The title of this game is legendary - I was curious by what you meant by "aggressively negotiate" but I got it once I started playing lol
I think this game has a lot of good ideas that need something to tie them together. For instance - I liked worrying about my ammunition in combat, but I wasn't a fan of using said ammunition to solve puzzles. Realistically I wasn't going to run out but I think those design ideas conflict a bit. I also felt like the powerups were a little under-explored, I ended up just grabbing one that boosted my damage and ran with that for the rest of the game.
Regardless, this game has a lot of charm, I loved the final boss, and you did a good job with this game :)