A very addictive game loop and novel mechanic. I wanted played for quite a bit, but it's quite a grind. Seems almost like a satirical commentary on grinding in RPGs. Artwork is nice, especially the animations, but maybe the background elements should be fainter. Really nice variety of weapons and items.
Recommendations:
- Cool and funky chip tune, but it shouldn't restart on looping.
- I got overconfident and left the stones behind and had to recover them when meeting a more powerful enemy, but the character moves so slowly going backwards.
- Mouseover the enemies should reveal their names, so I know when I've encountered the boss.