It is so cool to find a fellow SHMUP-enjoyer ~ Yeah, our team got really big-brain when they came up with the gameplay-hook based on a lot of our brainstorming and my base idea
Bravesun's aim for a vapourwave style music (however unintentional) was really smart because it fully sells the idea and feeling of an authentic arcade Gradius-like experience that I was aiming for when I suggested the music-style for this game, the imitation-Gradius effect is fantastic and it could genuinely pass for something you'd hear in an old arcade-game. And we all already know how good Jonah's art is so I don't even need to add to that discussion ~
Thank you for recognizing how much work we put into this! ^_^