Yo, thanks for trying the game out!
I appreciate you holding back the spam, I know it can be tempting. We're definitely seeing our options to punish the player in the case of a miss or getting hit, so we'll be taking a second look at the attack aspect of things.
And that item sprite was meant to be spinning in order to draw attention to it, but I got too sleep deprived and completely forgot about it!
However, I appreciate that you managed to have fun with still and that you see potential in it. Hopefully the post jam update can address most of the concerns that have been brought up by you and other players.
Thank you so much for playing the game and for this thoughtful feedback. We truly appreciate it!