I looked for something to play with my dusty old controller from the drawer which will also work in browser. I liked the description. But this exceeded my expectations. The feeling of freedom with the controls, the sync with music makes it a piece of art.
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I love that VHS aesthetics! However, the gameplay is confusing - I don't know when did I find the code or where was the player - it kinda happened by itself. Would love to see you continue the development and make it into a full game because the idea and title of "being sucked into the VCR" sounds really promising!
Beautiful music, cool gameplay and surprises (when you think that if you fall down, you will die, also is it possible to get that heart in the room to the far right?), stunning sprites despite their tiny size.
I would just add some shading to the platforms you can jump through, probably make them brighter.
I mean, I know about tile tearing but it's not a big deal, the outlines of the sprites seem to be lost (look at the character or at the pause icon). I'm not a Unity user but there might be some setting to enable bilinear scaling (ironically, I have the opposite issue with OpenFL where I wanted nearest scaling to keep pixelation and it was fixed on some linear/cubic😅)
I really loved the idea and how many concepts you packed into a single game. Even though the graphics were simple, you can easily improve them and release the game (or use some scaling because in <1080p the some outlines are missing).
Regarding the instructions, the time should not be running out during reading them, so some longer-tutorial phase would be welcome.
I like the idea that there's possibility to play in online-multiplayer. The mechanics are fun to play. Although I would certainly tweak them to not be that difficult for a beginner (but on a larger map that would be an amazing Liero competitor) and definitely add some dark outline to the bullets because this yellow is barely visible on bright background.
As you wanted to improve art (in the description): I would say both of your styles are good but I wouldn't mix pixelated character with way less pixelated floor (like in this screenshot)
This game reminds me of maniac mansion and similar productions. It is very short but there is so much potential for expansion. Sfx is great!