The game was running super slowly (like the character wasn't moving fast and the gravity was super slow) but that might just be me. Otherwise enjoyed it. The parrallax was also pretty nice liked the colors
Hi! thank you so much for the in depth review! sorry for the unituitive mechanics. For the windup, the acceleration should be instant, but it might be a bug. You're right about the dash buffering, but unfortunately, we didn't have much time to tweak the timing of the dash.
The cards upgrade your cards, and equipping those will give you bonus effects. When you open your inventory, you should see your unlocked cards with their rarity, which starts at "RUINED." picking up a card will add one to that cards count, and collecting enough will upgrade your effect (e.g. the muscle card gives you +1 damage but collecting three blue cards dropped by the goblins will give you +2 instead).
The gold capsules are collectable items, which can be traded in to an NPC for bonus money/a new card.
For the boss, I think I know what you're talking about. The boss (if it was the first one you faced) has an attack when reaching a low amount of health where it will slam into the ground. You can dodge it if you look at its mouth and dash when it turns red (requires good reaction time, but we probably should've added more telegraphing). Defeating that boss will drop a weapon that lets you explore the second area.
For the neon signs, we wanted to add those but didn't have time (we also wanted to add lots of other things to the environment to help guide the player)
Thanks! sorry for the bugs :(. If you don't mind me asking what parts of the movement needs help? The dash comes to mind but if you have any other gripes please feel free to let me know
nice game. also had trouble getting out of the water. took me a minute to figure out some of the mechanics as well. overall enjoyed it solid execution and cute artstyle
good concept overall. Found the movement a little floaty unfortunately, but the art was nice. Shapeshifting mechanic was also a little confusing at first, but that might just be me
Has great potential, though unfinished. The art style is very cute and the soundtrack is nice. Found the attack on beat mechanic a little finnicky (but I'm also pretty bad at precise timings) but overall the game was great. Hope you recover from burnout!
Voice acting was really nice. Art direction was pretty strong but inconsistent style/pixel size through me off, and the nightmare boss was a little confusing. Overall a very solid and polished metroidvania.
Great art and animation, but the dialogue was a little slow (I couldn't find a way to skip it, though if there is that's no issue). The controls do feel a little clunky though, as the blade attack is quite long and locks you in place. overall great game!
