1. How does the monster feel? Is it frustrating? Harmless? Suggestions for improvement?
I think the monster was okay. I just felt like outrunning it wasn't much of an option. I know you guys said the player speed is faster than the monster speed but the act of switching screens to see the map and controls causes you to be much slower, especially with all the turns. I made my brother playtest too and we both kept dying relatively quickly unless we're just both bad I think the monster should maybe be even slower? I'm not sure.
2. How easy is it to figure out the controls for your ship? Was anything unclear? Are any of the controls frustrating to use?
The movement controls were straightforward but the rest wasn't. I feel like the fixing station should have icons so you can quickly look at it and click the right one instead of reading through all the options. I just ended up clicking all of them instead of bothering to look for the right one. Also, the claw button should maybe have a claw icon rather than a hand. Also, make sure to spellcheck your instruction manual because it had some errors in there such as the "Driving conrols". Also, could you guys make the manual blow-up bigger on the screen cause I'm lowkey kinda blind so it was a chore to try to read it. Although, I loved the manual drawings. Also, I thought it was funny because I didn't read the manual at first and thought uh what does this button do- and then blew the hell up. Make sure to keep that in the game lol.
3. Does the ship feel like it needs anything? Features? Layout changes?
No, I think it was good. The only thing is that I wish there was a way to tell where you are on the map. I'm talking about the welcome to Coriolis map. I couldn't locate my spaceship's position in relation to the Coriolis map. If you can't use it to guide you then I think it serves no purpose other than nice decoration. Maybe the spaceship map changes the wall color to be the same as the Coriolis map. For example instead of green then the walls appear blue because that's where I am on the bigger map.
4. Does the game feel balanced? Does it feel too simple or too difficult?
No, I don't think so. I think it's too difficult. I didn't even get to salvage anything lol. I think that when the monster touches you the spaceship blows up right away.
5. How does the ship speed feel?
It's good. Although you can only go rather slow since there are so many turns.
6. Do you feel to you all the areas without too much issues?
If you are asking if I felt like I was able to get to all the areas without much issue then no lol. I didn't even leave the beginning area.
7. Do you feel like you have enough oxygen?
Yes, because I felt like there wasn't much need to open it. My brother thought he could hack the system by opening the window and navigating that way but then dropped to 50% oxygen in a second lol. I was just casually waiting for him to blow up.
8. Misc: What did you think? Any room for improvement? What was your favorite part? Least favorite part?
My favorite part was when Curiosity killed the cat and I pressed the big orange button. My least favorite part was how quickly the monster got to me. Definitely room for improvement. Overall, enjoyed your game. I think something cool would be an option to shut off all your systems so the monster passes right by you. Perhaps the consequences of that would be it also depletes your oxygen levels.
Great job on your game so far!