Wow great entry! The only thing I did not love was the feeling of the player attack. Idk it just felt a little weak. It would be cool if it was a little more animated or somehow felt more impactful. It definitely got the job done though and considering the time restrictions and solid the amount of content in the game I don't think it was a major issue. Had fun the entire time I was playing. As others mentioned great level design having areas that are accessible early on, but mess you up if you go there. Makes it so fun to come back later when you are stronger.
so glad you enjoyed the game! Due the the player having multiple sprites layered on top of it (the teeth, fins, etc), it made it so adding new animations was pretty time consuming. So we settled with a simple attack animation since it was easy. But it is definitely something we could juice up if we come back to this and have less of a time crunch!