A collection of all the feedback I got during the IMG#27. I structured, shortened and sometimes rephrased the feedback to compile this comprehensive list.

TUTORIAL

• Perhaps a little linear tutorial at the start just to learn the basics would really help. Once game started I was a bit overwhelmed.
• The game (first battle) starts with a scripted trivial combat like in Pokémon.

GAME DESIGN

• Either a complete roguelike OR a completely designed “campaign”. But considering that the game wants to be hard and unforgiving, the way it is right now just feels very RNG-dependent.
• Not entirely sure if I like time passing by itself.
• It reminds me of Undertale with its "choice" mechanic.

USER INTERFACE

• UI can feel a little cluttered at times.
• It took me awhile to see where I was on the map, I noticed the trees before I noticed my player character, so perhaps a little effect on the player would make it very clear!
• I kind of wished I could zoom in and out on the map, also the icons are quite tiny.

MOVEMENT

• Movement was a little bit confusing until I realized W wasn't true north, at which point it made sense […] move one square at a time probably seems to be a good thing to enforce […] don't think it really needs redoing as a system as it is exactly what I would expect.

COMBAT

• I did not rush into combat ASAP because I was on the lookout for crafting a weapon […] now I see I started with the knife anyway and combat is a lot less scary than I thought.
• Using the items, you gather as a card deck during fights is a neat idea. For my taste, it has a little too many different systems going on all at once.
• You could add a bomb which kills all zombies around you without a fight.
• Some more game juice would really bump this up. some card shakes when shooting zombies with the shotgun would be cool.

GATHERING/LOOTING

• I think my biggest gripe with the game right now is that drops are randomized.

THUMBNAIL / PROMO

• The purple background doesn't match the color palette in-game and makes it look like some cheap Halloween flash game. I'd definitely also try and get some sort of card/paper aesthetic into the capsule.

PRAISE

Last not least a collection of all the encouraging and humble words you gave to me :-)

• The in-game polish and artwork look really great.
• The card design art and the map art are amazing! Really love the style.
• The UI is superb!
• Amazing polished game
• It is really good! I like the music and the art style.
• The gameplay is pretty intuitive!
• The art and gameplay is really unique. I like it a lot!
• Great level of complexity.
• I really love what you did.
• Very cool idea!
• The game feels so finished and polished. Keep it up :)
• Really neat idea and keep working on it!