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Good call. I did keep that Scimitar. :)

I enjoyed the story. Even if the gameplay feels repetitive after a few times, you get to unlock new challenges, enemies and cards. Not sure if it pays off for the full version but I enjoyed the demo while it last.

It's definitely worth buying. I had fun playing the demo for free. Should probably invest on the full version soon.

There is definitely a little grinding, but it just makes the game a little longer than it should be, otherwise. Nothing too much.

There's a little difficulty gap between the first and the second dungeon. I also struggled the first time. You have to replay the first dungeon and get some upgrades on your deck before you're able to beat the second one. Also, try to learn this tactic: leave at least an enemy on each turn, unless you can easily beat them all. You don't have to collect every gold, you can discard these cards to clear the round more easily. Finally, sometimes you can runaway after picking some itens and take some damage to get a new reroll of cards. I was able to finish the demo easily in 2 days. Hope this helps.

That's because it is. I also struggled a bit at the second dungeon, until I understood you're supposed to replay each dungeon a couple more times to grind gold and buy upgrades. Also there's a small tactic you have to understand: you don't have to beat every opponent in each turn, since you can always leave one card behind...

Just played your demo. I think you're in the right way here. I like your character, specially the weapon, I think it's very unique and different. The pixel is great, but I agree that it could use a little rework, maybe improve the animations and the color palette a little bit.
I would suggest leaving the arrow keys as directional input as well, or at least make them also work on the menu screen. Same for the Attack key. Make that work on the menu title, but also make ENTER key or Ctrl or Spacebar work to enter the menu. I didn't read the keys at the start and it took me sometime to figure that I had to hit the L key. Then add an option to check keys during your game when you press ESC for the menu. Good job and good luck.