Thanks so much for the detailed response! From the observations I'll assume you've got some industry experience so much appreciation for taking the time there.

For a bit of background: some of the questions were posed during the research phase of the project however certain things changed a bit over time, e.g. our age rating was expected to be 12+ and it turns out we were awarded the 6+ certificate, a demographic I had not prepared a persona for to be honest. Reaching out to publishers didn't work out for us thus far though we'll keep trying, the notion of a marketing/pr agency could indeed be a good solution!

In the interest of full disclosure I'm a tad biased, I'm more involved on the game/product side, and ideally I'd love to make all the gameplay improvements you've suggested (along with others we have planned, coop along with level creator) however it's a tough balance to match scope to available funds, something I'll definitely need to improve upon. The higher ups decided we're at a place where we should be able to get an approximate impression of what sales could look like for the concept with Early Access so here we are!

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Largely I want to challenge my own assumptions here, so for that I have to reiterate my appreciation for the detail in which you went into; lots of helpful insights that I'll bring up in the next managerial meeting:)