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Sometimes I didn\u2019t make it to the goal in time, and that felt a bit frustrating, but overall the experience was lovely. A little more life or interaction could make it even better. Keep up the great work!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1148450,"author_name":"JeanDevsito","author_uid":"jeandevsito","epoch":1744489995,"text":"Cool game! After my first death I keep dying no matter what and can't get away from the anchor without restarting :(","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1148455,"author_name":"duckmaniac","author_uid":"duckmaniac","epoch":1744490078,"text":"Love the idea, cute graphics! For some reason my saves don't work, and also for a very long time I couldn't understand that gray areas are safe zones, and I didn't understand why I was losing all the time. Thank you!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1158274,"author_name":"gustavo.christino","author_uid":"gustavo-christino","epoch":1745684914,"text":":flag_br:\n\nO jogo foi surpreendentemente desafiador e interessante, digo isso porque a abertura do personagem voando de um ponto at\u00e9 o local inicial deu uma impress\u00e3o de humor que logo foi substitu\u00edda (n\u00e3o totalmente, porque continuei rindo em muitos momentos) por um desafio.\n\nNo geral o jogo \u00e9 engajante e apresenta uma curva interessante de aprendizado.\n\nEu me diverti tentando encontrar todas as partes (mas tive que sair para trabalhar e parei depois de pegar tr\u00eas ou quatro partes).\n\nApesar de n\u00e3o ser uma grande revolu\u00e7\u00e3o, achei muito interessante a din\u00e2mica de se manter \"\u00e0 sombra de certos elementos\" para n\u00e3o perecer. Tudo isso enquanto desbravava o mapa.\n\nO uso do tema foi suficiente, ao meu ver.\n\nOs gr\u00e1ficos est\u00e3o bonitos, principalmente considerando o tempo de evento.\n\nA ambienta\u00e7\u00e3o, para mim, diz respeito, neste caso, \u00e0 dimens\u00e3o de sobreviv\u00eancia e susto. Creio que para uma vers\u00e3o polida essa parte possa receber alguma aten\u00e7\u00e3o extra se for o objetivo imergir o jogador em algum tipo de experi\u00eancia psicol\u00f3gica\/subjetiva.\n\nFiquei pensando em outras mec\u00e2nicas poss\u00edveis, como por exemplo adicionar mec\u00e2nica de furtividade.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":1158275,"author_name":"gustavo.christino","author_uid":"gustavo-christino","epoch":1745684946,"text":":flag_us:\n\nThe game was surprisingly challenging and interesting. I say this because the opening scene of the character flying from one point to the starting location gave a humorous impression, which was soon replaced (not entirely, since I kept laughing at many moments) by a real challenge.\n\nOverall, the game is engaging and presents an interesting learning curve.\n\nI had a lot of fun trying to find all the parts (but I had to leave for work and stopped after collecting three or four parts).\n\nAlthough it\u2019s not a major revolution, I found the dynamic of staying \"in the shadow of certain elements\" to survive very interesting. All of this while exploring the map.\n\nIn my opinion, the use of the theme was sufficient.\n\nThe graphics look nice, especially considering the event's timeframe.\n\nThe atmosphere, to me, relates in this case to the dimension of survival and scares. 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