Thank you for both of your reviews!
We didn't expect such a positive response, not to mention playing through the game a second time when we released a bug fix. Seriously, thank you.
There was indeed a GoldSrc influence, specifically Kreedz (given that the creative designer of this project has an embarrassing amount of hours clocked into Kz and HnS). The main idea for us was to lean into it being more of an engaging and responsive experience. Originally the idea was completely different, but we pivoted into this idea after some days of work and deliberation.
We're really happy you enjoyed our game and thanks for sharing what you thought about it with us.
-bpos