Wow! I LOVE this game! Kudos to Ziliock and that skilled pixel artist who created some amazing designs and gorgeous animations!
A few recommendations for consideration:
- The healing items don't always work. 😢 Fixing that should be a top priority!
- I actually LOVE most of the baddies you've created with those gorgeous falls, wobbles, and taunt animations so much that I actually primarily play a higher difficulty "pacifist run" playstyle where instead of eating the baddies i zone them out of bounds with kicks to defeat them instead of devouring them. This is really buggy and was probably never intended (and i can only pull it off on certain screens where the far left and far right doesnt have a wall) but I would really appreciate making this option viable for players like me who appreciate your sprites too much to simply eat them!
- The difficulty can get intense at times when there are a ton of enemies on screen. The game might be even better if hitting a stack of enemies (where multiple baddies occupy the same space) always triggers a hit on a fresh enemy instead of the dazed enemy. Alternatively, you could increase the dazed stun time by another 2-3 seconds to make it easier and add a few extra "bounce" effects 😁 which im sure nobody would complain about!
Anyway, great job and keep up the awesome work! Thanks for creating so many gorgeous animations! 🥵