Very unique controls, pretty hard to get used to, but still fun. Nice graphics and very fitting audio. Cool entry!

Hey there BF! Nice work on a rock solid arcade game. I played it a half dozen times and never even got CLOSE to the leaderboard, but it was really fun. Haha. The sprites were adorable. The itch page was complete, inviting, and told me everything I needed to know (which is weirdly rare in jams... why don't people do that? It's so little work compared to all the coding and stuff.) 

Anyway, since you seem like a super chill guy who sincerely wants a lot of feedback, I've made a few notes. Take 'em or leave 'em! ... hope something in my rambling is helpful, in no particular order. (AND YES this is an invitation to please give me absolutely any criticisms on my games so I can get better)  Now, these are more about the game than the graphics... which I completely get isn't the point of this round... but anyhoo...

1) I found the score super motivating... it would cool if the score was way bigger so I can read it without taking my eyes off the action.

2) on that note, it would be cool to see the lowest score on the leaderboard displayed above my score (or maybe even a "fake" leaderboard score that tempts to try one more time) ... anything to up that sweet tension as the player gets closer to their next goal. Maybe at 10,000 points you get a new rocket or something haha I never got that far? If so it would be cool to see that goal as I'm chasing it.

3) With so much going on, it'd be interesting to knock back the background stars to 30% or 50% and see if that helps the sprites pop ('course that might actually take away some of the challenge)

4) The protag flashes (I think to indicate a period where you're invincible) but the flash is a little slow so it makes it hard to see where your rocket is while it's invisible. Might be interesting to try flashing 2-10x faster so the eye doesn't lose the rocket's location.

5) Like the score, your extra "mans" is a critical piece of info. Would be neat if that were way bigger.

6) It's a hard and frantic game, which is GOOD, but it might be nice to have a "learner wave" where the enemies don't shoot yet, so you can get your bearings before it gets really challenging.

Thanks again for your niceness and leadership on the discord! You're the best!

i found it Kinda annoying with the movement but i guess thats the modifier that you had to use😅

Very cool and clever implementation of 2 buttons, although I'm definitely pretty bad at it myself! I loved the simplicity of the whole setup, while still giving me a challenge to work towards in trying to master that control scheme. One small thing I noticed was all the enemies were shooting directly at me, which was causing some unfortunate situations when I was in the corner with no path out. I think it would be neat if there was a little random variance to the angle at which enemies shoot at you, that way there's a bit more unpredictability in there as well. All in all though, very solid entry, I enjoyed it!

Super satisfying game! The controls took a little getting used too but it felt super fun. The art and vfx came out great as well, nice job :)

Clever use of two buttons, but I was not very good at it. The art and effects were really great.

I love how you went for the option to let the player shoot instead of just left-right movement, and the overall artstyle is really nice

As others said, a clever way to sneak in 2-button! Though I only wish there was some in-universe, onscreen visual reinforcement as to why this was the case, versus just the automated sliding left.

Very cute and fun you got (indirect, ofc) assistance from your son!

Great use of the 2 button modifier! Also great use of the asset packs you listed to create a cohesive vision. It's a "simple" game in concept, but definitely challenging! (for me, anyway... XD) It's also awesome that you let your son "help" on this. 

If you carry the game through to a future round, I'd like to see some difficulty balancing/scaling. I probably just suck at the game, but I did find it hard to ramp up to a flow state where I could consistently dodge bullets. Also, maybe a quicker restart after dying.

Best of luck in the round!

Clever use of the 2 button modifier. This element adds a new perspective on simple space shooters. The idea of a leaderboard in a game jam game is nothing short of impressive. Great job!!

The leaderboard may be beyond my skill level haha.  Fantastic game!  The bullets looked really cool.

This is pretty impressive. The art looks amazing and everything fits together soo good. I really like the music in the title screen :) 

My boy Brainfart coming with another banger! This was a lot of fun and super addicting. The sound design and the quick games had me coming back for more and more (eventhough Im not good lol). The implementation of the 2 button modifier is impressive (I truly think that was the hardest one). A good ole arcadey fun time!

Very fun, just wish I was better to get my name on that score board!! Everything matchs perfectly color and art!!

Very fun game, glad to see my name is just about on the leaderboard for the time being. Really like the explanation of the hyperdrive being damaged and it works really well with the 2 button controls

Holy I cant believe the scores some of the players got, I tried, I got better and then I gave up (I realised can never get on the board lol). Lovely art sound and overall design well done and you definately nailed two button modifier with the interesting movement mechanic :)

Always look forward to playing your entries! Really love this, the animations and effects are great, and I love how vibrant the sprites and background are. Sometimes I struggled a bit to see the enemy bullets because they blended in a bit with the background, but that might just be a me thing lol.  I think you implemented the 2 Button modifier very well, the controls felt great!

nice use of 2 buttons! the game is very difficult but the leaderboards make me want to try again. great job!!

I really like how vivid the colors are and the sprites are a good fit for the gameplay. Might be cool to add some variety to the background for more of a sense of progress as you play through the game. Overall really nice entry!