Hey! Played the latest build and made it all the way to the boss fight this time.
Thanks for fixing the gate bug btw — after starting a new game, I was able to get past that point no problem.
Boss fight
- The setup for the boss fight was good! Once I saw all those monsters in the cells, I kinda had a feeling something big was coming.
- It seems like walking up to Anya’s cell is what triggers the fight, but I sorta found that by accident.
- Also… I can’t fully remember who Anya is 😅 Maybe she was mentioned earlier and I forgot.
- I like that there’s a warning before Anya does the radial attack. Right now it reads a bit like a UI icon — maybe glowing magic rings radiating outward from her would feel more immersive?
- F key for picking up healing items felt a little awkward since it’s the same finger I’m using for moving right.
- Managed to get Anya down to 50% HP before I got killed
- She also hit me twice in a row a few times and moves pretty fast 😅 Felt a little too challenging… though maybe I just need to dodge better, who knows.
Other notes
- During the “It’s about to collapse, quick!” scene, since it waits for player input to advance dialogue, the urgency kinda gets lost. Might work better if that moment auto-plays like a mini cutscene.
- I think you’re doing a really good job with the fear factor during enemy encounters!
- The gates / lever puzzles started feeling a little repetitive after a while. I was kinda hoping to run into another NPC, or maybe some dead bodies / environmental storytelling. Leading up to the Anya fight I started thinking, man… when do I get out of these mines? 😆
Found some bugs
- Reloading checkpoint after the first cutscene puts me back inside the truck, but the other NPCs are there too, just standing still.
- During the opening truck cutscene, the camera is locked, but if I hit ESC and open the pause menu, when I unpause I can move the mouse and rotate the camera.
- When I started a new game using my previous save slot, I still started with my weapon.
Overall though, definitely cool getting further and finally seeing the boss encounter. Nice progress!
Also just curious — is the Anya fight currently the end of the demo, or is there more after that? Haven’t managed to beat her yet 😅