Hi! I don't know if this was intended or a bug, but whenever I picked up an item (at this point, just the heart-shaped potion), the icon would stay floating on the screen. Additionally, I had no HP heart-bar on the screen, so I never had any idea how much HP I had--but I see in the screenshots that even in the first area the hearts should be present?

The HP thing made it very difficult for me to gauge my status against the first boss, so I kept dying. :( 

I liked the art style of this game but at least with the controller I was having a very hard time with the controls (but I don't think I'd magically be better if I switched to keyboard.)