This is my hidden gem of the jam, I think it's safe to say.
The art is awesome, I love how much personality there is infused into it!
The music was absolutely perfect, it made me laugh so hard when it first kicked in. I loved that you used it to include rich lore in the game without the need for an introductory cutscene or text scroll, truly wonderful work. The tonal shifts were genuinely very eerie, added a lot of atmosphere to the fighting!
The level design was fun, stumbling upon the dragon's hoard was cool! I got kinda lost the first few times (would love a minimap), so generally returned to the dragon's hoard each run from then on, scrounging what I could before being forced to search for healing. The higher areas broke up the scenery and marked chest locations well.
I liked that the chests were colour-coded, that made it clear what I was generally getting, although I didn't work out what the non-health potions did, were they buffs? I assumed/hoped so!
I would have liked a lil' more feedback on the items in general as I collected them, I liked finding the new weapons and it would have been cool to know their stats, although I did get a good amount of practice on my way down the dragon's gullet. The first time I picked up an off-hand spear/staff, I hurled it into the stratosphere while trying to work out what it was, which was very funny.
The dragon
Truly a thing of beauty,
The AoE on the tail swipe was insane, and when returning to attack after retreating I invariably caught a fireball in the chest. The knockback on hit definitely sold the weight of the attacks, although with the fireball there were a few runs where I got hit multiple times, due to being knocked back and then hit again, killing me from full health. Was this intentional?
Initially I planned on leaving the dragon unconquered, in my first dozen attempts I was barely doing a quarter of its health, but I decided that wasn't good enough. I went back in, armed myself with the boomerang hand axe, and kited the dragon to ever-loving hell and back. One RSI later, and...
Lamb chops are pretty tasty.
Thanks for sharing this with us all, it feels like you had a lot of fun making it and I'm glad to have shared in that joy! Hope you had a wonderful jam, and that you keep making cool art 💚