This looks really cool.
The first-start menu controls made me give up on trying to play though.
The config screen allowed me to assign ESC ("27" I think) as UP by accident
We're forced to enter a name and we have to guess that we have to press enter to confirm confirm confirm
I know why you're forcing us to see the overwhelming controls config screen.
But in the end it doesn't matter much unless you want to appeal to non-shmup players (I'm not one). I'll try to find a video to figure out why itch really wants to promote this game to me then.