Thanks for the feedback, Jackewing! Some of those things you mention are on the backburner as I try to get some other things working, but tomorrow I hope to squash some of those bugs! Regarding #3, yeah I should definitely make it more noticeable as I myself have fallen into that trap a few times lol. #4, I'm toying with the idea of leaving that as a feature, as if the player can tactically retreat backwards or forward and yet face the opposite side of movement. I may make it so the player can press a button to rotate, but if not, they'll always move in one direction and face the other. Decisions, decisions! I think part of it is wanting to incorporate some lite-fencing postures and techniques while also taking some creative liberties. We'll see what happens!
Thanks again for playing! Look forward to the final jam version tomorrow!