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This is super cool and it's great! I enjoyed my brief try in the browser.

Couple feedback points: I really hate the health system. I wish it was clearer how much health the potion recovered. I'd almost have it more like a traditional unit-like health bar and the potions recover one unit. Also having the R key so close to the movement keys made me press it in a panic several times when trying to move away. ALso allowing you to use a potion when your health is full feels really cheap. Also what about purchasing such items in the store after each level?

I never really got used to the strict 90 degrees movement and my fingers constantly got confused between strafe and turn. But I'm sure I'd get used to it in time. I'm more used to the FPS movement when this is more of an arcade-style setup.

For the map, I'd recommend holding the TAB key to show it, so it's just for quick glances.

Would have appreciated a little more variety in the props, though I only played to level 8, so I'm sure more gets introduced. There were new enemy types all the time which was nice.

FWIW: I also enjoyed the game. I also got confused between strafe and turn, and often did things like bombs by accident.

My additional feedback:

* I got to level 13 or 14, and then got bored. There was no way to save, and it wasn't clear if it went on. Does it repeat forever? Is there an end.

* What would also be helpful is to understand the purpose. This type of game is the type of game I often see developed as a kids' project, where in a camp or similar, a senior developer sets up an API designed to make it easy, generates all the artwork, and then kids code the high-level logic. If it were open-source, perhaps it'd be that? Perhaps it's intended to be commercialized with more development (that'd be tough with a million similar apps)? Perhaps it's intended as publicity for the coding shop? That would be helpful to understand too when looking for feedback or when visiting.

Re. level, it ends after 15. There's a "the end" screen with a floating trophy.

I agree that it starts to feel repetitive around 13 or 14. For me the turning point was the wand, which feels a bit overpowered and like it needs a cooldown as has been pointed out. An improvement might be having bombs and arrows in the store so you can do something with the gold you keep amassing.

It actually saves automatically. Refresh and you'll see a continue button. It would have been nice if this was more clear.

I like the map being a toggle, because I could navigate by looking at the map while I move around (helps with that confusion). The 3d view is needed to see items, pots, and enemies, and that's fine, but ideally those would show on the map too.

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