no, i really do implore the criticism (if it could even be called that) . i'm my own worst critic when it comes to things that i was just wasn't able to tweak correctly in time, its assuring that others also see the issues. it makes me wanna do it better next time... and my homies seemed to have little trouble when i tweaked the oxygen tank to be a little more generous so i didn't consider making it.. even More generous, yknow? it was also really hard to decide whether i wanted the items to rapidly pop in and out of existence, but my other friend said it took them out of the experience a little.. so i finessed an off screen spawn system to make the "finding" portion a little more believable and less janky looking.. so that was probably what you were experiencing when you kept having to get the ones at the top of the screen instead of lower.
ah, but such is the nature of the game jam. you win some you lose some. thank u for the depth of your analysis it is greatly appreciated and i will duly note it for future projects!!!!!! you are a SUPER PLAYER