I enjoyed the different mechanics and the level design uses them well. The graphics and animations are great, I also liked the attention to detail on the text box. The effects you put on some of the words are really cool.
A couple of nitpicks:
- I don't know if this is intended but the parallax backgrounds only seem to parallax on the X axis, they all move at the same rate as the camera vertically
- It would be great to be able to use the analog stick for movement, I find it more comfortable than the D-pad on my controller
I know this wasn't a focus of this round but I also wish the game was a bit longer, looking forward to seeing what happens next!