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I didn't get to be Jeremy Wattson, but at least I got an apple and a fish!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146567,"author_name":"HNKXOBKA","author_uid":"hnkxobka","epoch":1744408668,"text":"Loved the puzzles and the cool style\ud83d\udc4d","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146591,"author_name":"Kamuniaft","author_uid":"kamuniaft","epoch":1744409565,"text":"Enjoyed game's narrative and visual design a lot, very expressive! Awesome entry and greab job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1148882,"author_name":"ColeSlaughter","author_uid":"coleslaughter","epoch":1744508290,"text":"[Thanks for submitting your game to stream!](https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/2431006955?t=04h30m20s)\n\nThe puzzle mechanics felt really cool and novel, and the unique LITERAL hand-drawn art style was super cool to discover.  Nice job on this one!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1149775,"author_name":"JamesGames1000","author_uid":"jamesgames1000","epoch":1744558615,"text":"Nice little game took me a little bit to figure out some of the puzzles, but in the end I found Jeremy Wattson!!! Great game :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1151227,"author_name":"X2SHADOW","author_uid":"x2shadow","epoch":1744645712,"text":"Very cool style, the narrative is also top notch. An unusual combination of hand-drawn and realistic pictures. One of the most beautiful games on this jam","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155661,"author_name":"oeueGHa","author_uid":"oeuegha","epoch":1745245708,"text":"Like the art style and puzzles not bad, but i'd like better tutorial and restart button. Gud job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156143,"author_name":"LLlarsO","author_uid":"lllarso","epoch":1745337183,"text":"I really like those visuals. The animation style was very fitting.\n\nSome more challenging puzzles, like the last one would improve the game further.\n\nIt's nice that you put in different characters and that you could interact with them. The transition between levels was a cool effect. The theme is represented in the gameplay by getting stuff from the depths. Good implementation here. The overall style felt a little bit weird, but in a fun way. I liked it. :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156286,"author_name":"Shasaur","author_uid":"shasaur","epoch":1745353640,"text":"Challeging puzzles and very nice and unique art :) Would have loved some music too","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156291,"author_name":"Arsvarg","author_uid":"arsvarg","epoch":1745353978,"text":"Cool art! Nice puzzles! Dialogues intriguingly weird, I like it","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156661,"author_name":"zimny11","author_uid":"zimny11","epoch":1745414953,"text":"Love the mix of art! I actually prefer 2.5D graphic over 3D. I guess the point of the dialogue flew over my head and I'm not sure how to interpret the ending. Anyway, great job with the game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157000,"author_name":"LDJam user 321333","author_uid":"321333","epoch":1745454319,"text":"That was great! Loved how it's weird but all fits together well. It felt very polished, too.\n\nOnly negative for me was the puzzles seemed a bit on the easy side, but since most others here said they were more on the challenging side, it seems you balanced them correctly!\n\nAlso, not about the game, I really appreciate you explaining your process for art, anims, and (especially) dialogue. Kinda makes me want to learn Stride3D (which I hadn't heard of before) and ink next jam, since ink has long been on my \"to try\" list.\n\nOn that note, if you don't mind me asking, was there an engine reason you didn't include audio, or was it just a timing thing?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157281,"author_name":"Franciszek Pyr\u0107","author_uid":"franciszek-pyrc","epoch":1745513470,"text":"@oter I actually recorded a couple of sound effects and made quick ambient, but there was one hour left and I had to chose between having audio that I didn't even like that much or adding fullscreen","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157391,"author_name":"icebell","author_uid":"icebell","epoch":1745523024,"text":"Really cool artstyle, and I had fun doing the puzzles!! Great work!!!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157500,"author_name":"LDJam user 340465","author_uid":"340465","epoch":1745534231,"text":"Love the art style and the humor of the game. I still wonder who Jeremy Wattson is... Would love to see a bigger version of this game as the whole reel mechanic seems pretty cool!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1157752,"author_name":"Arasander","author_uid":"arasander","epoch":1745595549,"text":"I really like the experience. An absurd humor with a weird environment and graphics, I love it !","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld57\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/DockFrankenstein\/LD57","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/dock-frankenstein.itch.io\/where-is-jeremy-wattson","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"96759","g_author":"1121145","g_event":"LD57","g_eventkey":"111","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"448188","g_title":"Where is Jeremy Wattson?","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"341","g_commentcount":"19","g_site2_node_id":"407707","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"407707","n_urlkey":"448188","n_parent":"406845","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/where-is-jeremy-wattson","n_slug":"where-is-jeremy-wattson","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"121145","n_created":"1742921169","n_modified":"1779360966","n_version":"1309917","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD57","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":8,"author":121145,"body":"# Description\nA weird, story-rich puzzle game about Jeremy Wattson, where you pull out objects out of a hole, while trying not to block your path.\n\n![Apples floating in a giant hole. 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