Hey there, thanks for playing!
Lessons learned, as cool as dynamically mesh-wrapping decals and IK weapons are, the primary gameplay loop and the player experience should take precedence, especially on a deadline. We had started with a narrative focus, but it got sort of buried by all these fancy features. As for a Sprint, if you weren't able to bust into a jog with LShift, that's a bug we'd be happy to squash, though I confess even that could be faster.
Perhaps in a post-jam update, we'll rummage through the mess we've made and bring to the table the tutorial and narrative purpose this ambitious project always deserved (along with a heap of bug fixes). We're glad to hear you enjoyed it nevertheless, and appreciate your time and feedback! :D