Hey there, thank you for the feedback! Sorry that the game didn't meet your expectations, I definitely had to make some tough calls in what to focus on during the limited time. I'm surprised that the movement seems sluggish based off the direct feedback I received about how nice and responsive it seemed for others! Maybe there is an issue somewhere that is dragging down performance on your system? Could be something I just completely overlooked.
I originally had animated attacks for the combat but had to cut that in favor of static images that swap out, due to issues triggering the animations that caused the battle system to not work. So I decided to focus on creating something playable and patching issues like combat animation and sounds in the post jam build.
Again thanks for the feedback, I look forward to playing your game!