I appreciate the unique direction of this game.

My feedback:

- Love the art style, and the custom loading screen.

- Player movement speed is very slow

- The art style is very cute, but it makes it hard to "read" the level (symbol language).
Especially there is not much difference between foreground and background, things you can interact with or not.
This is both with values (light/dark) and colors.

I think it would be possible to keep this style and at the same time make it a bit easier to understand what is going on.

- There are lots of "decorations" on screen, covering the level, which is distracting. (Again, interferes with the "readability" a bit too much in my opinion.)

Maybe they can become semi-transparent when the player passes under them?

- The player's hitbox is unclear. (Seems to be just the pants?)
That wouldn't be a problem if the game didn't depend on precise manipulation of the hitbox...

(I saw in another comment you said you didn't want to make the player smaller. Maybe you could give him a circular shadow that's the same size as the hitbox?)

- Re: "precise manipulation of hitbox" For example in level 8, a snail (?) has a short path, and you must pass it with quick reflexes and precision. I died probably 20 times to that snail.

Typically that kind of gameplay doesn't really fit in a puzzle game. Though in this case it's made worse by hitboxes being invisible and significantly different from the sprites.

- I noticed a significant spike in difficulty with levels 8 and 9. Maybe there should be some easier levels with enemies first?

Overall pretty cool concept. I think it needs a bit more "user testing", a bit iteration and polish. It could be really good!

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P.S. You said in another comment that you found Flash 8 limiting. I made my game in Flash 8 too, I am curious what you found limiting about it! (I am interested in making more ergonomic 2D game engines.)

Your game is well-made; full of personality and has a unique and interesting style with functioning gameplay. However, I have trouble with the music; I find it disorienting, especially when the piano kicks in because the tonalities feel clashing with each other. It's a good decision that you can easily turn back and try to replay the level if you are stuck. The sound effects are good. I like you can buy different hats.

This game is very peaceful. I feel almost sad but its a good feeling. the art style is very consistent, fuzzy and daydreamy.
wish the intro scenes had a 'back' button, and I couldn't get past the level with the circular void that you avoid being consumed

loads on mobile, but can't move
great and artistic game, truly

4 medals dont work

Aesthetically speaking this game looks fantastic. The visual style is unique and goes with the music to create a consistent theme. Not much more to say on the subject other than that you did a fantastic job.

The gameplay is where I found the game to be the most lacking. I like the level design and puzzle elements, but the intersection between graphics and gameplay is really messy. You say the collision with the player is a box, but since the box is invisible, the player is left guessing as to just where they need to stand in order to avoid enemies. Combined with how much larger the graphics are than their hitbox and certain elements that obscure large sections of the screen and the player is left really struggling to navigate levels that shouldn't be hard to navigate.

There are also instances where the collision just DOESN'T work. I noticed in at least one level, holding the down and left buttons allowed me to skip through a wall, and in another instance, having spikes activate while I was standing on them broke the collision and allowed me to move through walls until I popped out from inside of them. Combined with the aforementioned issue with obstructive graphics it made the entire collision system feel like an "anything goes" kind of deal, which would be fine in a casual platformer but is infuriating when navigating tight spaces and hazards that force you to restart a level.

I can't help but wonder if you either played and tested this game with placeholder graphics and added in the art at the last second, or if you didn't have any beta testers to warn you that this would be a major pain point.

I think the best solution to this would be to make the entirety of the game tile-based. This would preserve the puzzle and timing mechanics the game currently has and allow the graphics to largely remain the same (I suspect the messy graphics are part of your artistic vision so I don't think it makes sense to change them,) but eliminate the issue of being just a few pixels off while trying to avoid hazards.

It's a really solid concept and the integration of story, aesthetics, optional objectives, and solid puzzle mechanics showcase a very high level of effort, but unfortunately all the guesswork that comes with invisible collider boxes gives this a fatal flaw in terms of quality of life.