Personally I don't think the combat change is too bad. I kinda wish I had one of the older/first version around to I could really make a comparison.
Honestly, my biggest issue I've had is that Whispy has always been stronger than Sam which just feels....weird thematically. Even now, curse is WAY better than burning. Sam's heavy attack is easy to get grabbed during as well since her double hit light attacks make timing the heavy feel strange. especially compared to Whispy who has a simple 1 press 1 hit style.
That being said, at the end of the day, the combat could have been whatever. Nobody really came for that, they came for the animation and scenario. It could be a RoR style platformer and people would be satisfied (potentially more satisfied). Of course, this is just looking at the game as a product to be consumed. Maybe Doggie is just using this as an opportunity to test their programming and it's more of an experiment rather than an actual game.
"but then they shouldn't charge for it!" payment is optional. Always has been. If people want to throw money at it, that's on them.
"but it's a scam!" A fool and his money are soon parted. Again, that's on them. None of our business how other people spend their money.
If you hate the game so much or are sick of the dev, just hide the thread and move on. Or be like me and only come in when there's an update. Speaking of which, ciao until the next update.
Honestly, my biggest issue I've had is that Whispy has always been stronger than Sam which just feels....weird thematically. Even now, curse is WAY better than burning. Sam's heavy attack is easy to get grabbed during as well since her double hit light attacks make timing the heavy feel strange. especially compared to Whispy who has a simple 1 press 1 hit style.
That being said, at the end of the day, the combat could have been whatever. Nobody really came for that, they came for the animation and scenario. It could be a RoR style platformer and people would be satisfied (potentially more satisfied). Of course, this is just looking at the game as a product to be consumed. Maybe Doggie is just using this as an opportunity to test their programming and it's more of an experiment rather than an actual game.
"but then they shouldn't charge for it!" payment is optional. Always has been. If people want to throw money at it, that's on them.
"but it's a scam!" A fool and his money are soon parted. Again, that's on them. None of our business how other people spend their money.
If you hate the game so much or are sick of the dev, just hide the thread and move on. Or be like me and only come in when there's an update. Speaking of which, ciao until the next update.
