Hey, thanks for playing!
I wanted to ask a bit more about some of the things that you listed and try to answer some of the issues:
- Could I ask which areas were too dark for you? I know we don't have a brightness setting in the game, but I feel as though World 1 has no real dark areas - or at least it shouldn't.
- Did you try adjusting the camera zoom slider in the settings? By default it's set to the halfway point, because that's what we thought might be most comfortable for people, but if you set it to 12 you should always be able to see the point where your boomerang will end up in any throw. You can throw again while the boomerang is moving if you need to avoid hitting walls, too.
- The goal in each level is to reach the finish line. Which levels caused the most confusion? Exploring becomes more commonplace in later levels, as you get more comfortable with the game mechanics, but as a tip, you can always look for the gear chains to find the objectives.
- You can use slowdown from the first level, but I suppose you mean the tutorial should be there too.
- If you find the lives system more annoying than helpful, you can disable it in the settings. I'm not sure I understand your comment about completionists though.
- Some new mechanics are introduced as early as level 8.
Thanks again for playing! We're considering looking into a phone version after we've made our pc release.
-J