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this is incredible. I'm missing words for it. so freaking nice!
besides the fact that it showed me that my beginnings on something similiar are just silly attempts, it's really great!
Definitely something i would even consider buying.
btw. which size is your main char's sprite? 128x128? are you planing to release the source as well? I think i could learn so much from it (specially when it comes down to enemy movement (yours seems not to be that typical buggy pathfinding sort of thing )
Cheers!
edit: I'd love to leave the game easier tho. atm I have to go back to the title screen to close it permanently.
edit2: i guess i found a bug in stage 1: at the end crystall i get 2x the option to go back to the base (screen)