Nice work, really cool atmosphere and vibes! Echoing another comment, the areas, especially the first, are really big but there isn’t much reason to explore, especially since it take a while to get the sword. It was also pretty punishing on how easy it was to go straight to the boss and miss the save point. I didn’t really jive with the combat, mostly skipping all the enemies. I gave up after a few tries on the second boss, I couldn’t figure out a good strategy for him. There where a number of places where the interact prompt was really fiddly, it was always a little dance to actually activate the switches. Also, I really missed not having a shadow, I definitely am used using shadows to judge platforming but the light around the character mostly worked. Ultimately the platforming wasn’t a problem so maybe it doesn’t really matter.

Overall I think you have a solid core here, great job!

Definitely solid work here. Although it doesn't really seem to flow like a finished game yet. That said there are a lot of cool things such as the 3d graphics and overal mysterious vibes that take this a long way. Congrats and well done!

the first area kind of reminds me of like. a medieval backrooms. i kinda wonder how it would have felt if you went for that backrooms vibe with that kind of bizarre architecture.

i was a bit thrown off by that first area as well, though. the fact that you can actually just fall down to the boss on accident and die instantly is a bit silly, and the sword isn't that easy to find either considering you have to be constantly ganked by flying enemies before you can actually grab it.

the combat serves its purpose, but considering how much stamina the slash attack takes to use, i was expecting something a bit flashier and cooler! the first boss is sort of funny because like, they start out with an aerial attack that can slash away half your health if it hits, but it never gets used again in the fight and sort of feels more like a tutorial for you (the player) to use aerial slashes to take them down more easily.

some kind of regeneration on attacking enemies would also have helped smooth things out a bit. also, the dialogue system is bugged; once you start a dialogue scene with one of the purple totems, you're unable to back out of it, and have to go back to main menu and reload. 

one last thing: pressing new game while having a save file just wipes your save file :( i would have liked some sort of confirmation prompt, especially because the two buttons are very near each other!!! 

I think winterbraid says most of my points better, but some stuff I wanna bring up is the arial combat. On the one hand, I like swinging my sword in the air and I ended up having a jumping duel with the first boss until they fell, which was pretty fun. On the other hand, I think I liked it a little too much. In fact, I liked it so much, I figured out how to gain height and distance due to the animation slowing your gravity in mid air, allowing you to combo through the sky with ease. I'm pretty sure you needed the dash to get the medallion piece, but not me! A couple quick sword swings and it was mine in mere seconds upon arriving to the gardens. I still explored and got to the second boss, which was also pretty fun, but I didn't need the dash at that point. And to prove I was such a skilled swordsman, I didn't even use the dash where it was required of me to finish the demo. I only used me and my flying sword to cross the gap and climb up the staggered platforms to reach the end. This is why they hire me to solve their problems.

All and all, it was some good fun. I just happened to find a really easy exploit that ended up shaping the second half of my journey, which was fun in its own right, but I know that likely wasn't intended. Just figured I'd let you know for your game going forward. Good work on what you made here!

Very interesting and unique game, reminds me of Dark Souls if it released in the 1990s! I quite liked the ultra-pixelated 3D and the music, although the song playing in the first area was a bit repetitive.

Some parts of the level felt a bit like a bunch of random platforms thrown together, but I liked the sense of scale and the feeling of being a tiny person (robot) in a giant dungeon. Many areas could be skipped simply by dropping down the giant pits - perhaps there had been an intention to add fall damage at some point?

The controls were a bit floaty but workable for the most part. Oddly, it seemed like attacking and dashing only worked immediately after jumping (not sure if intentional or not). In a true Dark Souls fashion, I ended up running past everything except the boss, and managed to reach the end screen despite only finding one part of the medallion.

All in all, a somewhat scuffed demo, but perhaps that's part of its charm! Good luck with future updates!

love this game so much!! i didnt manage to finish it prolly bcz of my skill issue, this game is great, nice work!

I was shocked to see how big the world is, it's awesome. I would recommend having more polish and maybe easier movement controls so combat with enemies is more fluid. Otherwise I love a lot of the ideas in this game. It gave me Rayman 2 vibes and I love that game too (:

fantastic gameplay loved the artstyle and womp womp why why huh why ?????

I really like the environment and enemy design but I do feel like there is still some work that needs to be done, keep at it!