Hi MsItalia!

So, as you know, I had fun with this one. I have more than 200 fish to prove it! =P

Alright, jumping right in.

Sound and music. 

• The biggest problem I found was the audio levels jumping and dropping between the different areas and combat. Not sure if it was the actual volume of the music or if it had to do with some coding glitch in the game. If it's the music/sfx themselves, you could go to some online sites and search for "normalize multiple audio files," or if you have a bit more experience, you could normalize it in a few software like Reaper or Audacity to start with. I would definitely recommend asking someone who would be able to help you. I could squeeze in a moment, no charge , sometime for at least the demo since it's still small.
• As this is still a demo, I didn't think any of the SFX were out of place, and nothing really disturbed me. I think most of it felt like it fit the old-school RPG vibe and felt rather nostalgic. Then there were a few voiced lines like "level up" or "quest complete" that I thought were kind of funny, but it was a little low in volume to appreciate. 
• I quite enjoyed a lot of the music, although I think there were a few tracks that could use a bit more work as the quality and feel were a bit less consistent.

Gameplay

• I loved the gameplay loop but I can see how this could end up pretty difficult for those who don't really play RPGs. That said, you may end up losing some potential players who might like to come in and just enjoy the story and silliness. I think it is smart that you removed leveling in favor of tactical combat with no grind. The only problem is that the grind of leveling is simply replaced by gathering in this case.
• As you saw, I was able to tackle almost everything on the first try, except for the slime, which I had to teleport away from. I know people might complain about the bosses being tough, but honestly that's part of the charm, or otherwise you have a visual novel with grindy combat like many other RPGs. It wouldn't make sense to have an easier game without losing the fun of the turn-based combat. If anything, an easier mode for those who just want the story would be pretty much asking players, " Hey, would you like to autobattle?" so you might as well at that point.
• Diversity in the boss fights was a really nice touch. I did suggest that you could leave the bosses to be beaten in any order, but each boss gives you some kind of something to help you beat another. (Mega Man example) I loved the rewards that came with each boss but some of it ended up being a waste. 
• For the demo ONLY, I would make the afk stuff just go a little faster, or at least have a streamer mode to remove some of the farm grind. I didn't really have trouble catching fish, though.
• Map was simple and easy to appreciate; I'm looking forward to seeing Secundville. (cough... sorry)

Dialogue

• Dialogue was fun, and you could read/see the personality in the characters you have so far.
• I totally learned about a new term while playing your game. What else would it stand for, though?
• On a serious note, I figure that you are still working on refining and adding more content, but for some of the more repetitive things that need to be done, such as talking to the Professor, I think a few diverse lines of dialogue would be nice.
• I'm realizing I never tried to get $1million gold to see if the dialogue changes and if I could use the bank...

Visuals

• I didn't have any issue with the artwork. As someone colorblind, I would generally give you feedback on anything that gave me trouble and hindered my experience.
• The stretchy warping effect on the bosses was a little weird and I felt it took away from the experience a little. I get that you wanted them to seem a bit more menacing; maybe adding a background for their setting might be something that could make up for it with layered animation. Like for the Black Sheep fight, a field with maybe leaves or something flying by.

Anyway, again, thank you very much for the fun game and for letting me play it! I had fun. Keep me posted on any updates and hope you continue to develop the game!

Regards,

- Glim
GlimMusic.com

At 2:05:02 I got a popup saying "Your profile could not be used because it is from a newer version of nw.js" Regular game coverage starts at 2:06:15. Gamebreaking bug found starting around 3:52:32 involving Soul Tether. Adding a standard "escape" so you can just return to the map you were just on might be a better option. The Putrid Perfume potion didn't seem to work in the cave; random encounters still happened. There's a music issue in the cave, when I used Rose's ice all against slimes, the music suddenly gets LOUD. Example at 3:43:28. At 3:45:38, the music spikes again and the battle music continues to play in the cave map until I teleported out. At 3:57:22 the music spike up happened again.

Aside from those issue, LMFAO this game. The bosses were tough, but manageable. There are lots of jokes and silliness, which I appreciate. This helps inspire me to make my game even sillier. It plays fine on controller, game music is solid overall. The "if you had one" joke was funny at first, but got old as EVERY item in the apartment I didn't have said the same thing. Having only the summoned monsters level up is a twist on the normal rpg mechanic. I was also used to just being able to walk out of buildings instead of having to press the action button to exit.

Still, an enjoyable experience overall!

Overall:

I’m really happy to see you working with real artists on this game. You can genuinely feel the heart and effort that the whole team has put into it. The creature designs are great, especially the rotting dawg. It’s a pretty solid demo, and I’m glad I got the chance to try it even though RPGMaker games aren’t really my usual territory.

Suggestions:

Difficulty: The game was a little too difficult for me personally. An optional difficulty setting could help players who mainly want to experience the story and adventure without as much mechanical difficulty.

-Tutorials / Guidance: I had a bit of trouble keeping track of what npcs told me, especially when there was already a long list of things to do. It might help to introduce mechanics more gradually and give players clearer step-by-step guidance. Assume your players are dumb and have smooth brains. 

Save system: Not a bug or complaint but save-scumming was necessary for me at some points, and I completely forgot that was an option until chat reminded me. (beeg brain moment)

Demo pacing: The demo feels like it could become a pretty big time sink, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Personally, though, I’d prefer demos to be a little more short and sweet, just enough to showcase the game’s personality and make players curious about the full experience.

Positives:

-The art and creature designs have a lot of personality. They do have to eventually be consolidated into a homogeneous art style but it's lovely as it is for a placeholder.

-Even though I’m probably not the target audience for this type of RPG, I still found myself appreciating the game and enjoying the experience.

-It feels like there’s a lot of deep game mechanics here, which could make it a great time sink for players who are into this genre.

Here's the link to my VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2880734385

Updated the game with patch 2.9 with a few changes:

A major overhaul to the tutorial that makes the player use the Scan and Status commands before progressing to combat, additional information about how Agility works added after Professor Harrison's taunt, using Magic Dart and Quick Attack now prompts the player to use the instant cast ability they have not used already, and a bug that allowed the player to softlock themselves if the player's character uses an item before Life of the Party can fire.

Character portraits now turn black and white when knocked out.

Right click now opens and closes the menu (as well as all other menus that would be closed with Escape, B, or Circle.

The background volume when first starting the game has been increased.

Released a new patch: these are the changes.

Teleports tab added to the main menu, teleports in battle moved to party command window.

Improved audio balancing: significantly reduced music and sound effect volume on startup.

Fixed bug that prevented the completion of Flower Power.

Minor fix to fishing that didn't always show how many fish you caught.

Added WASD movement and re-added mouse functionality.

• Youtube Link / Twitch Link
• Graphics : Generally fine
  • The guy on the world map is the same sprite as Mark.
• GUI : Fine
• Performance : Fine
• Music / Sfx : 
  • Music : Music has a weird glitch where it can just spontaneously increase itself? [Happens around 1:29:55]
  • SFX : The choice is fine, but audio balancing would be nice and hearing the same sound effect six times every time you fight a minor enemy swarm a bit annoying.
• Gameplay : A bit of a non-standard JRPG , no real experience grind, equipment grind is kind of a thing but seems to be locked entirely behind bosses as if we were doing a JRPG version of a Souls game, and heavy reliance on buffs / cooking items from gathering materials as if we were doing a Monster Hunter game.
• Misc Issues : RPG Maker capture woes , had to do a rather unorthodox method to capture the game. [Version issue?]
• Notes : 
  • It'd be nice if the AOE attacks would just do one "hit" , both for expediency sake as well as reducing the amount of times the sound effects play.
  • Maybe fish should go 'extinct' (easter egg?) if you catch enough in a single sitting [I caught 183 bluegill because I thought it was non-functional]
  • Rose should have a spell , 'alakablam' /s 
• Final Thoughts : I wasn't sure what to think of the game and I'm still kind of not. The game's a bit of a shitpost while also being an actual RPG albeit a bit non-standard. As I never fought the third [or any future] boss , I don't know how they feel to fight compared to the slime and ram but I certainly appreciated the latter more as it was much easier to grasp what to do. 

Hard to learn, but once you inderstand how the game works, it becomes quite fun. An unique case when turn-BASED JRPG is designed to use the synergies of abilities and items, not to continuously use "Basic Attack" only, and it works! 

And Wow, a headless boss!

I played this game on stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2877899597?t=00h02m56s

I liked the complexity of the game! Crafting potions, food, and then combining them into soup was really cool. The battles with the monsters were surprisingly easy, compared to the tutorial battle with Professor Harrison. I had quite a bit of trouble figuring out how to slow him down. I believe you mentioned that after 3 rounds more hints would be given; perhaps consider making those hints appear earlier. I was getting somewhat frustrated before then :)

I really liked the summoned rat (and probably other summons too) leveling up and gaining more skills. The human characters themselves didn't appear to gain exp and level up, and perhaps that's by design. I like the twist!

As a suggestion, perhaps have a way to customize the protagonist, such as a male/female option. I was a little sad I couldn't play a female protagonist in the game :)

Overall, great complexity in this RPG!