Heyo, from the discord.
Gotta be honest mate. tried it without the tips. then with. both cases, for me - it's really really hard for me. but that's a skill issue. I really like this. it's fun, classic shoot-emup. reminds me a bit of that flash game from back in the day where there's the cubes and the zombies. really enjoyable, especially if you're into this sort of game. be ready if ya gonna play - it gets hectic pretty fast.
tl;dr it's hard af imo, but I love it.
definitely recommend c: