omg i had no idea you could do 3d in rpg maker??!? AND do it so INSANELY well??!? wtf?!??
i'll compliment everything else but i really need to talk about the presentation because WOW THE PRESENTATION WAS INCREDIBLE!!! this game was a TREAT for the eyes and ears like almost nothing else i've seen in rpg maker!! everything, from the textures to the movement to the colors to the music to the sounds conveyed the feel of an old dungeon crawler PERFECTLY. FLAWLESSLY. 11/10 NO NOTES. i loved how there being very few colors made every zone feel distinct. i loved the super garbled faith trilogy-like voices. i loved the music choice for everything. i loved the random cracks you see on some walls. i loved the random things floating in the water. i loved the steps sounds. i loved the FONT. the way this game looks & sounds was simply amazing from start to finish. well friggin' done.
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in terms of the actual gameplay, i really liked it too! i'm not the biggest dungeon crawler fan cause i tend to get lost very easily haha, but the levels were small enough that it wasn't a problem. i loved how each part had a different gameplay! made the game feel diverse and going up each floor be really exciting since you don't know what you're seeing next. i quite liked the fights with the mermaids and tentacles, they felt fair and the fight system itself was neat. i'll admit some parts were a bit harder to figure out, like finding the first key or the chase sequence, but it didn't ruin the experience or anything. (also, i found a glitch where by going back in the last level and then entering it again, the entire screen goes black and there's no way to fix it. didn't know where to put this but i felt i should mention it)
honestly, it's hard to believe this is a prototype because it's just SO insanely polished and cool. i REALLY hope you use the things you learned from this game in your next projects, because this level of quality shouldn't go overlooked!! :D