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Timestamp	Since previous	Game	Tijn's comment
Dec 14 09:38:00		CodeTyper 0506	Awesome job on submitting your first LD entry! It looks pretty decent as well and it runs without trouble. <br/> <br/>Having more buttons than just the two you're controlling is a clever take on the subject. Alas the gameplay isn't that engaging to really keep it up for very long. But for people who are into beating highscores, this might scratch that itch for them :) <br/> <br/>There could have been a little more audio and the audio that is there could be a little louder. Maybe you can focus on that subject the next time!
Dec 14 09:44:00	6m 00s	Isle of Plenty	The tutorial is pretty good and the game itself works well enough. It's just that, like others have pointed out as well, there seems to be no way to build farms. Which makes it a bit hard to really play the game as intended :P <br/> <br/>I like the song by the way! Good job!
Dec 14 09:50:00	6m 00s	Immune	For me the web link worked fine! <br/> <br/>It's a cool game :) It runs pretty well. The controls are a bit hard on a laptop though, making the game quite challenging. <br/> <br/>I noticed the music doesn't loop, maybe that's something to look into? Because there are also no sound effects, the game effectively goes quiet after a while, which is a shame. <br/> <br/>The graphics are simple, but effective and the colors are nice and bright. <br/> <br/>All in all a pretty good entry!
Dec 14 12:26:00	2h 36m	Kubka	Nice game! It runs really well. Haven't tried it on mobile yet, but it's nice to see you're considering people playing on their phones. <br/> <br/>Unfortunately I'm horribly bad at such games, so by the time I got to level 5, it was already quite difficult for me, haha. The style is very nice looking. Some music during the game would have been a nice addition, but all in all a very competent entry. Well done!
Dec 14 12:29:00	3m 00s	THOSE GOD DAMN SHEEP!!!	Very smooth! I like how accurate the shooting works, it really feels right. <br/> <br/>Some music would have been nice, but the sound effects are perfect! <br/> <br/>Well done!
Dec 14 13:12:00	43m 00s	S.E.N.T.I.N.E.L.	I can't believe how pretty this game looks. And to think it has been made with LÖVE in 2D, amazing! <br/> <br/>I also really dig the terminal next to the game. I love those messages running along, and it's a great way to tell the story without getting in the way too much. <br/> <br/>I played the updated version and ran into very little trouble. It works quite well! The audio is also nice. The simple musical drone is fine for the atmosphere of this game and the sound effects are quite good. I just wish there were some cool metallic robot sounds to really finish it off, haha. <br/> <br/>The plot twist in the end is also a very nice touch and works to give the game a feeling of closure. <br/> <br/>Very well done, especially in the ridiculously small timeframe of just 48 hours. I wouldn't mind playing a longer version of this game!
Dec 14 13:25:00	13m 00s	Manual Inflation	Another game with interesting production qualities, like we're used of you, ReactorScram :P <br/> <br/>I played the .love version and didn't have any technical difficulties. It took me a little while to figure out how the game should be played, but once I got the hang of it, I managed to get a score of 6683 points. Not bad I think, right? <br/> <br/>I had a good laugh at some of the images on the TV and the general concept of pumping to inspiring pictures is pretty funny in itself. Good job!
Dec 14 18:51:00	5h 26m	Rapunzel	This is a cool game! I love the artwork, it's straight from a children's book of fairy tales. The rappel / grow mechanic also works pretty well once you get the hang of it. Haha, get it? Hang! <br/> <br/>Some way to play again once you've gone Game Over would have been a nice addition, because I found myself wanting to play again for a while :) <br/> <br/>Is it possible to reach the bottom by the way?
Dec 14 19:03:00	12m 00s	Rotundum	A very nice game. It took a little while to get the hang of it, but mastery is a great feeling, so that's ok :) Good music and smooth graphics makes the whole experience very pleasant. <br/> <br/>I got a highscore of 180 seconds, not too shabby I think?
Dec 14 19:18:00	15m 00s	Are you grown?	Quite interesting artsy interactive thing. I like these sort of things, even though the "fun" is maybe a bit lacking. <br/> <br/>The clay heads look very good. Cool idea!
Dec 14 19:41:00	23m 00s	Ludum Party!	Wow! So many games AND multiplayer AND AIs! This is very impressive, because it all works rather well and is quite fun on top. Well done!
Dec 14 20:30:00	49m 00s	Sheep Escape	I tried to run the Mac version, but it crashes immediately after it starts :'(
Dec 14 20:57:00	27m 00s	A Mold's Life	I barely understand what I'm doing or what's going on, but I just sat here, staring at it grow, for like 20 minutes :D <br/> <br/>It looks very pretty. I wish I knew how I could solve the apple puzzle with the "enemy mold" though.
Dec 14 21:11:00	14m 00s	Worm wiggly hoop-loop!	It's a simple game of course, but it's still a pretty cool test of eye/hand coordination. <br/> <br/>Sadly, I have very poor eye/hand coordination :(
Dec 14 22:08:00	57m 00s	Asteroid League	A nice interpretation of the theme, having two thrusters you can use to both steer and move forward. Even though it is very hard to actually hit the ball, I like the controls a lot. I think the ball should simply be bigger :P <br/> <br/>Good effort on a cool local multiplayer game. It's always fun to mash the keyboard with a lot of people :P <br/> <br/>Especially impressive that this is your first entry, judging by how good it looks and works!
Dec 14 23:47:00	1h 39m	this is the game	This game is like Alice in Wonderland, going down the rabbit hole to see how deep it goes. Haha, great stuff. I had no idea what this is about, but I don't think you know more than me :P <br/> <br/>It looks and sounds great by the way. All in all, very enjoyable!
Dec 15 19:54:00	20h 07m	Pigeon	Awesome game, euske! I waited with writing a review until I finally reached the moon, which took a good number of tries. Once I used your tip of using the tree as a cover, I did better though. <br/> <br/>I'm a bit sad there is no music, but the ambient outside noise is very nice as well!
Dec 15 20:44:00	50m 00s	33 grams	I got 18.6 grams on my first run. Then I tried a second time and thought I did much better, turns out I only had collected 13 grams! Haha. <br/> <br/>The atmosphere in this game is quite amazing. Very zen-like. Good job on the audio, both the music and the sounds are great! But the visuals are great too and on top it all runs very smooth. <br/> <br/>All in all a fantastic entry!
Dec 15 23:15:00	2h 31m	SpaceHex	This is a truly superb game you've got here, Sheepolution. It's very challenging, I haven't been able to get to the end yet, but I've tried several times and enjoyed the game very much. The animations are very nice to create the feeling of a real, living spaceship. The audio is very spacy, it's a great experience all round. But where the game really shines is the actual gameplay. It's just a very compelling little strategy game, which is truly fun to play. Congrats!
Dec 15 23:23:00	8m 00s	Learning to Dance	This was such a moving experience. I feel it was very personal for you, even if the story wasn't exactly as it happened in real life. I kept on thinking about it for a while after I finished it, it's just so nice. And to think I actually hate dancing, hahaha. <br/> <br/>It looks great, but where the game really shines is the combination of the music and the writing. Quality stuff man, congrats! <br/> <br/>That waltz is still stuck in my head.
Dec 16 10:44:00	11h 21m	Harvest	A great game as always, rxi. I love the art and music, even though I know you're not happy with the bird and rat yourself. I think it all looks pretty great though, espcially because of the animations. The day/night cycle is also very cool. <br/> <br/>I like the song and I think it fits the game quite well. I feel variations on it for the intro / end screens would be a nice addition to make the player more willing to have another go, but I understand there's little time for such things in the short 48 hours of the compo. If you do want to continue working on it, maybe some kind of audio signal (variation in the song? sfx? I dont know) for when enemies are approaching / eating your crops would also be a nice touch. <br/> <br/>The game itself is fairly difficult, but I like that it's something different for a change. The game is quite a challenging balancing act, having to try to keep so many variables in check. How are my crops doing? Where is my gun? Am I thirsty? It's a little too much to handle, which is perfect. Having less to do would make for quite a boring experience, but having too much to do would feel impossible. I think it's balanced quite well! <br/> <br/>Practising with the touchpad yesterday helped I think, because playing with a mouse today resulted in surviving for 7 days on my first try (I couldn't manage more than 4 on my laptop). <br/> <br/>I agree with some of the comments about the controls, they could be improved. But the most problems I had myself was with the direction in which I throw my gun or hoe when I want to put it away. It always ended up in the middle of the field for me, instead of on the side, haha. <br/> <br/>All in all a solid entry! One of the most fun games I played this LD :)
Dec 16 16:24:00	5h 40m	Udder Failure	This little game is surprisingly fun to play. Well done, I had tons of fun :)
Dec 18 21:13:00	52h 49m	Neo Oxygene	I think the pointers in your description really help to understand what's going on, because it can be a bit abstract at first. Once you figure out how it all works it's a pretty cool game though. Some kind of warning before doing something that will make you run out of brown resources would be nice though, because I kept getting stuck that way, haha. <br/> <br/>After several runs my highscore was 1847. Please tell me that doesn't completely suck. <br/> <br/>Also... why no rating on audio? The tune is pretty awesome! Some sound effects would have finished it off though. <br/> <br/>Graphics are awesome, I like the palette :) <br/> <br/>All in all a pretty cool game!
Dec 19 00:45:00	3h 32m	DangerGrid	Could I navigate the DANGERGRID with just two buttons?! Well, no actually. <br/> <br/>But an amazing game anyway! The feel of it all is really great. The look is really cool, but the music's not bad either. And come on... boosting through a canyon and blowing up tanks, all the stuff an 80s kid like me could wish for.
Dec 19 20:55:00	20h 10m	Full Metal Democracy	Awesome game! Not just looks & sounds great, but also is genuinely fun to play. Great job :)
Dec 19 21:40:00	45m 00s	Yarnful Days	I love the look and sound of this game. I made a huge ball, but then couldn't find anything further to do. Did I miss something? The message said it was enough. I feel like I'm missing something here. <br/> <br/>Thanks for your comment on my game by the way! I plan on making a version that's a bit stronger in the gameplay department, a lot of the ideas you're proposing are going to be in that :)
Dec 19 22:35:00	55m 00s	Totally Not Buggy Elevator	The look of this game is really nice. It's a bit hard to play because of the physics bugs, but if you could solve this in an update, this could be a pretty awesome game!
Dec 23 23:15:00	96h 40m	Ministry of Growth and Information	Awesome game, guys! It's clear you had lots of fun making this. I also love these kinds of quirky, innovative non-standard games. For me, this is what LD is all about! <br/> <br/>I agree with some of the other comments that it would be nice if the channels weren't randomly chosen, but in a certain order instead. But it's a minor detail, really. It's also not immediately apparent for each channel what you are looking for, but searching for it is what makes the game fun to play. I like that the game is quite forgiving when you guess incorrectly, which gives you the opportunity to just try and see what happens, thus exploring the various hilarious content. There's little replay value once you've heard everything, but most LD entries don't even have the amount of content you guys have, so that's alright really. <br/> <br/>All in all a very nice game. Good job!
Dec 27 22:29:00	95h 14m	Growing Ties	A very nice entry! I was genuinely laughing :D
Dec 30 17:29:00	67h 00m	Crazy John's Mushroom Hunt	Wow, that dude can get quite big, hahaha. I especially loved the sound effects, very fun :) <br/> <br/>Diagonal slopes are always a bit tricky with platformers. I'd recommend not using them unless you can get them really right. Also the controls felt a bit weird at first because of the jump on key up, instead of key down. But after a while I got used to it and it worked out alright :) <br/> <br/>I like how the levels are quite challenging, but when you die, you're always fairly quickly back to the place where you died, which helps in keeping you motivated to clear the level.