Balancing time and health is a cool idea! I would have liked some movement options, and feedback for when you get hit, but overall I liked the game and played it two times. Good job :)

The idea of losing health if the time bar is full is interesting, adds some tension to the gameplay, I liked it. And the little narration complements it nicely.

The special ability slowed down the movement when it hit stuff however, not sure if it's intended.

Leveling up and shooting even more bullets was a nice touch.

I liked the level and bullets/enemies graphics but the HUD felt a bit incoherent. I think choosing colors for UI elements from the same palette as the level could help, and it seems like an easy fix.

There are some nitpicks, but I had quite a bit of fun playing!

Very fun! I liked the mechanics and the movement was smooth. I died because I had too much time. I liked the opening too, very smooth. I liked the upgrades too. Good job!

The balancing of the time bar is very creative! The art really fit the game and I quite enjoyed the simplicity of it. The bullet-hell coming from the enemies seemed a bit difficult from the very start. It also took me awhile to figure out how to lead my shots so my bullets would actually hit the enemies. You did many things right in this game. I had alot of fun and found it to be a good level of challenging for the most part. Great job!!

There is so much to love about this game. Balancing the timer to stay in that sweet spot. The thought you put into the short story setting up narrative. A boss fight! I dug this playthrough a lot. But there are also little things I think that hold it back from being over the top awesome.

A key one is game feel/juice. You've probably seen it, but this is a great refresher for all of us: 

That's still a blast. It's essentially like playing Cuphead with the seeker bullets on and focusing on defense and evading, but I prefer Cuphead with the charge shot, where I have to think about firing

The movement was great, but I felt like I was missing a dash or a roll. Some option for quick evasion.

The art is excellent, but the UI and Music don't quite match it. None of them are bad on their own, but all together they lacked cohesion. A cohesive style, even if simple, does so much for a game. And I'm especially saying that because I feel like the art on my submission is all over the place because I saved it for last.

Overall, this was a really fun jam game. And a very impressive solo dev entry.