I know that the paper isn't required anymore, but I feel like with the presence still there it causes unnecessary confusion. Especially if you figure it out yourself. And the name and dialogue for the Mother's second cabinet heavily implies you can open the first cabinet as well, and that you were suppose to before that event. If it's the same situation as the paper, I have the same opinion on it.
Can I just say your a first few to actually give feedback to my work?? THANK YOU/// People are WAY too nice to this game, I understand itās a first time game but please AHAHA iām sure there are a LOT more flaws than that XDD The game itself definitely needs a LOT more polishing but sadly this was a game I created under a time limit! So I dun plan to go back and fix it, since the goal was met: to make a functioning game under a timespan š„² Iām happy you enjoy the game for what it is!! I am still learning so these feedbacks help a lot!!
I can understand the confusion and mix up of the order of the gameplay! If youāre thinking linear, it would make sense but some tasks are actually optional for a reason!
I did aim for a more straightforward gameplay! It was suppose to be mandatory to find the cabinet keys and paper to proceed, so you would get everything all at once as you go. However, those key items specifically, the payoff was not worth the time/struggle when finding them, it was more of me trying to sneak in some backstory that may interest some players as they play through. (Through beta run, majority had a tough time with that section of the gameplay, hence the misassumption of the time to complete the gameplay: it would take most 1-2hrs JUST FOR THAT PART. now itās only 20min or less after the fix) So instead of mandatory, I made it an optional task for any players whoās willing to take the time to search for a small, minuscule detail of backstory to add on to the more exploratory side of the gameplay. Tbh I leik the more non linear approach to gameplay, I like to be able to see if there are more extra stuff to do aside from the main route! Hopefully I can achieve this in future games when I feel up to make another one! THANK YOU!!