thanks so much for playing for 40 min and writing all this up while it was fresh, this is super useful. you're totally right about the info dump, i kinda throw every system at you at once and use words like heat and company before the game ever explains them. gonna work on introducing stuff only when it actually matters and adding a highlight when something new shows up (the soup pot one is a great example, i didn't realize how invisible that change is). glad the loop still hooked you though, and i'd love to hear how far the unknown words trick got you lol. will let you know when the more polished version is up!