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Didn't like how enemies shoot from off-screen though.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1123395,"author_name":"LightningST","author_uid":"lightningst","epoch":1744013805,"text":"Not sure what to do once I got to the boss?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1135865,"author_name":"BUDSTER16","author_uid":"budster16","epoch":1744164368,"text":"I finally went through and fixed up the bugs (without adding anything new) and I hope the game feels a lot better now!\n\nThank you so much @lightningst @yossarian @sqqqwer for playing despite the plethora of issues, I appreciate the feedback a ton!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1143518,"author_name":"LDJam user 280624","author_uid":"280624","epoch":1744307898,"text":"Unexpectedly detailed and deep story. And I also loved the knife-throwing mechanic. Great game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146061,"author_name":"plexium.nerd","author_uid":"plexium-nerd","epoch":1744395437,"text":"Took me a minute to figure out I could aim the swords in different directions. Good job on the story! And comic book like art style!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1150704,"author_name":"Eugenik","author_uid":"eugenik","epoch":1744611571,"text":"Works great, smart version of the theme !.\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1152643,"author_name":"kiv","author_uid":"kiv","epoch":1744783995,"text":"Good approach to the theme and overall I like the entry!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154490,"author_name":"Adam Gallina","author_uid":"adam-gallina","epoch":1745025724,"text":"Whoa, awesome way to use the theme! I really liked the story, you can definitely see Brennan spiraling into the depths of despair but still trying to do the right thing, really well written! The gameplay itself felt a bit empty, you could just kind of fly past the enemies and go straight to the boss, but the story really made me want to keep playing. One other issue I had (not sure if I missed a tutorial somewhere or not) was that I didn't realize you actually got to decide between capturing the villain or letting them free, which was a really cool thing to add once I noticed it. Great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155547,"author_name":"woona","author_uid":"woona","epoch":1745218342,"text":"I appreciate the amount of content there is in the game, especially when it comes to story. I wish there was more variety in combat mechanics and level design. But the story is great, I like all the different villains, just the ending where Brennan is left by his family felt a bit incomplete like you could have gone even further. \ud83d\ude01","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155866,"author_name":"ChuChuGeralt","author_uid":"chuchugeralt","epoch":1745270290,"text":"I like the \"twist\" with the theme!\n\nI struggled a little bit with the projectiles of the enemy, since they didnt spawn straight from the gun and therefore could shoot directly \"down\" - and hit our hero even tough we weren\u00b4t in sight. \n\nOther than that, a rich story and a lot of levels!\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1155974,"author_name":"BUDSTER16","author_uid":"budster16","epoch":1745291137,"text":"@woona I definitely wish I had time for a more solid ending sequence! it was on the drawing board but I ran out of time! I appreciate the feedback a ton and I'm a little shocked that someone wants that ending to go... further!?","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156050,"author_name":"kack3y","author_uid":"kack3y","epoch":1745320897,"text":"Story plus gameplay in the same entry in game jam is not so common.\n\nThis game need improvements on the aesthetic part and a more innovative gameplay, but I had a good time playing it.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld57\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/BUDSTER16\/Unmasked","text":"Source Code"},{"url":"https:\/\/budster16.itch.io\/unmasked","text":"Itch (Web Build)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"96948","g_author":"1397347","g_event":"LD57","g_eventkey":"111","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"448433","g_title":"Unmasked","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"226","g_commentcount":"13","g_site2_node_id":"408622","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"408622","n_urlkey":"448433","n_parent":"406845","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/unmasked","n_slug":"unmasked","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"397347","n_created":"1743464578","n_modified":"1778906525","n_version":"1307547","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD57","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":397347,"body":"![Cover1.png](\/\/\/raw\/320\/16\/z\/6a2f3.png)\n\nI decided to take a metaphorical approach to \"Depths\" with the common figure of speech, \"Depths of despair\"\n\nUnmasked is a game about either sacrificing yourself for your city or vice versa, The villains are based on common causes\/triggers of depression, such as: Love life, income, self-worth, etc.\n\nControls: (for those who skip through dialogue)\nW A S D to move\nE to interact (with villains, portals, and building entrances)\nClick to shoot swords (when in hero mode)\n\n\nBIG FIXES HAVE HIT UNMASKED! 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