ok, that is extremely helpful!
some thoughts:
3. i think i see what you're saying here. i could honestly probably change the ground deceleration to be almost instantaneous in all cases. i do like a little bit of slipperiness in the movement but maybe it is too much.
5. oh wow. i never thought about this level this way. thank you! i might tweak it to just extend all the platforms out so there's no need to "drop" into the jump, instead it would just be straight up.
6. gotcha. note that the platforms are shaped to resemble a clitoris. i can see how this could be a readability issue. i think a general rework to the level would make sense here, it was designed rather early and never really tweaked.
7. good point about the number of thrusts. perhaps i should rework this one so both statues are on the platforms. tbh, spamming through them is the intended gameplay, so i'm not sure if there's much to be done about that.
8. the breeding with the real mares is never shorter than the statues. in fact, they force you to actually take your time (0.18 seconds between thrusts). the impreg animation is kept short so as not to impede the real gameplay too much.
it is funny to hear you say edging simulator. i would actually go one step further: i do not see this game as really being a porn game at all. it is a horny game, but that is it. to me, the reward of playing the game is the gameplay itself. the sex is incidental. you will notice it is not possible to perform the sex/thrusts with a single hand. this is on purpose.
i do wonder if having the tutorial not be horny is too much of a turn-off (in whatever sense) for the average player. but i also just don't feel the story of my game can abide the tutorial level being horny. i think just making it easier overall could help ease people in better.
10. this is very helpful to know. i definitely think those purple statues could use a rework, they are a bit annoying.
11. you didn't mention this one but i think it perhaps needs a nerf too. :)
i'm ngl, this is unbelievably helpful feedback. i honestly might do a rework pass on the tutorial level after the jam is done to address most of these issues, and it's only possible thanks to you. i'm not sure if there's much i can do about the later levels; i feel like they do need to become actually difficult at some point, as that really is my goal with the game. i also feel like the initial sex levels (the ones right after night 1) are themselves not really that hard. maybe i'm mistaken.
i'm not sure what you mean by "die and retry." i will say, i tend to like platforming games where i sometimes have to die a few times to understand the level design and the intended route. maybe that's not appreciated here though.
but yeah, i gotta say again, thank you a lot for this. i think it is quite possible i can make a much more polished version of the tutorial now.