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"the gameplay is just catching timings"
yea mostly

"the whole game you'll be dashing and jumping"
this is what's known as a 'platformer'

"there's no soul and AI was likely used in the code"
okay now you're just saying things

"the death screen messages are taunts"
mission accomplished

"damage hitboxes are larger than the sprites"
the other things are more subjective but this one is just factually incorrect (tho some could still be smaller)


"i feel slightly sorry"
no worries, you're allowed to have your opinion, and it IS a hard game after all

yea next update will have ways to make the difficulty more bearable, coming soon™

thanks! and sorry about that, it's actually meant to be an outline for something that can be made solid/appear later on (like some crates on Crash or blocks on Mario)

thanks for playing and congrats on the win!

Will do!

As a fellow lurker by heart I appreciate the effort it takes to write a comment, even if it’s driven by frustration. Hopefully someday I can make something more approachable.

But also, it’s like I’m giving away XXL condoms for free, bc I have a thick, long, veiny cock, and you’re complaining that my condoms are too loose! Have some empathy for us big guys! Maybe I should think of a different analogy, but you get my point.

I wish I could give you an estimated date, but I don't have one yet. Thank you for the kind words! I've already felt rewarded by seeing so many people try it

Congrats! I'm aiming to release this year

Thanks for playing, would be helpful if you could maybe expand on how the controllers don't work most of the times.

It sounds like something weird might be happening because the triggers on the PS4 controller are analog. I'll see if I can fix it, but for now, it also seems like it might be a nice advantage to have since people find the game hard. There's currently no limit to how fast you can shoot.

No plans at the moment to make a browser version, but an android version is coming along nicely. Not sure what you mean by the second part, you can hook up a controller without needing a console as it is.

I appreciate you sharing your feelings. The game IS meant to be hard, so it's completely normal to not be able to beat it, I just get bored with normal games. That said, I am working on a way to make it more accessible. Thanks for playing!

Really good. There's a bit of jank that I'm sure you're already aware of, like some animations where the penis clips, but overall insane quality given the dev time. Please change the page to the setting  "No payments" so the game gets indexed on the site and the itch.io gooners can actually find it. If you do that and open a Patreon, you'll be a millionaire.

never got far in ghosts 'n goblins but I love rakshasa from UFO 50, so close enough. Was really fun, honestly nothing to complain about. Maybe the way the homing bats prioritize the closest target could get annoying later on, like at 10:44 where they chose the statue over the ultraman-like guy, but I also get that they have to have a weakness. Also she is my wife and her feet are cute.

Thank you for playing and the detailed feedback!

About the shooting while spinning/dashing: originally I didn’t allow shooting during that state mostly because of animation limitations, and then I started designing around that restriction intentionally. My thinking was that there generally shouldn’t be situations where you need to shoot while mid-air spinning, and that sometimes trading combat options for mobility could add a bit of decision-making during fights, along with the fact that some things can only be damaged with the spin. That said, I do understand your point about it sometimes feeling like the game is ignoring your input rather than challenging your execution. Even if the mechanic ends up staying the same (I'll keep thinking about it) I'll at least add stronger feedback when a shot is buffered/blocked so it helps communicate what’s happening better.

As for enemy readability and interaction rules, my reasoning so far has been that some inconsistencies are acceptable if they don’t meaningfully punish the player or create situations where the “correct” interaction is unclear in a high-pressure moment. For example, with the mining penguins, I mostly treat them as movement tools/trampolines rather than combat targets (you could even sort of softlock yourself if you kill some of them). But I do think your point about clearer visual language is fair, especially regarding what is hazardous, destructible, or intangible at a glance. I have tweaked designs before because of this and will continue to do so in the future.

On the difficulty side, you're right that the goal was never really “Kaizo” in the hardcore romhack sense. I mostly wanted to make something challenging for myself and a few friends who already play a lot of difficult platformers, while still being below the level of stuff like high-end SMW hacks or extreme SMM levels. In my head it’s closer to something slightly above the harder DKCR/DKTF content or more recent indie games like PsiloSybil, Zexion or UFO50. The in-game difficulty ratings are also relative to the rest of the game, not to platformers as a whole. So a 1 star stage isn’t meant to imply “easy” universally, but I can see how that could be misleading.

I have used the term “Kaizo” in some places because that’s how a lot of players ended up describing it (and I don't think it implies unfairness), but I’ve also tried to make the descriptions clear enough that people can gauge the type of challenge beforehand (now I'll add 'precision-platformer'). If I don't end up making it easier my hope is that the free demo at least communicates the experience more accurately than trailers or wording alone probably can, so people don't spend money on something they wouldn’t enjoy.

Anyway, I appreciate the thoughtful critique.

fair. You can also use [wasd + shift + space + left click] instead of zxc by the way

I’ll add remapping eventually, I’ve just been lazy. Though I don’t know what else you’d put on a platformer besides WASD + Space / arrow keys + Z

Guessing you mean the inertia and gravity and not the key mappings... Git gud

I appreciate the feedback, your thoughts on the difficulty are valid, but it's definitely possible to go fast. I like placing obstacles in a way that lets players 1-cycle sections if they know what they're doing, so I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "punishing me for going fast." That said, the pacing is definitely different from a traditional run n gun since the main focus is really on the platforming.

By the nature of cycle-based obstacles, if you miss your window you'll have to wait, but there are also situations where there are other opportunities that you may not have considered at first. I do think I need to get better at subtly hinting at some of those so players can have an easier time. For example, some players never realized you can do a charged shot, or that certain platforms are semi-solid, which can let you skip cycles you might have thought were mandatory. Hopefully in the future I can get the game in a state more people are able to enjoy.

Thank you for playing. The only reason I’m hesitant to add something like that is because it could tempt someone who’s just on the verge of being able to do it, but I think it could work if I make it clearly separated somehow. People who like the grind will do it regardless, so hopefully by version 1.0 or sooner I’ll have a decent solution for everyone

Thanks for checking it! and sorry it frustated you, I'll be more upfront about the challenge

• I had an issue with the lighting that made things much darker but I still managed to reach the end of the demo, though I don’t think I did all the fights. I left my specs in the video description in case it helps
• After beating the Pseudoscorpion Q, the fight in the room right before became inaccessible (maybe intentional?)
• It felt too easy to almost get softlocked when walking around tight spaces with Katrina
• The AI pathfinding seems a little too cheesable, like with the audience at the beginning getting stuck at the firepit
• I personally thought the difficulty was ok, maybe even a bit on the easy side since I didn't need to learn that your accuracy increases when attacking from behind or any other deeper mechanics. And the only other game like this I've played is Phantom Brave

Overall I enjoyed it, good luck!

Thanks for playing and the feedback! difficulty is very high indeed but I do try to make it possible to 1-cycle most obstacles and go pretty fast, so it might be the strategy at use. Older versions were even harder so rest assured I'll keep tuning things further

Thanks for playing on stream and for the feedback, really helpful!

Ty for playing, and yes I'll add an option to disable it

Will do, good idea and thanks for playing!

About the telemetry idea: I think it could be cool to do for a more casual oriented game but this one is very much intended to be niche (but fair) so I don't think it would be that helpful. Also idk how to do that on a technical level lol

The platforms are not supposed to drop you, it seems the game might have been filtered by your pc. Did it feel like it was running at 60? I think the collision might get wonky at lower framerates. Thanks for trying it!

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Remo...
yea that section is when it gets tuff, thank you for playing!

Understandable, thank you for checking it!

password: choroy

page isn't fully public yet because the current version of the demo is still somewhat unfinished.

Summary of changes since DD65:

• Faster respawn
• Slightly easier level 1
• Save system
• Misc bug fixes
• Added level 2
• Partially added sex

I’m not very familiar with similar games, but I had fun. The easy difficulty was appropriately easy, by the end I found myself wishing it were harder so I’d be forced to engage with the mechanics in a more deliberate and strategic way, which is probably a good thing. Personally, I’m not the biggest fan of the monochromatic art style, but I’d say it’s well executed. The music and sound effects were also good and everything seemed really polished.

First time playing. I think I got softlocked at 13:15 when fighting the boss. Movement feels really good and all the art and music are beautiful. I’m guessing you probably need all the spiral coins to get Doctor Paloo, but I only found one... Also, if you do a long fall after bouncing from a shotgun blast you get 'stuck' in a smear frame. It looks fine if you fall a normal distance (16:27). It's probably just unfinished but mentioning it just in case.