HYAAAH!!! (I'll pop off here because it's bad form to yell aloud with neighbors...)
I have finally completed your re-education course on why scoring is fun!
As a casual who always treated scoring and routing as an afterthought, something only for enthusiasts, your game making it vital to progress was a real eye opener.
Every aspect making point-seeking an active choice, in particular the multiplier being tied to being stationary is a design I grew to love as it forced me to be more aware of enemy patterns and wave formation, comes together in a very heart-pounding game.
As an aside, I really appreciate the Sweet Mode. Being honest, I would've dropped the game and said "oh this is for REAL freaks" if it didn't show me that winning is within grasp.
I hope someone more attuned to the genre and better with words can give you your flowers on this lovely game!
