Thanks for playing this game, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I visited New York recently with my wife. One of the trips was going to the Nintendo store where I bought Brilliant Diamond - Pokemon vibes is my vibe haha. It’s the nostalgia, I always liked games that game me a feeling of exploration and freedom. This was my first attempt at doing that!
4D controls were more as a homage, I’ll play with 8D to see if it doesn’t affect the feel I want too much. 8D movement would likely be easier to work with when I make it mobile friendly though, I’ll see. With more time, I’ll add more things to the environment to make it a bit more varied - let’s see how it goes!