Thanks for playing and for your comments! I have a couple questions: first, were you aware of/did you make use of the map? I know maps aren't everything but it would help to know whether you felt lost even with the map. Second, could you say more about how the enemy recharge was confusing? Was there confusion about what the bars meant?
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1) I used the map frequently, but didn't have a reference for what item I needed next or any clue for what room it might be in. I was able to navigate, just didn't feel like I had a direction to follow.
2) The biggest example I can use is the dive-bomb birds. If I hit them during their drop and then only manage to hit them again after they've returned to their flight path then I don't get the knockout because they've regened health. It makes an awkward combat loop with them and it's confusing at first because I don't see the yellow bar actively refilling.
I can give a very specific example of getting lost:
I spent maybe 30-45 minutes not finding what would end up being the bomb door to allow you to progress to find the blueprint for the flame suit. 10 of that was not understanding what a bomb door looked like, and 20+ of that was just wandering around the map not knowing where I was supposed to be, circling through areas a lot, not realizing there was the one bomb door below my feet.
I don’t have a quick fix for that.
Granted, I was tired, so wayfinding was a bit tricky, but yeah.
Kudos for having slopes in the game that work well, though!