played about 40min-hour, got to floor 14 on my 3rd attempt and died to a trap :3
Thought there was no sound at all until I heard exactly one and it scared the shit outta me
Enemy tried to bounce a bullet off the wall behind it, even though I was in line of sight, and killed itself (kinda funny)
Club atm is kinda the worst item, since you can block incoming bullets by spamming your own anyway, maybe if the reflected projectile was super fast/peircing/more damage/AoE or anything it'd be worth it or if enemies had more HP
Laser staff is good, probably the best active item (got a triple kill with it too, which was nice)
Unclear what utility the alt-fire has when everything dies in 1 hit and small projectiles are likely to detonate it early, especially when you can't bounce it (looks cool tho)
edit: just noticed it breaks wood walls
2nd edit: weathering tome actually makes it pretty good for a variety of things, without that I pretty much only break walls with it, or if I'm spamming and ran out of energy, since the cast time makes it's kindof unsafe to use 90% of the time
Void sphere is alright, though most of the time I get hit it's because something surprised me, so I don't have the foresight to use it (might be nice if it popped automatically when you'd get hit)
In general, I think ACTIVE defensive items are gonna be less appealing than ACTIVE offensive items. (Passive items are always appealing, sad you can only have one) If the game gets significantly more chaotic later on, active defensive items might be better, but you'd want a surplus of charges so could use it once a level between shops at least.
Alternatively, active defense items that let you play more offensively like 5sec invulnerable or something could be nice
Nitpick: be nice to have a way to read info on something after you pick it up (maybe in the pause menu)
Unclear whether there's any differences between the outfits since the flavor text describes a different person (I assume it's just aesthetic tho)
Final Item Tier list:
S- Laser Staff
A- Weathered Tome, First Aid
B- Energy Bangle, Void Sphere
C- Club
(if there were more I didn't get to them)
Environment and Character look great! I'm impressed by all the detail.
Best of luck to you!