Finished the game and enjoyed it very much. The game world is great, It's like a window of light and sound hovering in vacuum. The Mi/Ball combos are very fun to perform. Music is some of the best and most atmospheric in video games. Story and dialogue were very good too and made me chuckle or think about things quite a few time.

I hope the Steam voting does well. Someone should make an official KU topic in neogaf and get people to vote.

Congrats on the release, this looks (and sounds) really good, great job Nifflas. I send a photo a while back, any chance I could get a free copy? I'm not making any demands because it's just a photo.

Maybe she could have made a personal bet of some kind. Eg a promise to a dieing family member that she must stay strong and never give up. That could make her come across as a driven brave young woman and not just plain naive. The oath could also be a place she always wanted to visit as a child, or a famous woman explorer she admired and wanted to be like, or maybe an oath to solve the mystery of the loch ness monster, etc.

So instead of pesimistic vs optimistic it could instead be resigned(it's no use...I can't do it...) vs determined(I must keep on it!). A strong girl that doesn't cave when there's trouble (even though she might momentarily hesitate) is rather more likeable and admirable. Just my 2 cents.

Zoe
which is greek for "life"

or Neda which is supposed to be a greek river godess. more river god names here:
http://www.theoi.com/Potamos/Potamoi.html

Brainstorming for names is fun but I'm having too much fun with it and have trouble picking one.

Any updates on this? I would like to try out the game but I don't care for installing VC++.

I guess then you don't want to share your secret to how it's done

What level is that hidden door?

I have found that secret ability at the warp zone, but I don't even know if I am supposed to find all the coins to end the game. Is that the goal?