the art direction is amazing!!! you created such a great mood in such a short space, it really makes me want to see you expand on the writing/characters. idk if you played Nuclear Throne but it reminds me of the moodier stages of that. but the play is good too (I'm bad at this kind of game lol).
just wanted to add that 1. I'm really excited for the successor to this, if you're still working on it, and I'd love to know where if anywhere I can get a look, and 2. I'm really enjoying the gameplay after some more practice, but the UI in the corner away from the action makes it really hard to develop a fluid sense for combo building and decaying. I generally can't see any of the UI properly while I'm focusing on dodging.