You know what, I really like this! Balance is a bit wonky (Ascension came up literally every time I played! :P), but I can forgive that pretty easily in a jam game. It feels a lot like a deckbuilding/draft mechanic. With more content and a bit more complexity, I bet you could get some pretty fun combos going.

The idea could work, but not this way. It's just a "pick 5 cards, hope they're better than the boss' " game -- and they usually are.

Really nice gameplay and graphics, with a bit more time it could be an awesome game i'd love to play

A fun and interesting concept! With a little more polish and balancing this would be more awesome! But we can only do a little in 48 hrs so its still great!

The short loop of lots of level ups and picking perks it pretty satisfying. Unfortunately, like half my runs just didn't really work, too buggy. Wish there was a tad more involved gameplay, and felt mildy on theme for the jam.