I had really fun playing! It was a little bit challenging at first but after I learned that I don't need to orbit all the loop machines(?), it became quite doable. And it requires quite delicate control, and I found it really good
Thanks for checking the game out and the kind words!
You're absolutely right in that you don't need to make use of all the Tether-Anchors (in fact, it's even possible to beat the entire game without using them). We were originally thinking they would be much more integrated in the movement, at one point we were testing only being able to turn by hooking on to an anchor for instance; but the game was honestly just a lot more fun with tighter movement controls where you had to carefully manage your speed instead. We designed a few of the levels before fully settling on the controls however, and I think it shows in the number of redundant anchors some levels have.