Woah, what?? I'm pretty sure this is my favorite game of the jam, dang!! That is so fun, so freaking polished, satisfying and fluid. I played for half an hour, and it's tempting to play more.
Dying after crashing feels just a tad brutal to me given how volatile the game is, though I'm sure that's the point. I felt there was a slight shortage of longer chains, and if I ever fully separated in an emergency ejection, I never recovered. As such, that upgrade seems like a bit of a trap to me, probably better to take something that helps preserve the chain. I also tried manual zoom and I'm strongly of the opinion that auto zoom is the way to go.
In any case, I can feel the immense effort that went into this. I get the feeling you're still catching up on sleep this week, so get some rest, haha. Fantastic job, you two!!