A fellow Lizard protagonist, hell yeah!

I had fun with the game, although I didn´t complete it. Perhaps when the save system is ready, I´ll give it another try.

I didn´t manage to get any keys, but reached the top of the pyramid. ("the way to the sky has been blocked" part)

My feedback:

-I feel the character takes too much time to reach its top speed when moving, making some jumps require additional momentum.

-Tendrils, Swinging ability. This one confused me quite a bit. I was expecting that at the end of the swing, you´ll have a speed boost depending on how fast you´re swinging, but after releasing from swinging, the character just comes to an abrupt stop? It still jumps a bit, however, which helped clear the courses, but I think this ability would feel better if it slingshots you far, depending on how fast the swinging is after releasing.

-Crouching submerges the character on the ground as well as sliding.

-I love the vibes the world gives! kind of a megastructure, ancient realm with bits of sci-fi and HUGE robots in between. I feel some textures didn´t quite fit the aesthetic (some cartoony cooblestone for example)  but nothing too out of the theme.

-Character model and animations are great, I especially liked the kick.

-Getting Upgrades by removing your armor piece by piece is such a NEAT IDEA. Perhaps you could lose some of the benefits the armor gives you as well? (hazards are more dangerous, enemies hit harder, etc). I didn´t reach the end of the demo, so I dunno if there´s a surprise at the end which expands upon this idea.

I played the version 1.4.1, but it does not worked very well. I will not rate the game because of it. When i press jump it sometimes jump and sometimes not. Also to move the camera i need to hold right mouse button, it does not moves with mouse movement automatically.  Because of the jump bug i cannot pass through the first platform, i press jump and it goes, but i need to press again three or four times to it jump again, making it uncontrollable.

Please, in such large projects, make the save mechanic a priority. Because with the 2-in-2 blackout schedule, it was very difficult to complete the game. So it really can be completed in an hour. If you know what to do. And as a result, I completed the game in 5 attempts and 7 hours.

I won't talk about how cool this game is. The time spent in the game said it better.

You have already been told about the shortcomings. About all but one. There is a damn softlock in the game! You can get to the platform with a coin near the place where you get the first ability after getting 5 abilities. And you can go back only after getting 6

I was really interested in this entry from the character design posts Daeleth had been making beforehand. It's cool to see it coming together, even if it wasn't quite finished in time! (^^)

The start is pretty rough, with some camera issues, choppy movement, and difficulties figuring out where you're gonna land/where the walls are. (There's a lot more minor things feeling wrong that all stack up, but I don't want to bog you down with them here. I think everyone else has covered them.) Once you get out into the open areas it starts shining though!

The movement abilities by the end of the game chained together really well. I had finally figured out the timing to use the swing properly, and how to boost into it off the slide jump. Then, combo-ing that with the wall kicks and dive kick felt really cool.

The exploration was also really good. :D
It felt like there were a lot of places to go, branching paths, and stuff I realized I could've gotten in a different order. Also, since you could see most of the landmarks in each area from most vantage points, it was really easy to find your way around!

For lore, I'm a bit confused at why these skeletons would be better at flying than dragons.
I really liked the implication that the dragons knew more about flight than we might think, from finding the secret celestial key in the [SPOILERS] area.

For minimalism... removing armor to unlock abilities doesn't actually feel like "minimizing" to me. It's just a cosmetic difference away from putting on armor to unlock abilities. The unlit art style and simple area designs really land the minimalist feel though.

Nice game! (^o^)/

I really like the feel of the character in this game. The simple acts of running and jumping feel great, which is imperative for a game like this. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get too far in as I started to get motion sick, but from what I saw I really think you've got something here.

Absolutely love what you have going on here. The theme is well applied and the concept of the character freeing herself is pretty cool. Having to limit my FPS was a technicality that made my first few minutes with the game pretty annoying (jumping 1 time out of 5 was not fun), but as soon as I got it capped at 60 it got widely better. Lack of a save system probably won't make me come back to the game during the rating period, but if you update it post-jam with one, I probably would like going to the end.

An excellent entry, one of the few I completed (with 7 star charts) and one of my favorites so far!

There's obviously some unfinished stuff, like the missing climbing animation or the crouch/slide going through the floor, but it didn't detract from the experience. At first I thought the jump was very abrupt but as I got used to it and left the initial small corridors, it got better. Though I struggled with the swing to the very end. There were a few frustrating moments, like the tight S-shaped corridor involving temporary platforms and lava, but overall the difficulty was pretty well balanced. The movements were interesting and worked well together.

What I think I loved most was the mood. The vibes were just top notch, with a special shout-out to the giants in the forest of pillars. The soundtrack was great (though it didn't always loop seamlessly, even in the latest version). The different areas really felt distinct and I could easily wrap my head around this space, where I came from and where I should go. It really felt like a metroidvania!

I also liked the idea of divesting yourself of your armor in exchange for regaining your innate abilities, but I was expecting the dragon to also lose the helmet at the very end, to symbolize being truly set free. Alas! It's also a bit of a missed opportunity that losing your armor doesn't factor into the gameplay somewhat, but that can be an idea for a post-jam version ;)

Congrats for a job well done!

protogen?

The player movement feels incredibly polished—the grapple has a learning curve, but it’s so satisfying once it clicks! I did struggle a bit with navigation; some textures are flat enough that entryways blend into the walls. A bit of depth cueing, like fog or a shadow under the player for platforming, would go a long way. I also found the difficulty spikes a bit sharp in certain levels. Lastly, I noticed the music doesn't always loop, leaving some quiet gaps. Overall, the core movement is fantastic—great work!