Wow, I'm glad you liked the game! The game did end up harder than I intended based on what other commenters have said as well.
Just to be clear, the game was tested with both a gamepad and keyboard, so the keyboard wasn't intended to be an afterthought. I'm assuming you're referring to what the NPC says in-game about the "superior gamepad controls." That was just me acknowledging my preference for playing with a gamepad instead of a keyboard, but the game is intended to be played with either one :). I see why you may have interpreted that way though.
Thanks for playing and for the kind words!