What an incredible game !! The atmosphere is skillfully gloomy, the story gave me goosebumps, the cutscenes breaking the fourth wall really are powerfull ! Here are the very few areas for improvement I see in the game :
(watchout for spoilers if you are reading this without having played the game, you really should it's great)
- The biggest drawback of your game in my opinion is the walking speed. I understand that it's made to imitate retro games, but it feels really slow. In a way it's a good thing because the sprint ability Simmon gives you truly feels like a reward. But I think a faster character with more responsive controls would have been more pleasant. I think replaying the game to see the different endings might seem like a "task" for some players.
- I was also surprised to see that Simmon uses the "Game Over" as a pressure point when you refuse to give it it's second update. It feels incoherent because he seems to want the player to stay in the game more than anything, right ?
- And last tiny thing : when Simmon asked me for it's first upgrade, the choice of words made me think at first that we were still playing "Simmon Says", so it confused me a tiny bit lol.
That's all for the drawbacks, everything else was 10/10, absolutely loved your game, best game contender right here 🫵