I honestly cannot believe that you both took the time to record your first impressions of my tiny little project! I smiled so much at this and you have no idea how much this means to me! You are both just so wholesome! Thank you! You've made my week with this, and I am going to treasure this video!
It was really educational to see how you approached it. It's very valuable feedback, and a great look at just what made sense, what caused confusion, what frustrated, etc. I realized with some horror that I did a really, really terrible job at explaining how to actually play in terms of controls and what your abilities (such as the jump) actually did, but I'm glad you figured it out regardless. The jump itself does more damage where it lands and also gives you invulnerability for the duration of the jump.
You are absolutely correct about the nature of the power ups and the connection to the theme. I had wanted to include a house design segment, much like how you would place furniture in Stardew Valley, etc - but time constraints led to me implementing it as a more simplified "pick a powerup" system and scrapping the home design.
I am also truly sorry for the trauma that the fire mages caused. xD
Thank you again for trying it!