Such a unique and bittersweet entry! :O Thanks for the experience mate

Things I loved:

• The story, obviously! It hits hard and doesn't pull punches as it nears the end, but is never overbearing or gratuitous either. Well done!
• Gorgeous sprite work ^-^
• The dream gameplay loop works well, difficulty is well tuned too - I had to respawn once on the final boss and almost died again but got it, which is the perfect ratio I reckon
• Interweaving of the dream and waking choices worked really well!

Things I'd love to see:

• Variation in the dream gameplay loop would be grouse, e.g. Slimes + Nega Slime the first level, and then some other enemy type the second, etc
• I was thinking near the end that the enemies / wizard could be wrapped into the narrative a bit more in some way, perhaps representing the illness or ravages of time. Just a thought!
• Had a slight loading issue, twice the loading bar paused and never started again after a minute or so wait. Eventually refreshing the page made it work, not sure why! (Firefox if that helps)

Such a sweet and charming game! IK really enjoyed the narrative and I am counting that as art when rating the game. I think you an excellent job with incorporating the theme into the narrative, made me sad but in a good way, you know? You did a really good job of putting the player in the shoes of this character and communicating that tired grief, sadness, and guilt that they held. I think my only point of frustration in the game was the fact that the player was locked to 4 directional movement, but the enemies were not. This made it so it was a little weird having to line my character up on the axis of the enemy. Maybe that is how these kind of games usually go, I'm not sure. I've never played one. Other than that, I thought this was a really amazing game and thoughtful take on theme. Well done! thanks for making and sharing such a captivating story :)