I gave a few levels a try.
- An external popup is always bad to see in a game even if its for a password.
Thanks for playing and the valuable feedback! This stuff will improve the game big time.
I actually really like pop ups because they are different depending on the browser or in native builds depending on the OS. It perhaps is a bit irrational for me to keep it that way though, most people seem to disagree with me and I need to appeal to a wider audience. So, I'll consider it.
- Game needs a blinking arrow over the player at the start of a new level, because there's just so much going on. Blinking, moving enemies, the art.
This is good suggestion and isn't hard to add, there is really no reason why I can have this up in the next build so sounds like a plan!
- Having the ladder climb as automatic breaks jumps which has caused my death in the game a few times.
To solve this, you can also press spacebar to jump, that way you can jump without using a button where climbing would be done instead of jumping. I'll add in game controls after the title screen in the next build possibly.
- Needs a timer so people can see how fast they were. Perhaps a death counter as well.
I've had several people suggest a death counter, since it is a good feature and has some demand I'll definitely get it in there. I like the timer idea too, I'm surprised I never thought of that.
- Are the spear and arrowtraps random? Because they seem a bit random. Still safe enough to go past them after they spring.
There is always enough time to get across if you time it right. It uses a random range between two moments in time before they spring up again.
-A stage select may be beneficial if there's no saving so I can return later to play or is that the password system? If only I remembered there was a password system. At the bottom I assume.
The input box has a typo I found last night, this will get fixed along with your other suggestions I accepted.
I meant to write this:
'Please enter the password to access HARD mode, or click "Cancel"
to start a new game in EASY mode.'
(I left out the underlined word).
I was thinking instead of stage select, it could just remember where you left off with an automatic save system, what do you think?