Polish is off the charts, obviously, and once I got a feel for the controls (After getting absolutely chump checked my first time around), they felt fantastic. I think a lot of jam games struggle with getting core movement down in a way that feels near-immediately satisfying, so this was like a breath of fresh air after wading through a bunch of other games. The track design is pretty varied, too (Though my first round repeatedly generated the same track segment over and over again. Bug, maybe?), and I also love the addition of shortcuts.
I think with the countdown mechanic it was a little tricky to find openings where I wanted to go for a shortcut, and the camera felt a little too zoomed in on my player to spot shortcuts from afar and plan ahead. Like, the map design and the core mechanic felt a little bit like they were butting up against each other in a way that kinda just made me stick to the main track while playing a timing minigame. Thankfully the main track still had the collectibles & wasn't too stale, so I don't think it was a huge detractor.
Hope to see this team come back for another jam, cause you guys very clearly have the sauce.