Interesting concept, I couldn't beat the boss so I can't really judge the ending, but I like what I've seen so far. I like that the enemies get stronger together and you have to prevent that from happening ;)

In terms of fun this is one of the best ones I've played from this jam. I ended up playing for a while actually. I gave up on the third phase of the boss though because it got so crazy and I kept dying. In terms of feedback, I think the main problem here is the fact that if you start doing worse, it snowballs out of control, and then you can't recover. So in a sense you get soft-locked, because you've messed up and will inevitably die, but you haven't died yet. You can't always tell when you're doomed either, because (during the boss) all it takes is like two or three upgraded enemies to do the trick. It looks like you're in the clear, but by the time you can kill them, five more have joined together, and the boss's health has filled back up. Even then, I still found myself attempting to save the situation. I think it's good game design to avoid soft-lock situations like that.

But other than that, this game is really good. The concept is clever and I found it really enjoyable to frantically scramble around trying to keep the enemies apart. It definitely has that "addictive" quality to it, something a lot of game devs attempt and fail to achieve. I think with some adjustments this could be extended into a really cool full game.

Amazing! Can't stop playing! The boss fight is very challenging and I enjoyed it a lot. However, I found that being aggressive can be more effective than playing safe. I tried to play smart and safe many times, but there was just no safe place for me! And after I tried to play aggressively, it became much easier and I can beat the boss very quickly. So my suggestion is to make the game more tactical. For example, making the dungeon bigger and that means more space for players to survive. Or adding obstacles that can both help and impede players. But that's all my personal thought. Because most of the time I love playing safe when facing the boss. I always took so long to beat them and I enjoyed the time. But anyway, it's an impressive game!

Lonely loser finds the meaning of love

Fun:

This game had a pretty strong fun element. The main gameplay loop of trying to keep monsters from loving each other. The combat of running into enemies also added a feature that made the player think about how they needed to attack an enemy. Impressive work here.

Innovation/Theme:

Twisting the theme to be that the enemy is stronger when they are together was very clever and enjoyable. It matched the theme well and has been one of the more intriguing ways I have seen the theme used.

Graphics:

The visuals are solid for what it is. The pixel art looks very similar to many other games at this point. They are strong but nothing too note worthy. The dungeons became a little mundane .

Audio:

This was another average area of the game, it worked well with the game but again it was kind of what you'd expect to see. Even as I write this, it has only been a few hours since I've played it and I can barely remember what it sounds like. I had to reopen the game to take a listen again. 

Game Design:

So this area was another strong area of yours. You were able to combine all of the given elements and make a cohesive package. The main gameplay loop was strong,  the story built up during play also made sense and had some humor too it. The main critique here was the main dungeon crawl up to the boss was a little easy.  It didn't teach or prepare the player for what to expect with the boss. Especially killing the minions to damage the boss. Maybe a sub boss could have taught this in a safer environment for the player. But everything else pulled together to make the game feel like it was it's own thing and had the fun factor. So great work overall!

I streamed it here:

1000% reminding me of my Pokemon Ranger days. The artstyle, the animations, the dialogue, the bg music(big fan of the music), the evolution of the enemies- It feels very nostalgic. Also, maybe a pixel font would fit the dialogue text better., considering  the art style.

I couldn't finish the game on my own so I watched your walkthrough. I must say, the endings were pretty much perfect for the game. They were anticlimactic and yet, they conveyed an interesting message, which I interpreted as "The 1st step to making friends is accepting that your lonely," or something like that. Overall, it was very innovative how you implemented the story into the mechanics. It's a very unique game that could be a really funny narrative story game with some polish. This is the kind of game I'd tell my friends about. Really great work!