Wow, thank you for responding. After playing the new steam demo I've come to the conclusion that most of my critique was probably spawning from sub-par level design. I love the new stages and they feel like a breath of fresh compared to the itch demo. I'm still not good enough to get anything better than a mediocre but that doesn't stop me from having fun. One thing I'll note about the new demo is that I'm pretty sure if you enter the memorabilia section before collecting any memorabilia then the game softlocks. I hope to see what's in store for Void Collector, good luck on development!
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I feel the game is too difficult in terms of the time it takes to get a better rank
I can't conceive how you get a less than thirty second time on up and up without getting volcaic+. I have become deeply frustrated banging my head against a wall trying to get anything better than mediocre on any of the stages. It's either that I'm somehow playing the game wrong, or I just need to play the game faster. Should I be watching tutorials on optimal strategies? I shouldn't have to do that in a game as focused on creative combat as this. With stages as short as 20 seconds, every little thing you do counts. I keep having to restart stages over and over because a made a slight mis-input or god forbid I hold the W key the wrong way making so that I don't start moving forward as soon as the timer starts.
Another thing, is that I don't understand the juice mechanic. It seems counterintuitive with the aim that I'm getting from the devlogs. When I'm going fast (or at least what I think is fast), I never encounter any problems with getting close to running out of juice unless I'm using the closed fist to save myself from instant death. The fact that the only way to gain height mid-air is tied with juice at all is criminal.
Here are some suggestions that might help:
1. Make the timer start when you start moving or shooting, NOT if you switch weapons.
2. Add more ranks or nerf the times or something so that it's at least a little easier to get a decent rank (This is a personal gripe because my feelings get hurt seeing the word 'mediocre' now)
3. Switch out the juice for just cooldowns on weapons.
I'm well aware that my criticism comes from a place of sucking at fps games, but I can't be the only one, right? Other than that, this game seems fantastic and I love the aesthetic, the character design, and the finger mechanic itself. I would love to discuss this further