Nice game, very polished:

Random stuff I noted:

- Very nice intro + music

- nice music choices overall

- ok pixelart in the common world, great pixel art for demons. So you should get into the mirror asap, and your marketing should be all around that

- I like the humor a lot, like the trash bit; hero drugs in the 90;

- If I put the game in 1200 res the window border disappears and I can't move the game. So I just go with alt+enter and played that way

- Most "doors" in the dungeon are easy to miss, they should be telegrapherd better, and in the same manner if the room it's not a secret. for ex, the transition between room 2 and 3 in the forest is a good choice with the road continuing in spots

- I don't think that the swearing is ok. like: fuck off, asshole, bullshit etc. You should point for an undertale crowd and for a "for everyone" rating. 

- Is intended to fusing be semi random? if I try to fuse 2 fireslug, I can change the result over and over till I like a certain silouette; 

- diagonal move is slower than normal

- demons in the forest charge you, sometimes if you escape/negotiate and there is still a member of enemy's party alive, you will get stuck between wall and enemy

- after knight boss pls give a save right away, I almost didn't wanted to enter the castle 

- knight boss is maybe too hard? my only party member that could actually fight him was a knagon lv16, the rest of the part was wiped out

- since knight boss is so hard, you should tutorialize demon fusion, and force at least one on the player, so he can know how powerful a fusion can be. 

- COMBO usage/activation should be more clear

Great potential, keep goin'. GL

I really liked this as far as JRPG style games go.

Played until partway into the castle, shortly after the repeating room with three doors.

Music is really nice and generally fits the places and moods well.

Some parts are noticeably silent and lack sound effects. The very beginning of the game is the most obvious example.

I hate the walk speed when going diagonally. Either don't normalize the vector or if that's not acceptable because of the whole monster dodging thing eliminate diagonal walking entirely.

On a related note, the walk animation could need some syncing up to the walk speed.

The intro feels a bit long winded and it feels weird to be able to just walk into houses in a modern day setting. Some of the houses are also weirdly tiny.

Graphics are barebones but pleasant.

I like the negotiation/recruiting mechanic but once you know the dialog choices for a monster you can just recruit it over and over it seems.

As Dreamcast said the writing and dialog is really enjoyable. Lots of character there.

Please, please add some corner avoidance. Getting through doorways and tight passages was often a chore.

Difficulty seems to ramp up quickly leading me to believe this game will require quite some grind. Not a huge fan but then again I'm generally not into the genre.

I liked that little quest with Shroseph using the negotiation feature.

Why the fuck is X the back button? Make it B.

I'd like an option to make running require holding the button instead of it being a toggle.

When I used the type chart outside of battle it froze the game.

Super funny, I love the writing in this game! I always checked out every nook and cranny to see if I could find another flavor text. My favorite is the chemistry between Cecel and Spot. Their banter while walking back to the police station is my favorite.

Same for the monsters, really, I love the distinct personalities each of them has. Almost makes me sad to fuse them, really, but a man has to do what he has to do to combat overpopulation.

CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS DD:

-Monsters now FINALLY learn skills upon levelup
-Choosing new skills for a fused monster has been nerfed a bit; you can now only choose up to three skills that the monster doesn't learn naturally
-Added a Volume/SFX Slider, also comes with screen resolution options (this one was long overdue I apologize)
-Added a couple monsters that can only be created through specific fusions