Very nice art, and I like the idea of going up and down. Fighting the creatures is a little hard control-wise, and much like the other commentator I encountered similar bugs (died on a spike and screen faded to black). Nice overall!
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Hey, no worries, happy you fixed it! I'm in the same boat (started with games about a month ago) so I know it's hard to implement things the way you really want to. Control wise I would make the weapon a bit faster or add some knockback to the creature (so you have a little more time to recoup if you're cornered). I'd also love to have some way to get back some life earlier in the game so I can keep going for longer. Once again, great job! :)