Peter ate my entire team when I challenged you guys, lol. Interesting to see you using a staff/blunderbuss combo, I haven't tried that one but it looks pretty versatile.
Thanks for the detailed feedback! I have the pet sound effects, but sadly never implemented them before the deadline.
Switching the crosshair to white is a good call, maybe it should red only when a the offhand would hit an enemy if activated at that moment.
A minigame sounds like a good addition, maybe once per life stage:
When it hatches, you have to chase and catch the larvae, when it turns into a juvenile you have to cast a spell projectile on it to form a pact/bond, at adult we have the beast vendor training, and at special stage a 1v1 fight vs your pet for dominance/alpha.