Thanks! I am a little embarrassed to admit that I had not even thought of the spherical gameplay as an embodiment of the jam's theme until you said that. Part of me wants to defend the resource system and point out that it is deeply embedded in the core game balance, with different strategies producing fairly different experiences depending on when it's used. However, it's clear from your feedback and others' that it's not coming across with a strong thematic feel, which is fair enough.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked it! I'm kind of blown away to be getting positive feedback on this one, because when I started it was sort of a random, off-the-wall idea that I didn't really expect to work at a pretty basic level.