Thanks so much for playing, and your feedback! Those are 2 of June's non-magical friends :) They've technically been in the series before, but unnamed... they are in the first game, A Change of Heart in the ending sequence.
The combat definitely needs some adjustment, especially in the hitbox department. On easy, there's not much reason to use any of the glamour-power moves, as every attack deals max damage XD. It was actually a debug mode originally, but I kinda liked one-shotting everything so I left it in as "easy mode." In normal mode you can still get away with basic punching, but the the other moves definitely make it more fun to play.
Either way, I want to adjust the combat a bit before working on any expansion of this game.
Scope-wise, I was determined to A) not overscope and B) do something that at least felt like a full short-game, vs doing another "Demo Edition" like A Dream of Dusk and 2Goku. The game is a bit longer on normal mode, due to the lack of one-shotting enemies hehe.
Did I succeed in my scope goals? I dunno, in a way it's still a demo I guess, but at least it acts as an intro for June and can stand alone in that sense.
As for World Tree, yes, this would be the big installment that I keep hinting/thinking about. I initially was going to do an intro-game for it back in MGGJ4, when we all thought it was going to be nature themed. Dreams and Preludes is the spiritual successor to that lost idea... though it's been changed in almost every possible way. (June was just an NPC in the original plan)
I'm honestly not sure what type of game it should be. The plan was to use this as a base for a longer game, but I haven't decided yet if this is the right gameplay genre to continue with. I dunno, I guess I just have to pick a genre and stick with it eventually, or it'll never happen. I also want to finish 2Goku before moving on to a new project. A Dream of Dusk will probably have to wait... it takes place past any of these events anyway, so there's no real reason I should focus on it first.