Juste trop bien

Fast-paced fun that balances challenge fairly well

Really Good

Didn't expect to see a new demo for this so shortly after the last one, but the progress is nice to see!

Glad to see that some of my previous feedback has been rectified, such as the new foot animation for kicking, and the inclusion of a narrative and other cool effects like the way enemies get chopped in half is pretty cool.

Some of my previous feedback is still present, such as how I don't like these weird auras that deny weapon usage on enemies and would prefer a new enemy type be created instead for those purposes, but I assume either they will be addressed later on or you wish to keep them.

In addition to the above, here are some other feedback I can offer:

*The cooldown between slashes is obvious because of the way the arms go down and don't come back up until it's ready, but the same can't be said for parries: there is a cooldown phase where you can't slash or parry, but it's not obvious because your arms are still up. I'd like it if there was more consistency in this matter.

*Soundscape could be a bit better as apart from the initial alert sounds that enemies make, they are totally silent, which makes it so that they can easily seem to come from nowhere as they make no footsteps or attack sounds. Perhaps it's intended as part of the challenge that you need to be swooshing your camera around constantly to keep an eye on them, but I dunno: I'd like it if I could keep track of them through sounds as well.

*Menus are very inconsistent in terms of control: some of them can be used with the mouse to click the buttons, while others force you to use the keyboard. It's just really confusing and frustrating to figure out what each one wants.

*The new HUD is nice, but I wish it was more clear what power you are currently carrying. Yes, once you get good enough you can memorize the colors that represent each power and look at your arms, but it's very confusing when you're starting out as you can be picking up powers at a rapid pace before you even see what you pick up and have no idea what you're carrying. I'd say that the power icon should not only be somewhere on your HUD to reference, but the icon should also briefly flash in the center of the screen when you pick it up to help acknowledge it.

Keep up the good work as I'm looking forward to hacking and slashing in the full release!

......Daitomodachi?