Thank you! As the artist, I'm so glad you liked the character expressions - that was probably what I had the most fun with xD
I can't comment on the scrolling mechanics as I had 0% contribution to the coding and I can't run the game myself (Mac RIP), but circular scrolling does sound like the best method. I imagine it, just like the accessibility option of a timer, got thrown to the wolves as we prioritised getting that core gameplay to work in the 48 hours!
Glad you enjoyed the game, and thank you for commenting!