The "Why did I think creative writing would be a great degree" part after reading through this novel at the beginning made me laugh a lot ! I have an easy humour so despite the wall of text after each stages, I enjoyed reading the story (like when you said that the Game Boy was only good for playing Tetris!)
Gameplay-wise, the shell mechanic was really cool and really unique. I like that. It was fun to play!
Good job on the jam!