Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the mechanics. I also completely understand the feedback about the levels. I wanted to add a lot more variety, unique events, and things to interact with, but I really underestimated how long learning to code, creating sprites, and building everything would take for my first game. If I continue working on it after the jam, making the levels shorter and more varied is definitely one of the first things I'll improve.
I actually had the same thought while making it and wondered if I should turn it into more of a racing game instead. In the end though, I liked the story I had built in my head too much, and I knew that with how long everything else was taking, I couldn't just flip-flop and change the entire direction of the game.
Thanks again for taking the time to play and leave such thoughtful feedback... it really means a lot!