I was hoping for something a bit more with this one. The intro cutscene explaining the story behind the game had me hooked, as it was really dramatic and set up some pretty high stakes, but then it goes into a Galaga-type shooter. Not that this is bad, but man, the mood whiplash I got was kinda crazy lol. Said intro does get annoying the next couple of times you play, though. A skip button would have been much appreciated. I think the filter over the screen adds this really cool visual effect, but the rest of the sprites are just okay in my opinion. They get the job done well enough. I've also already played a game for this jam with very similar gameplay and a very similar premise, and I personally think it was executed a bit better in that one. The controls took a bit of getting used to, as I hardly touch the arrow keys on my keyboard. I also noticed the shield power-up still makes it so you take damage or bullets or enemies. I don't know if it's just reduced damage or if it's a bug, but that confused me quite a bit. Not bad by any means, but could be a bit better. 6/10.