Really cool idea and visuals. It does feel like a puzzle platformer as you need to figure out timings and directions in quite a specific solution. I did struggle with the controls a bit, but i thought the gameplay was really cool. Throwing the shield is cool and it weighing you down makes it feel heavy and slow so thats cool. I was also half expecting to be able to throw it into a wall and then use it as a platform, that wouldve been cool too.
Regardless, love the vibe and the core gameplay, i found it a little challenging but its not one of my usual games so take that with a grain of salt! Great stuff