Small but polished game and very fun :D
When I finished the level I wanted more haha, before playing I read about going slow and that was also my 1st impression but when I saw I could go faster if I didn't shoot, the game turned into a very fun experience with a great difficulty
The songs are great, really give the Cave vibe, I haven’t played those games but I have listened to the music and it really reminds me of it, the visuals are also great and I really like how clear you can see the bullets and each dead didn’t felt unfair, maybe only when you kill the big cocoon and the screens shakes a lot making me not seeing the enemies…
Outside that, the gameplay is smooth and fun, I like the progression of the weapon and how easy it is to remember the level, at the 3rd run I felt I had a good chance to clear the level on hard and I did! I beat this on normal and hard, maybe another day on Ultra
The bomb is very powerful and I like that, also I like the design of the enemies and the boss, the background is nice and playing with the game area really fits the theme in a fun way but seeing your pieces going away when you die because you didn’t reach it feels a little sad haha
When I see the game as a whole, it’s charming and as I said, I wanted to play more. Very nice entry! ^^