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Umisonia

Umbrita

Creator · From Romania

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Play time
25 minStated by the tester
Played
Outside the Arcade
Sent
Oct 12, 2026
Accepted
Oct 13, 2026Report 4 of 5 in this round
Q1

Where did you first get confused or stuck? What were you trying to do at that moment?

I felt confused in the beginning, as I didn't know what buttons to press in order to perform the actions. I pressed on all buttons until I found out which one does each action. Also, in the Main Menu, I couldn't use my gamepad, only the mouse worked for me, same when I paused the game, I couldn't use the gamepad, only the mouse. Also, for the intro scene, I think a button that we have to press for Skip would be helpful.

Q2

How did the difficulty of the early combat feel? Was there a spike or anything that felt unfair?

I played on Easy Mode and it really felt easy, the combat was very easy for the first monsters, then it started to get a little bit harder as I advanced, the problem was that I didn't know how to perform the dodge properly, it worked only a few times.

Q3

How did the controls feel with a gamepad? Was anything imprecise or uncomfortable?

The controls felt decent, I think an icon of the button we have to press for each actions below the in game icon would be a great feature, as I kept forgetting which one does what and I had to guess from time to time. I don't know if it was a bug for me or if this is the early build limitation.

Q4

When you chose equipment, did you understand what each piece did and how they differed?

At first, I didn't know how to equip it, I think a mini unskippable in-game tutorial from Umi for example would be great. I am not sure that I understood each one, but I think the shield stands for defense, the heart for the heart bar and so on.

Q5

Was there anything on screen you didn’t understand, such as an icon, number or menu?

I didn't know what the little plants/flowers/loot did or what they were for. The icons for the equipment upgrade were a thing I didn't understand and also how to upgrade Umi.

Q6

Would you keep playing after these 25 minutes? Why or why not?

Yes, I would keep playing it, I am curious and I want to find out more about the secrets on the map and also about the farming and side quests, but I would prefer a more polished version to keep me more engaged, as I didn't find some things intuitive and this might make me want to stop playing for a longer period in one go because I have to keep searching for buttons or how to upgrade things.

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