It's a great start, and I had alot of fun with the combat! I do feel like I may have missed something and didn't progress all that far. But, for the parts I did see, it was a very interesting and nostalgic experience. Enemies seem well thought out, and the engagements felt great to resolve. I'd love to see this game more fleshed out, and I can't wait to see where you take it.
Some general critiques:
- The zone based tutorial is a little hard to follow. I'm not sure it would be very accessible and some tips would be easily missable.
- There's huge potential for environmental story telling. The current ambiance and lore are great, adding a few more choice decorations to lead the player along would go a long way.
- Had a weird moment where the enemy that was supposed to be the tutorial for picking up a weapon clipped its upper half into the wall. Luckily later I figured out what the tutorial meant after seeing another downed enemy
- The menus seem to be in the early stages of development; there's a stark difference in quality of them versus the gameplay itself. The only concrete improvement I could suggest is the ability to unequip a weapon from the weapon slots, because in playing with the menu, I ended up with duplicates of weapons.
- Not sure if it's intended, after I assigned a duplicate shotgun, I was able to animation cancel the cycling of the weapon and increase the rate of fire by swapping between them.
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