Wow, you really committed to the story, pixel art, and world design for this one! It definitely feels unfinished and I ran into quite a few bugs, but the scope of the game shows a ton of promise. Here are a few of the issues I ran into:
- As I am sure you already know, the lack of music or sound fx makes the game feel pretty empty and unfinished. I know I am not great with sound either, but if you spend some time working on it, it will go a long way towards making the game feel more complete.
- I was unsure how to attack at first and died almost immediately on the first brother battle. Adding some explanation for how to swing the sword at the beginning would be really helpful.
- After the first time I died, I suddenly appeared in a cave with a looming purple thing coming out of the background, which I assume is actually a later part of the game?
- I also had an issue where the sword sprite just got stuck on the screen and appeared in every room I went into.
- After I successfully 'failed' the first brother battle, I was unclear what I was supposed to be doing in the 30 second time limit.
- After being stripped of my abilities and exiled, I actually found the game became significantly more exciting! The parallax backgrounds and the world and creature designs were all lovely and made me eager to explore, and gaining the swim ability really opened up the world and allowed me to do so.
- Unfortunately, I died soon after in the area with purple water, and the game crashed, forcing me to end my time with the game.
But this is a fantastic start, and I am really excited to see how the game turns out when it is finished! I hope you keep working on it!