Hey, you hosted the first game jam we ever did!
Yup, this is a banger alright. I can't think of many top down platformers but that works better than I figured it would. I think the standout to me here is the theme usage, it's a clever fit with an old idea. Pillows as checkpoints is great too, allows the player to pick how much they wanna redo as an extra challenge layer. Cool stuff.