I had a really terrible experience with this game.
So I open the game, and it's a tiny little screen on a 4K monitor, pretty much unplayable. I immediately close it to mess around with the DPI settings, open it back up, and my BitBuddy is dead. No problem, uninstalling and reinstalling should work, right? Nope. And I didn't even get a chance to play the game.
This is really good! I have a lot of constructive criticism though.
-It seems like there's nothing to do after the night market, so maybe a "you have reached the end of the demo" message would be helpful to avoid confusion.
-I stunlocked the night market boss by repeatedly punching him. I don't think I'm that good at this game, either.
-The dialogue in the night market section was unsatisfying. After meeting Lauren and Flynn in the bar, it seemed like the game was building up towards an exposition dump. However, there really wasn't one and I was left kind of confused. Val dangling Flynn over the edge was also kind of jarring as Val had mostly been a blank slate up until that point.
-In the beginning, Val wants to get to the surface apparently, but why? And why should the player care? The plot just needs a little more motivation. A sense of mystery alone is not enough IMO.
I have some good things to say too:
-The controls and combat work really well for the most part. I love how maneuverable Val is.
-The sense of atmosphere is great.
-You've done a good job at building a sense of intrigue. I'm really interested to see where you go with the world and characters.
