The sound design is amazing, both the bow sounds and the wind controlling sounds. I think that having to hit the targets at the right angle was my biggest problem, as it felt like it was just luck whether or not I hit it the right way, and at first I wasn't even sure if the angle was the reason it wasn't working.
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That's not a bad question at all! I remember using a tutorial but I can't remember which one specifically. However, there's a good list of tutorials on the Love2D wiki here and I've also heard that Sheepolution's tutorial is really good for learning Love2D, as well as programming in general. Hope you can make something cool! :)
The basic gameplay is really interesting and the artstyle works really well, but I think one glaring flaw for me was gravity. That might sound a bit weird but I think that removing gravity (or at least reducing it) would give you much more control so you can focus on the main gameplay, especially with such a harsh penalty for hitting the walls (though I would keep this). Also, the font was a bit blurry - might just be me but it made it quite hard to read.
The mechanic of sprinting speeding the obstacles up sounded really cool at first, as it adds choice to something that in a lot of games (e.g. Mario) you would rather constantly be using. However, it doesn't feel very well executed, mostly because I was never sure whether I should speed up or not - you might know as developer, but as a player there was no way to figure it out. Combined with the fact that every challenge seemed to need frame and/or pixel perfect actions and it ended up being more of a game of luck (holding left/right and seeing if I made it through). I think this would work better with more open challenges with combinations of different obstacles - maybe some could slow down when you speed up instead.
Thanks for the feedback! The lightning hitbox is already way larger than you probably think it is, much larger than the visuals make it seem, so I think that making it any bigger would make the game too easy. On the topic of difficulty, I think I need to start making my games less difficult, as I'm mostly designing them to be played by myself rather than new players due to being kind of the only playtester. Not sure about the controls thing though - have you been playing another game where Z is attack? That happens to me sometimes.
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In retrospect it would've probably been a good idea to show the controls on the menu, if at least for the first time playing. I actually might patch this in some time.
The reason you press x to start is mostly due to it being the button you press the most often, and so that you can see how shooting works, as well as how it helps you manoevre.
I did try putting other stuff such as planets in the background, but felt it was a bit distracting, especially as not paying attention for just a few seconds can cause you to lose. I also wanted to make the setting feel more barren/abandonded.
I also don't really like implementing XP/levelling systems just to create the feeling of progress - the only reason you can change ship at all is to make what is basically an achievement system feel more rewarding. Maybe that isn't something I should disregard outright, but I feel it would only encourage one type of gameplay, whereas the different tasks require you to focus on different aspects of the game.
Some of the areas you praised (flow, pixel art, game feel), however, are things I have been trying to focus on and improve in my games and I'm glad you appreciate them!