text":"Really enjoyed the game! The graphics were great. You did a good job on this one! I also loved the music player and the minigame - they added a nice touch of personality to the whole experience. Well done.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098331,"author_name":"Nurakim","author_uid":"nurakim","epoch":1728469888,"text":"I like these pixel 3d models\ud83d\udc4d","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102703,"author_name":"Foursay","author_uid":"foursay","epoch":1728533231,"text":"The moment I opened the first fridge with nothing but a tiny broom in hand I was literally screaming! I've never felt so uncomfortable yet satisfied seeing massive roaches burst out in a video game. Also, kudos on the minigame and music player \u2013 really well-tuned and polished! The attention to detail was spot on. Great job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102747,"author_name":"Tenai","author_uid":"tenai","epoch":1728534763,"text":"Kicking shit was pretty fun. Would have liked an additional inventory slot to hold both the broom and the fumigator as I ended up just using the broom most of the time.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108399,"author_name":"LDJam user 399564","author_uid":"399564","epoch":1728691931,"text":"the idea is so good and it'll be better if you make more levels, good job!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108413,"author_name":"Alexascher","author_uid":"alexascher","epoch":1728692639,"text":"Extremely impressive for a jam game! You even managed to create a platformer within a larger game! The graphics are great, the music fits the environment, and chasing cockroaches was fun. I killed the giant cockroach and didn\u2019t understand why I got fired!","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108579,"author_name":"Jacobloon","author_uid":"jacobloon","epoch":1728702768,"text":"-Enter jobsite  \n\n-Giant cockroach sprays shit everywhere and immediately jumps through the ceiling  \n10\/10, wonderful game","format":"md","likes":4,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108663,"author_name":"ellearx","author_uid":"ellearx","epoch":1728708216,"text":"Loved the concept and the little details are great and add value to the experience! Sick beats you can make on McMusic. Sadly when I went to \"Exterminate\" the game completely froze and I couldn\u00b4t keep playing :( Would love to, though!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108693,"author_name":"LDJam user 0","author_uid":"0","epoch":1728709988,"text":"Really enjoyed the graphics and atmosphere. Wish there was a bit more to gameplay.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1108790,"author_name":"Coldays","author_uid":"coldays","epoch":1728716941,"text":"@ellearx we're sorry to hear that. Unfortunately webGL shader compiling is really slow and we did not have time to put a loading screen over it. The native windows or mac binaries should compile it faster","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109681,"author_name":"daupoh","author_uid":"daupoh","epoch":1728750638,"text":"I like idea and hub which is a desktop. Funny texts and platformer minigame, little creepy boss fight (I think arachnophobes really are screaming when they opened that door xD)\nNice mechanic with sneeky roaches, but I didn't get one thing - can I kill them with my foot-strike or not?","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1109820,"author_name":"Coldays","author_uid":"coldays","epoch":1728755953,"text":"@daupoh thank you! We're happy you enjoyed the game! It is not possible to kill the roaches by kicking them, but we definitely should add that in a post-jam version","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1111483,"author_name":"OGma_badparenting101","author_uid":"ogma-badparenting101","epoch":1728836170,"text":"This was a really good idea - I love the music - thanks for making this game and helping to spread positivity.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1112450,"author_name":"Lofipop","author_uid":"lofipop","epoch":1728899437,"text":"I'm really impressed by the UI, how you did multiple missions, and the fact there's a mini-game inside your game jam project. Otherwise the game is both fun and unsettling (in a good way), really well done project. I just wish there was a HUD to show how much you're scoring during the mission. Really impressive overall !","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1118354,"author_name":"LunAHHH","author_uid":"lunahhh","epoch":1729586622,"text":"Absolutely adored everything about this game, the humour, the ambience, the interface, the models, the game play and secrets. This has it all!!! You should be proud of what you achieved! My only critiques are the same as others; laggy on web sometimes and i WISH i could nail them suckers with my foot.\n\nOh and really enjoyed this window in particular, the clock ticking and rainfall ambience and backrooms aesthetics gave me cozy vibes. ![Screenshot 2024-10-22 at 9.36.17\u202fPM.png](\/\/\/raw\/518\/26\/z\/6906c.png)\n\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1119684,"author_name":"Iaroslavik","author_uid":"iaroslavik","epoch":1729763056,"text":"Amazing project, good job ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1120549,"author_name":"Mirka-chan","author_uid":"mirka-chan","epoch":1729878304,"text":"It was fun to crush the bugs)) \n\nBut after passing the first level, I didn't understand what to do a little bit!\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld56\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/djanque.itch.io\/pest-patrol","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/djanque.itch.io\/pest-patrol","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/djanque.itch.io\/pest-patrol","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"95872","g_author":"1049374","g_event":"LD56","g_eventkey":"115","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"444957","g_title":"Pest Patrol","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"235","g_commentcount":"22","g_site2_node_id":"401152","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"401152","n_urlkey":"444957","n_parent":"395186","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/pest-patrol","n_slug":"pest-patrol","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"49374","n_created":"1728078790","n_modified":"1776936981","n_version":"1270698","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD56","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":6,"author":49374,"body":"![pest-patrol-banner-short.png](\/\/\/raw\/ed0\/c\/z\/67dec.png)\n\n\n![ezgif-4-4a71a1ee12.gif](\/\/\/raw\/ed0\/c\/z\/67e23.gif)\n\n\n## Congratulations! 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