Good thing I have sun blocking shades! Ha ha! Once I could see the art, I found it charming. I like the characters and the way they tell bits of a story as you pass them. It’s also nice that you don’t have to interact with them to initiate that. It’s kind of cool.
I’ve read the other comments and so I don’t want to re-hash things already said. I like the fact that there’s a smidge of an economy started in the game. I so wanted that in our game! But things must be cut as you well know.
The enemies are cute, but there’s no reason what so ever to beat them up. You don’t get anything from it and only stand to lose hit points. So, I wonder if they should drop gold. This would give players a reason to punch them. Oh, and the combat isn’t all that great. But maybe that’s not the focus of the game. Still, if enemies start dropping things, maybe the melee could be quicker or made more satisfying somehow.
Sounds like you’re a busy person. But if you could spare about 20 minutes, we would really appreciate you trying our game out, rating it and dropping a comment on the submission page and let us know what you liked and didn’t like! Thanks!