I appreciate the detailed feedback! I'm honored by your feedback.
I had a laugh with your space bar rant because I actually don't like it either lol. However, in my playtesting and with my previous experience releasing keyboard-controlled games on itch it seems to be what most players expect and I have adapted to it with time. I think the real solution is not to force one control scheme and let the player pick, but I didn't have time for that sort of refinement this go around.
Thank you again for the feedback!