yearning

While clearly in early development, there seems to be a few issues;
- I couldn't see how to leave the first scene, (grey city)https://www.roastmygame.com/game/aha
- There is something wrong with the physics setup when you're in the traffic flow. you occasionally get pushed down even though there's no one there.

Hi!

First let me say, amazing work with the graphics (artwork, effects, scene cuts) and music. Together with the "grey city intro", I was instantly engaged (and thinking "I dont even like this style, but ppl will love this").
I was kinda disappointed when the skull at the beginning doesn't offer any atmospheric dialog, instead it's just "do this to get through here". But I just went right to the forest and started to admired the lighting there. Did I mention the music?
Unfortunately that's were the fun started to turn into frustration. The areas are vast and interconnected yet possibly incomplete, as you often get teleported to the central area. If it is meant as a "magic forest" where you "get lost", than I would add some line of dialog whenever you're teleported, because right now it almost feels like a bug.
The fact that the areas are vast would be fine, but the problem is that all these areas are empty. I picked "mechanics" for what needs the most work, and what I mean is actually the very core of gameplay - it's engagement. No amount of beautiful pixel tiles will compensate for the fact that there is nothing to do there in these locations - it felt like I spent 10 minutes in the forest, yet I did not find anything there, except for things that tell you "you need this for me to work" (but never anything that would make something work).
Before I let the frustration get hold of me, I went back to the skull and to the left. Again, at first intrigued in the city, only to find out that there is nothing to interact with there and you cant go inside the houses (I was desperately spamming spacebar everywhere at that point). When I reached the mansion and found the locked door, I noticed theres a huuge hole in the house that the avatar could use to get into the house. Of course it cant, otherwise what use would the locked door have - so I added "a key" to my huuuuge shopping list, and just jumped off the cliff, sorry. :D
But it looks really cool. I can imagine exploring that, even without combat (although I would enjoy that). There must be something to do in those areas though, so I would work on that - vastness is ok, emptiness is not! (Or is it just me and there were keys and monsters everywhere, I just couldnt see them?) I would also greatly enjoy if there was more "dialog". Even if you were to spam just some atmospheric at me whenever I visit a new part of the forest (even that would make the areas feel less empty).
Otherwise, great job!

TLDR: Looks sweet but lacks in gameplay as the world seems empty.

Hi, first off let me just say that this game is amazing - once you complete it you have to put it on steam, it will be an indie hit. Great controls, great graphics, great music, great atmosphere/mood. There are some things that I noticed that could be better, though. There was a slight gap in four or so tiles in the section with the gray buildings. This happens to me all the time in Unity's tile system (which I assume you're using), and I fix it by either adding extra pixels to certain tiles or by correcting the pixels per tile amount in the import settings. Not a major issue, though. Another thing is that the waterfall tiles at the beginning of the game look a bit off. Also, you should add some more dialogue, whether it be in the intro with the silhouetted people or when you get teleported in the forest. Finally, the font used for the text on the skull in the central forest area is a bit unfitting. I suggest you use a font more like "Perfect DOS VGA," "Gamer," "Early GameBoy," or "Alagard." Otherwise, this game is absolutely amazing, and again, make sure to put it on steam when you're finished as I am sure people will love this (it may even reach the heights of Undertale, Stardew Valley, etc. - it reminded me of Undertale but with much better graphics). Also, just a quick question, are you doing this project alone? Did you make all of the art, music, and code by yourself?