I managed to beat it! The art is great, and I really like the color scheme. The control scheme with the arrow keys while using S to throw was a little unusual for me and sometimes I would block an enemy attack and think I could keep moving, only to find that the enemy explosion hitbox was still going. I think you showed some interesting ideas, though, and I really like the mechanic of throwing the shield and returning. Needing to not have the shield to jump higher was also really smart and led to some very risky situations.