Really well polished game! If I was given this game to play without knowing anything about it I would have thought it was full game, impressed you managed to get this done in just a month! I really struggle with spinning based movement (this game jam has made me realise that I suck at controlling anything that has to spin) but after a bit of practice I could see myself really enjoying the game. Also I was using keyboard and mouse, i assume a controller would be a lot easier using a joystick.
As I saw you intended to expand the game in previous comments, here are things I think could potentially improve the gameplay. I felt the spikes were a little difficult to see at times for me when I was focusing on reflecting the projectiles. The upgrades were cool but felt like the menu happened a little too often initially. Thats all I could think of, i didnt get very far into the game because I wasnt very good at dodging, i ended up spamming left then right and that seemed to work, so maybe something that encourages the player to actually do full spins could be cool
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Really appreciate that! We wanted it to feel like a full experience, so it’s awesome to hear that came across. Totally get what you mean about the spikes - they can be hard to spot when focusing on parries, so we’ll look into improving that. The upgrade pacing is something we’ll be discussing tweaking as well, so your feedback helps a lot! And yeah, a controller would definitely make movement feel a bit smoother. We’re excited to expand the game, so suggestions like this are super valuable, thanks again!