i collected some data. i love geofruit and it brings so much joy.
personally i feel the morale might need some work as for me it brought frustration when i encountered it.
when sad the critter will sometimes refuse actions wich is very strange, for as a example when very thirsty the creechur will refuse to drink water... 3 times but then do it.
and when the "death threshhold" of sadness is reached, the creechur will exclaim their imminent action and then afterwards you cannot do anything to try and patch yourself up, since the creechur now completely refuses to use anything but will happily still wander around and collect medicinal resources.
and in addition that death took a long time but i technically could have just restarted since i couldnt do anything, actually it took so long that creechur performed another "death threshhold" action.
and i think that is my main thing i did not enjoy very much so far, that death was rather frustration causing .
(taking control from the player tends to be quickly frustrating, it can be hard to impliment. atleast thats what my brainworms state)
but after i learned the magic of geofruit i was able to be super happy and i only died after a series of unfortunate events that were very much my own fault and it was pretty funny and interesting. i just dont know what to do against heatstroke but maybe i can find something.
(also i'll add a little note, yes it also was a skill issue. i learned many things to keep morale in check better)
besides my gripe with the morale death mechanic, the rest feels very solid and enjoyable ^w^ i absolutely LOVE the atmosphere and the different visual and audio effects for different status effects.
the creechur is very cute and i love the commentary. it adds a lot of life and personality to the players creechur, the experience makes me want to get blasted into a planet on a cave adventure with a near 0% survival chance and be a critter. i am looking forward to whats in store for the future if thats planned ^w^
stay safe and have a nice day orson! and sorry if this text is too long :p