Thank you so much for your kind words Ava! It's an honor to be the reason you created an itch account--I appreciate your support here and the wishlist on Steam! (It's coming with track 2! Getting a game there is much more complicated than itch)
I love hearing where folks find LIFELIKE, and I'm especially happy to hear that it stood out to you in the MOTHER direct :) MOTHER is an important series to me. I enjoy keeping the spirit of it in my development, so I am very happy to hear that you are finding all of the detail I added to the game! There is quite a bit hidden in what has already been released... enough to unravel some of the story, if you use a microscope.
You say that you are just one person leaving a message, but I am also one person running most of this game! I At the time of writing this, the sole artist and engineer (thankfully, I have a wonderful editor and composers to help while I'm developing). Messages like these make making games worth it. My goal is to make a meaningful game, and hearing from even one person that what they played meant something to them means that I'm reaching a goal I've worked towards for years. Thank you <3
(And lastly, feedback is very important to me! Learning how players feel helps me decide what to improve in future tracks, and has already guided some much-needed combat quality of life updates in track 2. You are welcome to share your feedback in a reply to this thread, or email me at mantis@mntsstudio.com)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Mantis