omg thank you so much for the long comment!!
your compliments to my pacing and creepiness factor are really appreciated <3 they're aspects i put a lot of work on and try to get right by changing even really small details, cuz i think they're pretty much the skeleton of any horror game, so i'm glad they worked for you! (your comparisons to those other pieces of media are so nice omg-) and i'm happy to hear the themes and ending moved you. a part of me is always like "hmm, maybe the feelings i'm trying to convey are *too* specific...", but it's become clear that no matter how alone someone may feel with what they're going through, if they express it there will always be someone it strikes a cord with.
i'm flattered for you thinking my assets were good hehe. it's my first time ever with pixel art, and since i don't have any art experience i decided to give everything a very simple look, and i'm honestly pretty proud with how it came out! and lol you don't have to be jealous, your art style is super cool and detailed! we're obviously going for different things with our styles :>
thank you very much for the criticism! i thought it'd be fun to make a perspective puzzle but maybe i should've tried to make clearer *that* was the point, to change perspectives. or maybe just making the levels lest labyrinth-like. and yeah, in hindsight giving a more obvious indicator that you're changing levels in the mirror part should've been a priority (even in the testing stage i was like "is this actually not confusing or i'm thinking it isn't because i made it-"). and i really like how the doors puzzle turned out too haha.
i'm really happy to hear you enjoyed this, i put a lot of effort into it and your comments are always a pleasure to read <3 though ngl, i'm gonna take a break from game making after this because it was kinda taxing-