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Very promising prototype!  I enjoy how it feels as much a puzzle game as a top-down shooter.  The bouncing fireball mechanics are real cool!  I played around with the level editor for a bit (forgot to record it--sorry!) and it seems feature-rich for a prototype, but could use some work to streamline it (although if you want it accessible for gamepads what you have right now might be the best way to do it).  The art is charming--especially that unlockable character ;)  The enemies seem nicely differentiated, and it seems with how their behaviors mesh together you can create some really challenging rooms!

My only real complaints is that, first, the trigger tiles seemed too big to me.  It's probably just a skill issue but it felt like I triggered them even when I shouldn't.  And second, it does seem like the default walk speed does seem a little slow.

But overall, I had a lotta fun with the demo & I'm looking forward to how the game continues to progress!

I recorded my playthrough, I hope it helps!

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Thank you for playing and thank you for recording it!

What do you think could be streamlined for the editor?

The trigger tiles might need some adjusting, I'm currently looking into it. Later on once the system is more finished and upgrades are in place better, I think the walking speed upgrades should be easier to obtain.

On mouse & keyboard, the nested radial menus were awkward for me.  It'd be nicer if I could cycle through categories & have a preview of what's available in said category on the screen somewhere and then choose what I want from a single radial menu, instead of having to navigate all the way to whatever it is I want from the root menu.  But if you do stick with the nested radial menus a "back" option would be nice so it's easier to navigate between menus instead of having to restart from root each time I wanted to change categories.

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You don't need to restart from root: Holding Q will open the group your current tile is in, W will open the category this group is in, and E contains the categories you open with W.

Oh, you're right.  But still, a back option would be nice, especially for people that are just looking at it for the first time that don't know what's in where.