I’m not sure if this was intentional, but I dig the early 90’s arcade vibe! And the idea is certainly original! The use of the TV network to spoon feed info to the player is cool too!
I also really like the support of a game pad! But maybe next time crib off an established or beloved game like Hollow Knight for the button layout. Initiation dash by double pressing in a direction lead me to be killed when I did it by accident. It’s fine to have a tough game, but players want it to feel fair as well.
We chose a top down space shooter for our game. With metroidvania elements of course. We’d love it if you tried it out, gave us a rating, but most of all dropped a comment on the submission page to let us know what you liked and didn’t like!