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First of all, thank you for your detailed feedback. I’d like to respond to some of your points. The game doesn’t have a level one or level two, it only has the tutorial and the actual game. It seems like you only played the tutorial and then stopped. In the tutorial we give the player all the mechanics to teach them how they work and where to use them. Then, when the real game starts, players already know the mechanics and can think more strategically about which ones to pick up and when. Since the game doesn’t follow a linear structure with a clear beginning and end, it’s not possible for us to introduce mechanics gradually. Instead, you first go through a training phase and then move on to the real challenge. There is a wall-grab animation, but it might not always show properly during quick jumps because of how it’s timed. I designed the controls this way because they are similar to games like Hollow Knight and Celeste, and the gameplay is inspired by them. But yes, I’ve realized that a lot of players don’t really enjoy these controls. As for the shop, I think if you had played beyond the tutorial and into the actual game, you would have gotten used to it more easily. Time is very important in the game, so quickly running back to the shop, pressing C to sell everything, and then rushing back out makes things smoother.