Actually, I really like this way of casting spells because it reminds me of a game I really enjoy—ASTLIBRA Revision. I wonder if you guys have referenced this game in designing the spell-casting system.
While playing, I noticed a few areas on the map that seemed like they could be explored, but when I reached them, there wasn’t actually anything there. That left me feeling a bit disappointed. Anyway, I completely agree with the idea that generosity isn't about self-sacrifice, and I really appreciate how the game conveys this theme. Nice job!
P.S. The little mouse’s walking animation seems a bit off — it walk with the same hands and feet (I don't know how to excatly describe this in English, I mean the mouse use left hand and left leg at the same time while walking)
Regarding the portrait mode design: Initially, we planned to build the game as WebGL to allow for quick access on mobile devices. Unfortunately, due to issues with Wwise — the audio tool we used — which doesn't work well with WebGL, we had to temporarily switch to uploading it as a PC version instead.
As for the frustrating mechanics: We were inspired by "Getting Over It," "Jump King," and other so-called "anger games" to create this experience. It might sound strange, but making players feel angery or frustrated is actually part of the design goal. hahhaha
Thanks for playing! Unfortunately, we didn't have time to incorporate mechanisms like jump counts and completion times into this game to make replay more fun TAT
PS: There's a small issue. The first time I defeated the shopkeeper, he killed me at the same time. I died while the post-combat dialogue was still playing. So sad!
Thank you for your appreciation! The game's difficulty made our team rage quite a few times during testing. In fact, in the last hour before the deadline, we reduced the size of the suger glider to lower the difficulty.
