AHAHAHAHA im so glad you like the pause! i was laughing my ass off when making it, and i was wondering if people would notice it. (the song credit goes to bardaky, i just made the pause)
And as for the balance for the game, we always had a goal of making it difficult, but balancing was one of the very last things done to the game (like 1hr before jam closes) so i wasnt even sure you could beat the game, when it was submitted.