In the tutorial text the buttons did not appear, fortunately they were written at the top-right of the screen. The shield (mouse right button) worked correctly, I could also swing the bat (mouse left button) but for some reason it would never make the projectiles bounce back. Maybe I need a very specific timing? I tried to get the projectiles inside the hitbox indicated by the bat hit FX but it didn’t seem to help. After a moment the game reset, probably my HP had reached zero.
Otherwise, very cool art style, I’ve played a few battle rhythm jam games succeed, it’s a clever way to get a dynamic game quickly but at lower budget as it takes place in a smaller scene, and level design is replaced by rhythm design.