Thank you for the honest feedback!
- I unfortunately ran out of time to add background music so that'll definitely be one of the things I do in the next update.
- I intentionally made the second loop similar to the first one to help solidify that the character is going through a time loop. It's also a nod at how dead-end jobs can feel like a loop to the point that they don't know they're living through the same day at first. I do understand that it was too identical to the first loop and I'll make changes to make it less so.
- Since I'll be adding background music, it'll be a good idea to add volume settings too, thanks for the suggestion!
- I'll definitely speed up the pacing in subsequent loops. I did think about adding a way to regain energy, but I decided against it in the end in favor of the player going through loops so it fit more with the theme.
I appreciate you taking the time to write this out!