I was incredibly pleased to read such a detailed and high-quality review of my little demo. I've been away from game development for a while now (maybe forever, maybe not, who knows). And the email notification surprised and delighted me. Game development is expensive, and unfortunately, it's not highly valued or paid, so I'm temporarily taking a break from development. Anyway, thank you for the kind words about my project. Good luck with your endeavors!
I'm glad you enjoyed the review. I usually dedicate 3 to 8 hours a day to reviewing Itch.io's Souls-like games, averaging around 5000 characters per review.
I always approach everything impartially, as I believe well-constructed criticism is positive.
I'm also a developer, with limited experience (4 years), but with two medium/large-scale projects under my belt and a commercial project yet to be released. I know how frustrating it is to sometimes see our work not fully valued, either monetarily or due to lack of public exposure.
I hope you don't give up on game development. Besides Fourth Knight being the first project I reviewed, it's one of your projects I want to follow closely.
Regardless of your choice, I hope you're happy and can continue your work. If Fourth Knight or Golden Souls are ever updated, I'll be there to provide another review.