Mark's Keep

I love Zelda games so i can't wait to play this.

Quick disclaimer: some of my points you are probably aware of or already have on your to-do list. I just give feedback based on what I’ve played in its current state

Things that could be improved:

• Slight pacing issues. I.e. the tutorial with the lever puzzle was way more complex than the following levels.
• Your rooms could use some form of landmarks or point of interest to make it easier for players to orientate themself and build a mental map of the space.
• It’s nice that south walls cover the player but I had it a few times that they obstructed my view on enemies.
• General player feedback could be improved. Things like particles for destroying pots and the like.
• You can very easily get stuck on an edge. Having a system that nudges the player slightly around the corner of a tile (like the coroner would be rounded)  would help the game feel a lot (pretty sure Zela does something similar).
• I’m not a fan of invisible switches for secrets. It doesn’t make me feel clever for finding the secret. Instead I suggest you make subtle visual or auditory cues that hint that something is there for players to figure out.
• Pushing crates feels janky and wobbly. I suggest you snap the player to the crate and switch to a dedicated pushing animation. Of cause despite the snap the player has to be able to immediately do another action. Also I felt the crate pushing speed is way too slow.
• Some edges with the same visual are inconsistent regarding the ability to jump off.
• The player character could use an idle animation. In general I would say the player animations feel a bit stiff and could be improved, while the enemies are fine imo..
• The map isn’t too helpful. I really had to look very close as it doesn’t really show landmarks, a player indicator or points of interest.
• The red spider and green “spider blob” enemy feel practically identical. The bats and blue slimes are also very similar. As I player I approach all enemies in the game exactly the same.
• Sound effects sound very harsh. I’m not an audio expert so I can’t really describe it better, but maybe something you want to get additional feedback on. All I can say I found them very unpleasant.
• Camera sometimes zooms in too early / at inconvenient times. I especially recognized that in Level 3.
• Level 3 feels rushed or as if you got a bit lazy with the tile-set usage. The ground is uniformly green and none of the walls uses the nice variation with moss.

Positives:

• Despite the game utilising the mouse buttons I’m glad you use a 4-way attack combat system which feels pleasantly oldschool and is really rare these days.
• General directions of aesthetics look good.
• I really dig your room transitions.
• Having an elevated and a ground floor makes rooms more interesting to traverse and generally visually more appealing.

You have a solid foundation here and I’m looking forward to play a future version!

I hope my feedback helps.

The game is coming along quite well! I'm liking basically everything, and I'm not usually a "PC" player. Even the Zelda style, which I'm not very fond of, is actually VERY enjoyable. 

A "personal" suggestion would be either showing the room you're in on the Map, or showing a little Icon to locate yourself. 

But other than that, the Game's great and I will surely be waiting for more <3