I started to enjoy this game a lot more when I treated it sort of like a golf game. Trying to aim my swings to land on the next platform.
I feel like the score and lives didn't really mesh well. Like in between each shot I had to stop to grab all the orbs so I could get the highest score. I would have preferred a regular golf system with pars for each level and a score for your number under or over par at the end.
I loved the control of the pendulum and the aesthetic was lovely.