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I've only seen one other report about it and I can't reproduce it myself. :(","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1138692,"author_name":"MrManGuy","author_uid":"mrmanguy","epoch":1744210840,"text":"The movement felt really good, and the game felt intuitive. Great entry!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1138705,"author_name":"ToKto","author_uid":"tokto","epoch":1744210924,"text":"It's a great game, an interesting idea, dynamic and very interesting to replay.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1138709,"author_name":"Quail Weaver","author_uid":"quail-weaver","epoch":1744210965,"text":"nice! I thought I was supposed to get the red things at first, but I figured it out afterwards lol. But yeah fun game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1138793,"author_name":"She Wrote","author_uid":"she-wrote","epoch":1744211952,"text":"Even though there are a lot of games about falling in the competition, I haven't found another with such refreshing realism and magnitude of depth. It adds a unique feel to the catharsis of falling. Well done!\n\n![Screenshot_1.png](\/\/\/raw\/ea5\/93\/z\/6bbb7.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1144977,"author_name":"Trevor Lentz","author_uid":"trevor-lentz","epoch":1744349534,"text":"I enjoyed the choice of music and fluidity of the game itself. It was very easy to pick up and just enjoy, which is always a battle for a jam. The UI gave perfect information about what was happening and the red\/green highlights were a great way to visually tell me what to do. ","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1146163,"author_name":"AmunOnra","author_uid":"amunonra","epoch":1744398631,"text":"Nice take on the theme. The music hooked me instantly and added a lot to the feeling of gaining speed very fast. Expected to turn out badly for the character in the end but your ending felt great though :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1150990,"author_name":"Eugenik","author_uid":"eugenik","epoch":1744629579,"text":"I'm loving the graphics, such smooth animations!.\n","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154131,"author_name":"Le KnallFrosch","author_uid":"le-knallfrosch","epoch":1744972914,"text":"Nice Soundtrack :D","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1154212,"author_name":"LDJam user 202408","author_uid":"202408","epoch":1744980633,"text":"I never managed to make it past the molten lava but I can see this as a mobile game. Nice work","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1156469,"author_name":"Matt Giuca","author_uid":"matt-giuca","epoch":1745379468,"text":"Thanks @0x-void-x0 ! The lava section starts to hurt you over time so the only way through is to go faster. Ideally you start that section at a high speed, and quickly pick up 1 or 2 green stars soon after, and then you'll get through with no trouble. 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