I really want to like this game, and I know it's unfinished so a lot of the jank probably will get fixed at some undetermined point, but the platforming feels quite bad, performance is very difficult to get right, because it seems like the game either runs way too fast if I have it running in full screen, or it runs weird slow and floaty if in windowed, the lack of control scheme customization is also quite baffling. The pacing of the story also feels slow to the point of almost being tedious. I really hope the game improves with further updates
Ahem? Sad to see you have performance issues, which I don't. It's great game in general(not just h-game) without mentioned lags, but alas... I had similar problems with other games("ruins seeker" for example). People praise it for quick, punishing combat and i stuck wading lag bog in x0.25 speed slow-mo style... Weirdly this particular game runs smoothly enough for me to play on my potato laptop but my condolences nevertheless.
Platforming does feels bad till you get a hand of it or try the other means(like gamepad in my case-turned out keyboard was my burden and nemesis)
Control scheme customization is present tho? You can effectively remap binds in options. I did. At ver 0.23, but i did. Not sure how it works in current.
About pacing of the story-i myself feel it's good tempo. You as a player decide speed of progression. You can forcerun story naked-nothing prevents you from going for it. But so you can grind your inventory slots, cooking 5 star ingredients, teas and whatnot. And in this case game prevents you from reaching some zones by lack of story progression, but it's alright-done in many other games. Just proceed when you farmed everything in zone, simple.
So my unfortunate conclusion-your experience with great game was marred by performance issues, so you can't rate it as great due to technical frustrations. Yet again, my condolences.