Judge feedback

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• I really love playing traditionalist 7DRLs, especially after going through a bunch of roguelites. The five spells and essences idea is a great fit, and the typing minigame spices things up. The UI is pretty polished, and the game comes with a delightful manual. I had to rate this a 3 instead of a 4 for Fun because I cannot figure out how to get a sustainable build and beat the first level. MP is regained by melee attacks, which tend to drain your HP. It's only possible (I think?) to regain HP using the darkness spell, which you only have a 45% chance of starting the game with. And even if you have it, it's expensive to cast, so you quickly burn your whole mana pool just trying to get back to full health. I also couldn't figure out how the typing minigame affects mana usage in practice. I'm a very quick typist and I was still paying full price for every spell. Despite the difficulty, I think this is a really solid 7DRL effort and I'd love to see an updated version with either a lower difficulty or a clearer way to use the existing mechanics to progress.
• The spell casting mechanic is innovative. I had issues with enemies and the rogue disappearing from the screen and some of the controls seeming to be unresponsive.