I liked the presentation, both the art and the sound are solid. The narrative and the descriptions are quite immersive as well.
Maybe it is a little of player issue but I felt lost the most part of my playthrough.
I talked about the descriptions being immersive and I stand by my point but I was not able to figure out how it related to the gameplay. Even tho I really liked the turn-based combat, the parts where I was exploring I felt like I was walking but without leaving place, I was getting some items but was not able to tell what they did most of the time (except for the venomous debuff and both the buff and debuff that skipped enemy/my turns). I planted seeds but it was not clear what that accomplished. The upgrades I felt did little to help me during combat, maybe I was hoping for more substantial/impactful changes.
I felt I could play for a lot longerif I understood the game a little better. That said, I think this have a solid game loop and I am interested to see where more time of development could take this entry.
This has a lot of potential, keep at it!
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Thanks a lot for the comment!
Like Iâve said in some previous replies I too am a little bit disappointed by how little information on the lore and the mechanics is actually presented, itâs great to see a confirmation that most of the narration and text is missing and should be there.
Also thanks a lot for playing even though it must have felt frustrating when you basically donât know what youâre doing most of the time :D
I made the skilltree in the very early stage, telling myself âIâll get back to thisâ and never got back to it, so I agree, too, that it needs a lot of tweaking to make the game playable. From my experience when test-playing, you basically start feeling some kick only after youâve unlocked the whole skilltree, which currently takes a lot of grind and a lot of lucky encounters during the exploration.
And one last thanks for saying the game loop looks solid, I probably would consider not developing the game further if the loop wasnât working at all.
Lots of very useful feedback!