Wich art you felt wasnt matching? cause i feel like that was probably just a design choice for the intro... i did the first boss, the main character and the intro cutscene... i was going for a "children book" style, cause having an 8 frame full render would have probably taken me the whole week lol!
i dont think that makes you a masochist lmao, We didnt manage to put particles for the slap in, i do think the main goal of the game should feel rewarding! so your right
hope you had some fun !