This had no right being as good as it is, the acting, the presentation and the candy puns. Yet somehow it transformed into not only an authentic feeling trailer, but a captivating one as well. I was laughing at the soda pop murder, and cringing in... "Amused?" horror at the sight of the smore.

The moment I realized it was made by you, I had a feeling it was going into the direction it did. Nothing could of prepared me for how it ended though. (onward from the 50 second mark to be precise)

The animations so fluid it adds to the whole unsettling nature behind it all. Animating the perspectives on all those teeth must of been a real challenge.

You sure know how to do the perfectly cut exits. Always get a good chuckle out of them.

Batman & Ninja turtles eh? someones expanding their horizons. I'm Curious to see if this leads.

The Boss fight was probably the most exciting part of this game. Not only did I feel equally matched. I swear the boss was always reacting to what I always doing, beating down on him? he backs off or blocks, keep my distance? lays down bombs or goes full speed towards me. Almost seemed like I was fighting an actual person for a while.

Commendable work sourcing all your music off the Audio Portal. Finding the right song to fit what you want is not an easy thing.

Man, Fire Fighter games are extremely underrated, double so for well made ones such as this.

The difficulty is a bit unforgiving, mainly with the pacing of Rescuing everyone trapped inside and then racing to save the building afterwards. I rarely got through a level on the first try. Once I got a bit more familiar with the level layout it became easier to manage since I could clear the areas I needed cleared more quickly.

I love the idea of the foam mechanic to create safe zones. However there is a bit of an issue is just how limited it is, either using it to make a fire proof zone, or to blitz through an area quickly and then your out after using it in 2 situations. Then there is the smouldering walls and ceilings, nothing brought me more frustration as I'm trying to put the last fires out, and the smouldering walls re-ignite the areas I cleared and I lose the game solely because of this. Plus there's no way to fully put them out without foam.. when I used up all my foam for damage control earlier on.

I tried spraying them down with the water sprayer, and it sounded like it worked, but it didn't do anything. I don't know if this is bugged or not implemented yet, but I'd recommend at least making it so the Water Sprayer turns any smouldering surfaces from "red" to black, but they'll reignite if another flame source goes near them.

--My Recommendations--

As much as I wanna say the player needs a tad more foam (maybe like an extra second or two) so they have more margin for error, perhaps it might not be needed depending on how the difficulty is adjusted later on.

There needs to be a way to permanently extinguish smouldering walls/ceilings without foam. Since they are usually a massive annoyance at the end when trying to douse the last few fires.

Also there needs to be some elaboration on not to break open windows. Or at least I assume breaking windows is bad because it allows the fire to breath more easily and thus spread.

Never the less, the challenge still makes this game exhilarating and satisfying when everything goes to plan. Mostly just needs some polish and I'd say this is going in a great direction.

took me a lotta retries, but I got all 6 endings.

Controls take a bit of getting used too, but are fine once you get the hang of it

--Spoiler warnings beyond this point--

A problem I ran into though, when I was still figuring everything out for the first time, was that I got to the Wolf Cave before anywhere else, I figured this was the first boss area, but in reality, its the finale. I actually did manage to beat it in every flavor possible (more because I kept losing sheep or dying trying to keep them safe.)

In hindsight after completing the game however, I feel like the above statement was intended to be that way, rather then an error in pacing.

I found the gun before I found the axe. I don't know if that was intentional, but when I was blasting down the trees, I found the axe. Then I realized that you can walk past the cabin to get to the axe without needing to waste the precious ammo to blast the trees. I could of just been blind as a bat, but the layout for the cabin area gave me no impression there was an area behind it that you could explore which contained crucial items. Perhaps a walkway or trail would of made it more clear, but again, could of just been my lack of trying.

The hidden boss fight was rather savage though, mostly cause its hitbox from the side is a lot skinnier then it appears, I felt like I died more because a hit that I believed should of registered, didn't. However I got around this by finding out that hitting it from the front was the best way to go and once I figured out how it moved and attacked, it became way more manageable. I will say though, the fact the game puts you back right where you left off was the only thing keeping me going at some parts of the game due to how frustrating that fight was in comparison to the wolves.

In the end, when I fully completed the game though, I believed, or at least felt I could understand your vision on how the map and game play were designed and paced the way they were. (My guess was to encourage trial and error and force the player to explore and discover more ways to get the remaining endings)

One thing I have to offer full praise for is the audio, the eerie and dread inducing atmosphere and the fight track really added to the fears and dangers you were/could be facing.

Overall, while the game was unfair and confusing at times. Looking back after I conquered the challenges you put before me. I loved it, every bit.

almost 1 minute of music in an hour, huh?

Not intended as a diss in the slightest, I'm sitting here pondering how your creative process printed out a cohesive chip-tune beat in an "almost' round ratio of 1 second per minute.

I do not know what goes into that, but to the uninitiated like myself, seems pretty impressive.

Helps that the song itself is a total banger, could easily see this as a Main Menu or roll credits Jingle for one of the many pixel games bound to be rolling through here.

I actually had to look up R&B to answer your question about the songs proper Genre, and my interpretation of it comes off as "Jazzy Blues". The Trumpet in here definitely puts this song into the R&B category from how I see it.

As for the song itself, I dig it, it slips to the back of my mind where it lives rent free. For some reason the song doesn't loop properly. I dunno if its me or whatnot. Not the end of the world though.

If this were used for anything, I totally could see this song used as a BGM track for an RPG or Visual Novel. Where the Protagonist and a group or crew of characters are casually hanging out in an "out of sight" location like an alley or abandoned building, discussing their plans and ambitions or getting to know one another as they determine their next move.

Pretty good, I found my thoughts drifting off as I was listening.

The eerie yet distorted melody provoked a sense of... "cautious" wonder or curiosity for lack of better words.

If this were used in a game, I could totally see this where an Adventurer is exploring an Ancient but technologically advanced ruins/dungeon. A place that doesn't make sense, but also clearly far ahead of its time that you have to ponder what created it all and why whomever made it is no longer around.

For something more Sci-Fi, this could easily be a chill song to vibe too as your drifting through a barren portion of space.

Or perhaps your a computer guy, plotting in data points, commands, writing in logs and calculations, a montage of searching databases and plugging in numbers and strings trying to find an answer to a mystery or very complex problem. (looking at you Hacknet)

The resemblance to the old school official artwork is indistinguishable to me. The Presentation is wholesome and in the spirit of Christmas, and I love every bit of it.

Spoiler was the character that made me aware of Zeurel's work when he debuted on NG years ago. Been a fan of his ever since, while his OCT days seem to be over, its nice to see people still remember/draw him.

As for the work itself, its flawless as far as my amateur eyes tell. For some reason the way you drew spoilers head/face feels more... "right/correct" when compared to Zeurel. I can't put my finger on why though.

The amount of malicious menace in that face, I love it.