Pipsqueak! Demo

I started speedrunning the demo, and I found a bug that killed two runs already. If you kill the boss with a sword hit and a stone at once the game crashes.

I played through the demo and explored as much as I could, and I gotta say, this game is very promising! I'm a big fan of the mouse main character, but beyond that, the gameplay is very fluid and the map is fun to explore. The roll was especially fun to mess around with. Even after the demo ended, I went back to see how quickly I could move through the map now that I knew my way around, and it was very satisfying.

My main issue is the lack of characters to interact with and the lack of any solid worldbuilding. It just felt kinda...lonely. And not in the spooky mysterious way, just in the "I feel like I should've seen someone by now" way. The game looks very cute, and having an interesting world to attach to would make it feel far more immersive and all the more fun to move through. (Though, I assume that's something that has been excluded from the demo but will be in the full game.)

In terms of presentation, the visuals were cute and intriguing, the music was cutesy but mildly lackluster, and the sound design is nice. And again, I'm a big fan of Tofu the mouse.

Also, just a tiny suggestion, but I think it'd be slightly more convenient for new players if the tutorials for the basic mechanics weren't tied to interacting with signs. Hollow Knight (I've done my best not to compare the two game up till now, I'm sorry) does it quite well, where at the beginning of the game, it shows you prompts for the basic controls without interrupting the gameplay.

Anyways, awesome game, I'll be looking forward to the full release!

Downloaded the game via Steam.

I do have to say, I really like the game both visually and so far how it plays however:

It is a controller based game (you have to use one it seems thankfully i have a xbox controller lying around) and some of the controls are clunky, mainly the wall holding.

Basically you have the YBAX buttons, Up on the DPad, the two analog sticks (one for movement, one for panning) and LB (for map).

With the wall holding you have to hold down the left stick to "attach" onto the wall, this could be down to my inexperience with controllers, but this is really hard while also jumping and moving in a direction i.e. jumping from one wall section to another. I am not sure if there an issue with multiple inputs from a single source (i.e. me moving my stick to the left while also trying to hold it down) , the matter of Jumping blocks the input of holding onto the wall, or a serious case of skill issue (i assume this is the culprit)

There is also the case of "Respawning" - this currently costs nothing, I would assume some amount of your coins (or all) would drop to either be retrieved or lost to the pixels as such you can get yourself stuck in a sticky situation i.e. i struggled with wall climbing to get the ear ring but once i got it i just respawned and was fine

There are two things I would like to see (more of an And/Or than an And or Or tbh):

• KMB Inputs
  • WASD Movement
    
    • well technically A and D
    • though W and S still be bound to Jump and Crouch as well
  • Space Jump
  • Ctrl Crouch (used for going down a level on platforms)
  • Q Potion
  • E Wall Climb
  • LMB attack
  • RMB roll
• Separate input for wall holding - LT or RB/RT would work

Loved the demo and about to kick in for the Kickstarter. Out of curiosity does Tofu have a canon gender or is it similar to the fox in Tunic where it is up to the player?

Made a video

Just explored the demo thoroughly and backed on Kickstarter, looks like this is exactly the type of game I want to play. Great job! One small bug I've found, respawning (dying, beating the game) with the Crimson Earring on seems to give you an extra heart container each time... Looking forward to the finished game!

Eyyy, hell yes! Rite's been one of my give-it-a-bash-every-now-and-then games since nabbing it on launch, PC then Switch. Thus I am very very keen to give this a whirl. Good luck with the Kickstarter campaign too.
And another hell yes for local Radelaide talent, always great to see.

I loved the experience that it brings to the player. The design of each area teaches the player each skill very well. However, I didn't feel good about the default inputs. I am more used to playing with arrows than with WASD, so I think it would be cool to have an option for changing the control input. But in general, I really loved everything about this game and I see the true potential that this project has. Keep it up!

The quick verdict is that despite some nitpicks, that I am incredibly likely to back this project when it launches and to encourage anyone of similar taste to do the same.

Just completed the Demo on Steam <3 absolute amazing work !

tight parry jumps fun puzzle in the area of the Spoo-Key.

only remarks i had is that loading the save gave a UI glitch showing a heart on Saveslot 2.

Enemies imo could do a bit more damage but thats personal flavour xD.

Thats its its absolutely amazing ! 10/10 art 10/10 gameplay. 

woah this looks beautiful!

Graphic arts

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Beautiful 2D interface is very easy to understand without knowing the language.

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Gameplay

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simple controls are not very convenient, like [Q] which prohibits taking a sword or [s+space] jumping.

The complexity of the game will not let you get bored and will not burn out all your brains.

The boss battle is very interesting, fast and simple.

Treasures and artifacts are the goal of the entire game.

It’s always clear where to go, which is very good.

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