What I liked
- I'm a fan of your art style. I remember you posting progress on your tree in discord so I've been curious about it. The tree reminds me of the tree boss from the Kirby games
- Music and sound fit the visuals well. Nothing clashed
- You took a classic game and made it your own. One of my first learning projects was a game like this, but it was an ugly bird flying around and you had to catch the eggs. Nothing, but the bare mechanics.
Feedback/Suggestions
- I think the biggest thing that sticks out is the controls screen. I feel like this game would have benefited from an controls menu rather than a controls cutscene. It's visually crowded and the timer was fast. I really like your text art, but it draws the eye away from what's important - how to play the game. I was able to pause the game and look at your screenshots just to double check the controls, but it was very inconvenient.
- Take this with a huge piece of salt, but I had to check to how the theme fits when rating. You've played my game so you know, I reeeaaaally stretched how I incorporated the theme for my game.
Overall, I think you did a good job. Congrats!