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Sorry for the late feedback report, but some things that I found difficult were the platforming. I was OK with the MegaMan style gameplay, but when the platforming came in, I had trouble with distinguishing what was a pit and what was not a pit. I also found Gems hard to acquire and it took me a while to figure out how to jump from ladder to ladder. I stopped playing at 1-3. Also, is it just me or the save is not working?

On the good side, I liked the weapon system and the slide, despite not using it much. I also liked all the little interactions with the shopkeeper about skiing in the mountains, and all the optional puzzles.

Out of 10, I find this is a 7.5/10.

Arrietty46 days ago (1 edit)

Oh hey, thanks for the feedback! (also its never too late for feedback, I didn't want you to feel obligated or anything to drop any, sorry if I made you feel pressured!)

Do you know which pits in particular are giving you trouble? I can look into improving that part of the level design for better distinction. I am also planning to make Gems easier to acquire in the future, I might lower down the weapon/shield prices a little bit and also reward people more gems if they've clear the challenge score. I'm glad it isn't just me feeling that (I often worry if I make things too easy so I tend to overcorrect).

Lastly, as for ladders, was there anything in particular that made it difficult?

For the saves, did you extract the game out of the zip file? That's the usual cause of it not working since files don't get updated inside zip. But if that wasn't the case, I'll look into what's causing the bug.

Anyways, thanks! I'm excited to keep improving the game for everyone. <:

13616646 days ago(+1)

One: the reason this came late is because there are so many other great, developing games as well as this one, and also, you should add a game manual. With stage 1-2 near the end, with the "waspins" (I think they are called) and hives and vertical section there was difficulty. To outline the pits, you should put some sort of red outline at the bottom of the scream so that we can tell in a "platforming assist mode?" There should be text on the walls or notes left by Clara or something outlining controls or something. *Shrugs* Anyways, I found even on easy, the difficulty curve was steep.

Arrietty46 days ago (1 edit)

Yeah I will rework some parts. I notice people struggle with the Waspins way more than I anticipated. I will figure out everything else as well! Thank you for the feedback again!

13616645 days ago

And the platforming in stage 1-3!!!

13616626 days ago(+1)

Also, a small note: I am a bit of an "Easy Mode" person.

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