AW bummer, i was rekt by the exit button on both runs... but I had a lot of fun anyways!
First I got stuck in a corner and didn't know about the L debug mode. I thought Exit miiiight take me back to town to heal... but it was a game over screen you can't go back from. RIP. Then the second run I went a different route and started power leveling in the fire area. Accidental misclick on the exit button due to a sensitive DPAD on my controller and it was RIP # 2.
Even though I didn't get to experience the game in its full glory, I still had a really great time and appreciated the art and character design SO MUCH. Loved every little creature I encountered. Such a joy to play! I also appreciated all the effort in the UI and menus. Even the small details like not being able to use a potion when you're full HP, that really added a lot to how much went into this. I wish I could have saved my progress so I didn't have to restart a 3rd time, otherwise I would have totally played more :)
Hope you keep going with this I'll definitely be back for future updates :)
AMAZING WORK!!