Yes, that end track is my favorite! Our composer did a great job.
And yes, a tutorial was something I would have done with some more time.
I agree the art could communicate things a bit more clearly. However, we ran out of time. The water texture went through a few iterations and our artist actually made a new version of the water that I sadly didn't implement before submitting. If we ever make this game into a full release, the art will all likely be revisited for some tweaks!
The game progression and procgen of the rocks was something that was tweaked over and over and sadly didn't get enough tweaking. Before the final tweaks, you were able to reach the bottom of the map relatively easily and I wanted to keep the gameplay loop shorter which resulted in the current balancing which I agree needs some reworking. Its frustrating to run out of options to go down.
I'm curious what you mean regarding the audio matching the mood of the game, I'd like to hear more about that. I'll DM you about it!
The water meter also had some balancing issues that just needed more time to figure out all the way. Right now the game is balanced to always be short when I agree it should reward players who are able to move quickly! I really like the idea of a combo system.
A particle effect or some other way of communicating that water has been picked up would be very good. I considered an effect where water traveled up the roots after being collected but, again, not enough time :(
Thank you so much for your feedback! We both really appreciate you taking the time to play our game and provide insight. This was our first ever game so we learned a lot of lessons. If demand is high for us to continue working on Uproot, we now have a few ideas for some improvements to start with. Thanks!