Hi TryHardStudio, 

Thanks for letting me play your game for the playtest! I think there are a lot of great things going for this game and I have some feedback as well.

• What was the most frustrating moment in what you experienced?
  • I wouldn't necessarily call this frustrating, but I did get easily confused on where to go/how to move forward in the first area. It felt like there were a lot of different concepts introduced all at once. Might be more effective for new players to introduce one mechanic at a time and then master it before introducing another one. Also sometimes it was hard to tell which "puzzle" or obstacle was the one I was supposed to go after next. 

• What was your favorite moment?
  • I liked the world buidling and the animation. The environment felt like there was a lot of care and thought put into it. I thought the soldiers animations were believeable and subtle. Great job with the art and vibe!

• Was there anything you wanted to do, but the game didn’t let you?
  • I think the lowest sensitivity setting is still a bit too high. I would've preferred the sensitivity lower since the camera spun too quickly and was disorienting. 

• If you had a magic wand where you could change any part of the game, regardless of cost or complexity, what would you add/change/remove? 
  • I think the starting area could be more simplified. Perhaps it's just me, but I would like to have less friction in the beginning of a game so I get some more momentum and stick with it. 

• What would you say you were doing in the game? 
  • Uncovering some mystery, though the details of the nature of the mystery were unclear. I'm not sure if I had enough info to become invested in the story. I think the world has potential though!
• How would you describe the game to friends and family?
  • Solve puzzles in a mysterious world inspired by classic N64 era adventures!

One other comment is that it seemed like some of the spelling/grammar of the text was off. There were a few parts where I understood what the sentance meant to say, but it was phrased awkwardly. 

Thanks and looking forward to seeing where the project goes!

I love the atmosphere and story concept, as far as I understood it. It makes sense that it's mysterious, but it might a bit too unclear, at least for me, what to do at the start and what it means interacting with all the guards/soldiers. After a while I realized I had to go under the tree to continue. I think the camera is just a bit too close to get a good overview of the map and where to go, but it might also be my inexperience. Jumping felt OK, I manage to do some platforming. At some point I crossed a kind of hanging bridge that rotates, then there's a part where it seems like I should climb on the vines on the wall, and go sideways, but I couldn't :(, then I fell, but that was ok. It felt a bit weird. Hope you can get it a bit smoother and clearer, then I think it can be very atmospheric and fun! Good luck!

Hello there!

First thing first make the cutscene skippable with escape especially in a demo. People wants to see the gameplay to know if they will purchase the game.

I walked around for 10 mins not knowing where to go and examining every guards. The first guard I saw was the one with the carriage. The path should be clear at the beginning at least for the tutorial where you should go.

The camera moves so fast. It is hard even with the lowest sensitivity. The platforming does not feel good because of the low jump high. When landing sometimes the screen becomes totally purple. 

Usually, to put down an item, you use the same key as taking it. The combination of ctrl+click is weird since click is throwing it. Ctrl key does not seem to work.

I think if you want to make a story driven game, you should keep it linear at least at first to guide the player and make the interaction feel good and rewarding especially during exploration.

I like the super mario like jump with no air control. It makes it feel more like a real person instead of a game character.

I would like to get the option to fast forward current text to completion instead of skipping the whole cutscene altoghether.

Texture painting in the road felt a too blocky (sharp square like changes instead of more organic shapes), it breaks inmersion a bit for me.

Transparency in the character sometimes generates spooky results with the eyes and mouth of the character.

Would be nice to have some HUD indicator that I can't move the camera in the sections that you block it.

Animation blend time between walking and swimming seems a little to fast.

Inventory and dropping items hint came by before I even interacted with any item.

I stopped playing after getting stuck in a large body of water without a clear way to exit the water.

Environmental design felt a little off, there were some sections were there was no clear visual hierarchy that hinted me what was the way to go or a clear visible landmark that I knew that I had to get towards to.

Overall I think it is very intriguing, I would like to know more about the story of the dead soldiers.

Hey! Played through the first puzzle (the hamster wheel thing).

Loved the setting of the story, I'm not a 3d puzzle guy, and wanted to reach the end of it to see what the hell is going on. The puzzle design seems logic, I had to use new stuff that were presented to me gradually, that felt great.

Missing game feel, impact, player feedback on interactions, animations, specially in physics stuff, like the rock handling.

Overall, the story would definitely get me hooked and puzzles seem to be great!

All the best!

hey i played this and left my feedback on the discord!

Hey, I gave the game a play.  I'll say you nailed the Zelda/horror vibe.  I never played silent hill, but the world almost had an Elden Ring vibe, at least the prolog part which is what I played.   

I played about 45 minutes, but didn't get too far because I had a lot of trouble with the initial platforming.  I would say it would improve things to make the player's jump bigger, add some more coyote time, and maybe shorten some of the jumps.  Also maybe make grabbing ledges more forgiving, or just have it always grab a ledge.  I missed a lot of jumps that should have been easy, so however you can improve that, especially for the opening world, would be great.

I also was frustrated by the second puzzle where you have to put rocks down to rase the lever.  When I first jumped on it, it didn't seem to move at all, so I didn't think it would work to put the stones there.  I guess I should have known based on the rock pile, but I spent a lot of time searching around before trying again.  Also, once I figured it out, i lost a crop of rocks because when the lever went down they fell.  

One other piece that was a bit iffy is the camera when you get near walls.  It tended to go wonky and sometimes made it hard to maneuver away.

And it seemed like a bug, but I couldn't crouch with ctrl (but ctrl worked for dropping rocks?).  It didn't matter since I rolled to get under the branch, but I wanted to note it.

I'll say you've got a really great base in terms of a world and idea here, and I'm planning on playing more now that I have more of a hang of it.  I also like that I think you had a secret door where I would need a bomb or something to get through, I love that kind of Metroidvania type world.  I think for now focusing on getting the camera and controls really tight is where you would see the most benefit in my mind.  Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any questions!