Hey para1992!
I played the game up until the dark level
And I had a lot of fun! :) I do love platformers a lot, and love when they introduce original mechanics, so you hit a sweet spot for me.
I didn't immediately understand how to fight the beetle before the snail boss in the candle room, still somehow managed to get it, but then ran away with one heart when more beetles appeared. And then somehow beat the snail boss on that one heart :) I saw that the beetle telegraphs when it is open to damage (or at least I am reading it like that), but still struggled to figure out if I need to dash into it, or jump on it. Not a bad thing, mind you — it reminded me a lot about playing NES-era games at home with zero ideas on how to beat some enemies, and trying again and again :)
And even when I dashed into a crate, and fell down the pit, I did not feel the game is not honest — that death was 100% on me
I found an unexpected at first interaction: during the dash I can press the opposite arrow key, and the dash will continue to the opposite direction. Not sure if this is intended.
I missed some in-game music, especially during the boss battle
I feel like I will return to the game a bit later, really want to see what else you got there, since the trailer has shown some tasty things.
І, звісно, побачити Кривий Ріг було вишенькою на торті :)