Took me about an hour to finish everything, however the last part is too tedious. Upgrades especially smelting needs an overhaul, lightning does virtually nothing compared to bomb dmg or pickaxe dmg. I spent more time smelting the last 20 minutes than actually mining, stone lost it's purpose way before smelting got too tedious. 4th level is kinda useless, I did get all the resources I needed before even unlocking the last level. Overall the game is good, I like it. There are some weird things happening with the camera but I got used to it quite fast ig. (Tho I didn't like it). I like the pixelated art, it has a certain charm too it, the dialogue is okay, get's a little annoying when going back and forth smelting and upgrading, and the progression overall also feels good until the tedious part.
My suggestions:
- World needs to be a little bigger
- Upgrades need some tweaking
- Current last level is useless (Considering the slow smelting)
- New upgrades like: new pickaxes, new abilities or items to use
- New ores, rares or artifacts, achievements, stats, a timer maybe, etc.
Thank you playing and giving such a considerate thought on the game. You make a lot of great points with the flow of the later part of the game.
As far as the suggestions,
- The world size is a bit of a limiting factor since it has to load each time you play.. I will do some optimisation and try testing a larger world size.
- Upgrades and level balancing will be improved to ensure it is a fun and rewarding time throughout the entire game.
- I will explore new upgrades, ores, achievements and other suggestions on if they are a good fit
Thanks again for the detailed review!