Just leave the room and come back, their positions aren’t fixed until they’re on the plates.
Thanks, that solved that issue nicely.
Anyways. After finishing it, I’m impressed by the scale of it, especially considering it’s a ‘one man show’. Overall it felt like this very intriguing mashup of Space Funeral, LISA, Undertale/Mother 3, and Neon Genesis Evangalion sprinkled on top, and it’s clear you were excited to bring this world to life. Considering the finer details though, the tone felt a bit too edgy/self-serious, and characters seem pretty two-dimensional and static. But looking at the bigger picture, I mainly kept playing because I was genuinely interested what would happen next in this strange world.
The battle system is deeper than I’d expected from an RPGM game (in addition to battling with that engine’s awkward menus, too…), to the point where it’s more akin to a juggling act than a regular JRPG battle system. It’s quite clever, and the ever-increasing rage mechanic really pushes you to resolve things quickly, despite an ever increasing list of buffs and debuffs.
There is one big issue I had with the game and it almost made me quit. After a good 90 minutes or so of good pacing and engaging lore, you reach a (to keep spoilers minimal) much larger area after a thing happens in the story. The pacing takes a nosedive of non-stop, forced, repetitive battles. This is after I developed an optimal strategy and I was just going through the motions to get to the next part of the plot. The optional lore chapters around that time also suffer from overly verbose writing and really overstay their welcome for me. That segment really becomes a chore with almost no real quiet time. Could have been shortened to create a much smoother experience I feel.
But yeah, overall, it’s a simple story but it’s engaging nonetheless, with a striking artstyle and an surprisingly intertwined battle system. Final act’s a bit too overlong, but still very entertaining. Great job.