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The game turned out to be much more difficult than it seemed at first glance, and that's good) Lots of interesting mechanics and different solutions to problems.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098235,"author_name":"Nikolas van Rus","author_uid":"nikolas-van-rus","epoch":1728468665,"text":"Cool idea, really enjoyed the game. Separately, I would like to note the high-quality level design. Good job!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098238,"author_name":"Blazerker","author_uid":"blazerker","epoch":1728468679,"text":"It's a really awesome game! It's easy to understand and mesmerising watching the ants form trails... well done!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098240,"author_name":"komarebi","author_uid":"komarebi","epoch":1728468697,"text":"Exemplary work for a gamejam. Really interesting and original game with the prospect of expansion and modification.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1098503,"author_name":"ZioBob","author_uid":"ziobob","epoch":1728472035,"text":"This was very challenging and fun!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1101235,"author_name":"bacalear","author_uid":"bacalear","epoch":1728506420,"text":"I like this idea","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1102886,"author_name":"crid626","author_uid":"crid626","epoch":1728539018,"text":"I caught on very quickly, and was able to pass many levels. The tools were fun and have lots of potential.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1103512,"author_name":"Squidcor","author_uid":"squidcor","epoch":1728555009,"text":"Great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1103591,"author_name":"Phyrocast","author_uid":"phyrocast","epoch":1728557626,"text":"Nice work! Hard to master, and impressive mechanics!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1104537,"author_name":"Pimping","author_uid":"pimping","epoch":1728580976,"text":"Wow, nice work, interesting mechanics and good graphics","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1105203,"author_name":"outstar","author_uid":"outstar","epoch":1728591196,"text":"This was really interesting and engaging, I felt so smart when I locked the spider from moving around with plants for the first time! Requires a lot of crowd control and RTS skills to beat I fear, I got stuck on butterfly level. Great job, my only issue was the music being slightly too repetitive, but I enjoyed the tune nonetheless :) ","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":1110795,"author_name":"Dabuliaoyidianer","author_uid":"dabuliaoyidianer","epoch":1728800884,"text":"nice work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1113599,"author_name":"Exa","author_uid":"exa","epoch":1728976066,"text":"Nice game,very interesting plot!!!!Nice job!!!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1115948,"author_name":"byshla","author_uid":"byshla","epoch":1729235096,"text":"Ants, ants, a lot of ludum games have ants) It\u2019s a great idea and I think that is a nice game, try to put more attention on level design. But overall, it\u2019s nice!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1117609,"author_name":"triggthediscovery","author_uid":"triggthediscovery","epoch":1729461922,"text":"Really cool concept, great execution! Such a novel system for managing groups, and I'm surprised at how well it works as a mechanic. Despite being fairly chaotic, I felt like I could manage it if I used the items well. And it's a lot of game for a jam game, decent list of different items and levels. 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