Great style! I do feel things could be snappier and more impactful with the enemy animations, but the hit sparks on them and the players animations are great. Hope to see this game reach its apex.
They tend to float a while in the air, and don't seem to fly as far or fast when getting hit. I do appreciate the hit stun they get from particularly strong hits, but I feel the stun lasts too long before they go flying. I've had a lot of experience playing Battletoads and ESPECIALLY Battletoads & Double Dragon, and the latter had a great feeling when it came to bashing enemies and comboing them in mid-air with repeated flying kicks. I totally get what you're going for, but when it comes to beat-em-ups it's important to both highlight the big moments and keep the game's flow going from beat to beat so the player can get to slugging the next baddy ASAP.
When is this happening to the enemies, which of Flares's moves so I can pin point the issue? So I should make them be less in the air and make them float to the ground faster. I'm trying to understand so I can put this in my notes so I can make the necessary corrections and enhancements. The feedback is going to help a ton. If you have any examples, link me to them so I can take a look. The game isn't up to the level I want it so I'm aware there are many issues.
I apologize for getting back to this so late.
I can use your video for reference since I'm not exactly great with figuring out how to record stuff on a computer.
The first combo with the Spiked Cleat Kick at 0:02, the two enemies beneath the Morning Star Drop Kick at 0:06,
The hit stun that occurs afterwards lingers a bit too long. I feel you could reduce the amount of hitstun time on the enemies by about half, though I could be overestimating.
On further inspection it seems to be happening whenever an enemy's movement forces them to collide with a surface, with the enemy at 0:02 bouncing off the invisible wall at the right and the two at 0:06 probably colliding against the floor, though I'm not exactly certain!