Hi Coast City Games!
Thank you for taking the time to playtest my game and leave detailed feedback.
--All of the points of frustration are valid and will be worked on for the next iteration. There are a lot of opportunities for animation and collision polish. Definitely need another pass at these.
-- Player movement during the start is a bug that I thought I had fixes prior to the playtest. Something else must be triggering it. I'll need to investigate so thanks for the callout!
--I'm glad to hear the flying feels good! I spent a lot of time trying to get it right. And I'm now aware of the mixed results of the dash mechanic. I want it to be reliable so still working on that.
-- all of the "wand" suggestions are great! I have plans to expand the level height and biomes in the game. I've also thinking of using a multiplier system where you get x2, x3, x4 orbs if you can keep up a certain streak. I think this could help as well
Thanks again for your feedback!!