Thanks for the feedback!
I will definitely be adding a lot more daytime events and free-time activities. I ran out of time on the contest before I got to implement more books/movies and the store to buy them from. Funny you mention a bubble bath since taking a soak in the tub was a potential one I was thinking of adding. Now that you mention it maybe I can allow the player to buy different bath products to enhance the effects.
I did intend for the game to be challenging, but the first level was overkill and a bad start. I did tone it down a little bit in the last patch by adding some rocks you can use as a shield and toss in the path of the bullets to make a safe route. I wanted to balance the difficulty in a way similar to the Mega Man series. Where your first attempt at a level will often be quite difficult, but gets better with practice and also become easier as you get new abilities. So if you find a mission that is too hard you can try out some of the other ones, and go back to it once you have more powers.
That said, I do need to fine tune the difficulty more and the player is a bit too weak from the start. I've found that the jump ability makes a world of difference, so in future builds once I add more content I'm providing that in the tutorial level as well instead of making players earn it later.