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Timestamp	Since previous	Game		Rolly's comment
Apr 4 09:40:33		Distant Colony	♥ 1	Hi! I think the web version is broken. I tested the Windows version and could notice that in this one, enemies actually move around and attack your base, which is not the case in web. My main feedback would be that the start is a bit too slow. You place 5 mines, 3 towers and 8 walls, then you wait 5 minutes for something to happen. It got a bit more engaging after day 10, but when I lost, I didn't want to start a new game because of the time it takes. I really loved the style of your UI, so clean and clear. Good job on that! I think that some sound effects would have helped with the mood (thinking about some 8bit noises when bullets are fired and enemies are killed). The music works well with the concept though! Nice entry!
Apr 4 12:28:46	2h 48m	Shot Clock	♥ 1	It's a really good game! I'm actually impressed that you found game mechanics that require skill and offer opportunities to improve the strategy. I really had fun trying to optimize my approach. My high score is 66, not sure that it's very good though :p The intro screen visual is dope, and the pixel art is very good overall! The sound effects work well, too bad that there is no entertaining music to go with it. I think it would definitely help the mood! Very good entry!
Apr 4 12:33:46	5m 00s	Planet Saver	♥ 2	I liked the visuals and the way the earth moves is really satisfying. The gameplay could be more entertaining, it is currently a bit too repetitive. I got to 104, your high score is really too high :p Nice take on the theme!
Apr 4 14:08:01	1h 34m	Lava is Deadly	♥ 2	This is brilliant, loved every second of it (which are much more than I would actually like to admit :D). I really enjoyed the "tutorial" levels to explain the mechanics, for instance the difference between the ice and the banana peels. The music and sound effects are nice! Awesome take on the theme, I must admit that I'm a bit jealous that I didn't have this idea. Great entry!
Apr 4 14:31:40	23m 39s	Lag Tha Magma	♥ 0	Very cool concept! It got very laggy on my computer, and that broke the experience a bit, but I had fun trying to figure out the optimal way to stock lava underground in the first minutes! I'm a bit sad of these perf issues, I would really like to see how long I could survive! The visuals are very good, especially the tower on the right and the player's character! Good job on that. Too bad that there is no nice music, that would greatly improve the mood. Good entry!
Apr 4 14:35:47	4m 07s	Parachute	♥ 2	Nice relaxing game. I was terrible at finding the words, but I really enjoyed the visuals, seeing the changes in animations when finding a word or typing a wrong one. The minimalistic visual style and sounds are very nice. It's uncommon for a game jam to have such a good polish, and it definitely helps to give a great experience. Nice entry!
Apr 4 14:57:33	21m 46s	Why Did I Wait	♥ 1	Nice! I would advise that you write the controls in this page. I quickly read the controls in game, but it's not always clear before you actually start playing the game, so it would have been nice to have another way to see them again without having to exit and restart the game. It would also be nice to show the controls for the keyboard ;) This game is really gorgeous! the visuals and music work so well together, I loved the mood that you create with this. There are also quite a few game mechanics that are really interesting. I'm not sure I understood your usage of the theme. What was inevitable? Very cool entry, nice job!
Apr 4 15:59:41	1h 02m	Gaia	♥ 1	That's awesome. As you said, not really challenging as a game, but the story/visual/audio experience that you offer is great! I'm always impressed by the level of polish of your games, and quality of your arts. I could have played it 30 more minutes without feeling bored; the balance between relaxing, entertainment and humor is perfect. Great entry!
Apr 4 19:54:43	3h 55m	PsyDog	♥ 2	Hey, I just checked out your entry, I can move around with the dog and bark but nothing else happens. Is there more to see? At least the dog is cute :)
Apr 4 20:04:31	9m 48s	Stir Cry	♥ 2	It's a really nice concept, you improved what could have been a very basic shooter thanks to that clever game mechanic. The visuals and audio are also very good! I would say that it misses some kind of score/high score to actually measure the progress and keep it intersting. Nice entry!
Apr 4 20:51:08	46m 37s	Until the end	♥ 2	It's simple but it's well implemented, good job! At first I didn't understand that the crystals had to be shot, it looked like bonuses to collect. I think that adding some music would really help with the mood, I always think it's worth taking one hour to create a 10 seconds looping music :) Nice entry!
Apr 5 16:40:16	19h 49m	Serious Royal Business	♥ 1	Very nice concept, and I love your interpretation of the theme :) It feels a bit too random to actually try to figure out a proper strategy to survive longer, but I guess that's the idea :D The music is cool! Nice entry!
Apr 5 20:29:55	3h 49m	Tree loves Sun	♥ 1	I loved the visual style of your game. The idea is simple but it works very well. The music is so relaxing, it really helps the mood! Good job!
Apr 6 16:36:50	20h 06m	The Death of Time	♥ 1	It took me a while to figure out what to do, but I finally got to a high score of 403 after a few attemps (I think I was just lucky to find the good spot :D ) It would need some more polish, but I guess that's always the problem in a game jame. I really liked your pistol mechanic, you could really build something great on this. It is too slow and it makes the movement a bit useless in my opinion, but once again it's the kind of tweaking that needs to happen after testing and polishing! The music and sound effects were nice :) Good job!
Apr 6 16:48:17	11m 27s	One Fuse	♥ 1	Nice concept! Too bad that there will not be many people playing at the same time, I would be curious to see how it goes! I actually launched it in multiple browsers to see if it works, and it does :p The visuals are very nice, that bomb is so cute! Would have been awesome to have some sound effects! Cool entry!
Apr 6 17:47:46	59m 29s	The Hunger	♥ 1	12 days! This is awesome man, such clever game mechanics. I loved the fact that everything is smartly connected, like you actually choose when an opponent dies, but if it is too early, you don't collect enough blood, but at the same time if you wait an additional turn they will deal damage, that you cannot take too much because you sacrificed a bit of your blood to not take the risk of her blood reserve being too low. The cards give really satisfying feedback, with the animations and sounds. Some other visuals could be improved a little bit, but it's very good overall! The music fits the game perfectly. I had a really good experience playing your game, good job! Edit: I'd love to see an improved version of it, please let me know if you work on this someday!
Apr 6 18:04:50	17m 04s	X-1 - A Game About a Robot Shutting Down	♥ 2	Awesome concept! This is like the perfect combination between a platformer and usage of the theme! Everything is so good and feels so consistent; the music, the visuals, the sound effects! This feels very polished! It took me a while to notice that there was actually a marker that indicates to position of the closest battery (was it explained? Maybe I missed something :p ) Great work!
Apr 6 18:19:57	15m 07s	Block or Bust	♥ 2	This was so fun; when you review games for the LD, some of them make you smile, while this one actually made me laugh out loud, so good job on this! Very polished game, including the visuals, animations, sound effects and music. The universe that you created is crazy but still feels perfectly consistent. Nice job as always :)
Apr 6 18:40:58	21m 01s	Everlast	♥ 2	Ok you got me x) I was like "Meh. It says that the theme is a twist, but I've been playing for 10 minutes and I don't see it. Either I'm too stupid, or it's just a troll..." but then it hits me :D I'm happy I didn't Alt-F4 :D The characters are really cute (no matter how harshly they talked to me), and the environment is pretty good-looking in general. The detail when mining the gems is actually pretty impressive, and I know how difficult it is to make a 3D game in 48 hours! The voice acting is very good and definitely adds something! Very funny, thanks for this! Btw, I will play this game again if I want to.
Apr 8 09:12:45	38h 31m	Stay alive	♥ 1	Good job, it's simple yet very well executed and it's easy to understand what needs to be done. The visuals are really good! The music was nice, but it's not looping perfectly, which was a bit annoying to hear. Nice animations and sounds overall :) Good entry!
Apr 8 17:07:16	7h 54m	Tomorrow's Problem	♥ 2	Nice implementation of the game, it offers some challenge and is actually fun to play, optimizing the way things are put inside the trashcan! The visuals are really cool and you created quite a few different items. The music and sound effects are really nice too. I think you should spend more time to make the objectives more clear. Of course the goal of the game is pretty clear, but sometimes it didn't start the countdown for a reason that I didn't understand. So I tried to move things around a bit, and then the timer started. Was it a bug or was it too high in the first place? I don't know... The idea of telling the player how to start playing using the same mechanic as the one that will be used in the game is awesome! Very good for a first entry, nice job!
Apr 12 20:06:32	98h 59m	SensenCemetery	♥ 1	Nice! I think it's actually the first LD entry that gets me stressed out! The concept is simple but works well, and the idea of showing tombstones where other player died is awesome (and I'm thinking that it's the kind of idea I would love to have, to replace a basic UI leaderboard). The visuals are ok, I'm not a big fan of the style, but they work well and they are consistent! The music was perfect with your theme. I think there is a small issue when looping (it's not seemless, so it bothers a little bit) but it is still very nice! Good entry!
Apr 13 20:00:20	23h 53m	I Can Fly	♥ 1	Really nice idea, awesome take on the theme! The humor is great! The visuals do the job, and the music is just "too happy" for the context, but it only improves the humor. :D I had fun with your entry, nice job!
Apr 14 17:53:27	21h 53m	Frantic Alchemist	♥ 1	Pretty fun concept! I think it missed (or there's something that I didn't understand) some objective, or end to the game. Would have loved to see a timer or something to make it more entertaining, and maybe make me want to start over to increase my best score! I needed a second game to properly understand what I had to do, but I want to say that the intro/tuto is an awesome idea, loved that! The visuals are really cool, and the idea of writing the letters in the style of the icon they refer to is clear and intuitive. I'm a bit sad that there was no music or sound effect. 2 or 3 of them could have improved the mood so much for very little effort. I would recommend to give it a try next time ;) Great job!
Apr 23 11:54:10	210h 00m	Sorting Algorithm	♥ 1	Awesome entry, a 1st place in the mood category well deserved! If I may point out one little flaw, it's the part in the story when Beta says "I wanted to find something and I found it" but without actually giving more information. Not that the info should be given or anything, but I oddly felt like at that moment you didn't really believe in the story you wanted to tell me, and it felt just a bit off. Very minor thing ;). It's also possible that I completely misinterpreted that part :p The audio is perfect! Congrats!