This actually made me so happy. Instantly downloaded it onto my emulator, im going to cry bc of how happy i am. tunic is absolutely one of my very top favorit games. i have the physical copy of the game and book and everything. Im needlefelting the creatures. having the game i am obsesed with on my little handheld console, incredible. i am so happy. hearing the music in bit was like being hugged by a warm hotchocolate in fall withextra marchmallows while it lightly rains and im looking out the window from a cozy chair with a flannel plaid blanket and a cat on my feet which are curled in the chair because its comfier to sot with your legs up. long story short, twas a treat for the tism <3
Thank you for the very kind comment, you reminded me why I make games like this. I would spend weeks or even months working on it and making progress and when I look at the final product at first glance, I would think that it looks unfinished and I could've done it better.
And then there's people like you, who don't seem to mind about its imperfections and appreciates that someone out there liked the same thing as you that much that they spent their time carefully making something (usually non-profitable) based on it. I've probably introduced this game for the first time to some. And that makes me think that it was worth it and motivates me to keep doing it just for fun. I'm glad that you liked it.
Its hard not to like something so awesome. And no game comes without imperfections. They all have bugs, just like how almost every painting i make has a smudge or how even the best singers and musicians sometimes play the wrong note. The only reason you notice is because its something you made. you were there for the entire process. by the end of that process you've learned something new that maybe you could have done better, but you would never have known it could be improved if you didn't see its flaws. and the reason you think other games may be better made than yours and that it reflects badly on your skills as a creator is the same reason a younger version of yourself would think the same thing when i, having tried coding recently and getting a taste of what "WHATS WRONG WITH IT THIS TIME" x three hours per command i type, look at people like you who made entire denmakes from scratch. you have more experience than i do and more than you used to, beyond that, most popular other games, including the original tunic game, were made by whole studios with teams and collaborators. theres also games like stardew valley which was developed by one person, and it took years, and there are still fixes and patches coming out to this day.
and lastly, no matter the game, no matter the developer, no matter the studio, you can always tell when someone puts their soul into something. when a person is truly passionate and trying to do what they love and as a creator myself we often undervalue the work we do, especially when others who don't understand what goes into it undervalue it. Remember to notice how impresive what you do is. and have an amazing day.