Thanks for playing!
Sometimes I'm not entirely sure how much of a shitpost it is myself tbh. I think the systems might end up working for a gameplay loop but I'm not sure I can make anyone take the game's premise seriously. I really oughta try out Overgrowth sometime.
There actually is a sound for blocking (it's a sort of slide-y sound supposed to make it sound like the attack isn't finding purchase) but I'll try making it more obvious.
Turning mid-dash-attack is definitely unintended. Shouldn't be hard to fix though, thanks for pointing it out.