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Mentioned it in the Discord, but the distinct style of this is a homerun. And a varied cast of characters! I am a fan of BLOODBAG and RUCKUS. 

Disclaimer on the following feedback - I was unable to print or play this in its intended form before the ratings close, so my take here may be moot. That said, It may be good to have a summarized or quick-start version of the rules and guidelines, as the initial explanations and glossary feel a little overwhelming.

Great artwork in the Zine and sharing anecdotes of other's peoples experiences with dreams (real quotes? I choose to believe.) The style is distinct and captures the feeling of being thrust back into a world you thought you left behind, with the fun added touch of a dreamlike quality. 

It reminded me of my own back to school dreams, for some reason they usually involved me having to take a Spanish final without ever going to Spanish class... 

The school schedule was also a fun integration between Zine and game. It made me think "How did we used to do so many classes in one day???" 

My biggest recommendation would be to perhaps have the locker combination input be directed by something other than the mouse. I felt like I had a difficult time to spinning the dial and sometimes it would randomly switch directions, making me wonder if I had to start over or not.

I love the aesthetic of this. Good use of combining gameplay with the zine as a guideline. And props to fully committing by jumping into the dumpster.

I can see the Study Hall origins of this, and I think this could become a bar game / quick board game staple. Short, fast and easy to understand matches with the dice rolls for good ol' RNG. Great setup with the wrestling theme too, the character designs and variety remind me of Tekken (probably because Tekken inspired by wrestling, but still.) Solid foundation to build on!

thank you for playing!

Threw the headphones on so i could really appreciate the texture on this one. I can see myself having the main menu theme on one of those looped 30 min youtube videos.

I've been really getting into pc-98 ost's lately and this just hit all the right checkboxes for me. I'm a sucker for those MIDI bells(?), too. Liked this a lot!

https://metroixer.itch.io/help-the-heroes-enhancing-lives-program

Thank you for giving HELP a shot, really interesting to see your experience. It looks like I should give people the ability to view the tutorial anytime (not just the prompt at the beginning). It also is clear to me that it's not immediately obvious you can talk to your heroes, which is one of the most important parts of the game.

Thanks again!

Thank you for playing!

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Love the battle animations, transitions and overworld sprites. While pressing B to switch between units is nice it would be a big plus to just be able to hold arrow keys to make it easier to see over whole map. 

excellent music. fun to play. would play a full game on the Switch

I'm jealous of how good this is. Love the animations + mixing up persona/mgs/contra and making it work

thank you for the thoughtful feedback! yeah, i recognized this game was too hard near the end and threw in the easy mode for that. turns out when youre main reference for a shmup is Recca Summer Carnival 92 you're probably not gonna make a fair one lol. i'm glad you enjoyed!

short and sweet