Have put up the final version for the Brackey's game jam and have pulled the difficulty right back. I decided to keep the controls about the same, but there are three difficulty levels now. Easy should give people a chance to get their heads around the controls, but by the time they reach the hardest level it gets a little crazy.
It's not just you, many people have commented on how hard it is. I've even made a video tutorial now and I'll add it to the next build when uploads are unlocked for the jam. I'm struggling to get to the 20 ratings needed for this jam and was hoping, if you wouldn't mind, if you could rate it on the jam page: