Just watched the video, the only complaint I have is that its hard to tell when you get hit, sure the health bar goes down but I think if the players head were to go backwards when he got hit, it would be a very satisfying way to visually show the player he is being hit.
You mean like the picture attached (taken from 16 seconds into the preview vid)? The reason why it's hard to see sometimes is because you can move straight away after being hit, to stop player frustration.
I mean all the way back, so you can see his eyes, nose, and maybe some slobber flying from his mouth, after all, these are crude cartoonish type drawings, I think it would work real well. The effect is just way too subtle, for a game.
Yeah I can't wait, dunno if you're a retro gamer, but this game glimmers with the hope of some retro styled gaming, I can't wait