Thanks for being so honest and taking the time to explain everything! This is exactly the kind of feedback that makes a difference.
I'm completely new to game development, so I really appreciate the lesson, haha.
At first, I focused so much on the combat and the reels that I didn't give enough attention to making the menus and introduction clear. Now I'm working on a better tutorial and making the whole experience easier to understand, but it seems the actual fighting needs some catching up too, haha. I enter into the jam just to find people to test this, i know this has potential if i can polish it well.
Maybe this still won't be your kind of game, and that's perfectly fine. But I hope you'll get a chance to try it again when the next update is out!
I'm curious about one thing, though. Do you think the core concept has potential? Could you see yourself watching and betting on fictional gladiator fights if the experience were more polished?
Thanks again for being so frank with me!