Salutations!
I'm a huge fan of the old PSX aesthetic on this one; I think it's really well done.
Truly remarkable how much you've managed to make considering the time limit.
The characters are so fun, I like the designs, and I loved the fact that the interpretation of the themes was kinda literal.
All the gameplay mechanics and changes during the story are fun to play. I think my favorite one would be the Snake Eating mashing button section with the Firebug boss battle (so creative and fun).
I was not expecting the meta commentary about the jam, but I did have a blast with the dialogues, haha.
Some notes I had are that:
- I Tried to play with my keyboard, but the keybindings made it a bit difficult to aim and to sneak since the melee and aim/shoot buttons are too close to the WASD.
- Also, I would really like there to be a little tutorial while playing through the story instead of reading the instructions from the pause menu, although it feels accurate with the actual PSX games that have their instructions on the cases. (Maybe that's more like my personal experience.)
- And for the minimap, I think that an indicator on where to go would be a great addition. I got a bit disoriented while playing some segments.
Overall, I really liked this one so much, and I find it charming and fun.
Great Job, Everyone!