Hey! Thanks for making this post. I played your game and left some feedback on the submission page, but I forgot to mention a few things:
I loved the sound FX and the simple art style of your game. Also, as tough as programming may seem, I think you did an awesome job, especially for your first completed game ever! I didn't find any bugs, and the game ran completely smoothly! Also, I know I have really no way of knowing what you're going through, but I just want to say I'm sorry to hear your friend is going through some tough stuff. It can feel awful to be unable to help someone close to you with what they're going through, but I'm sure your friend really appreciates you!
As for me: I've been making games for a few years now. I usually make melee combat-focused games that are on the "very-difficult" side of things. With this game jam, I wanted to do something completely different, game-mechanics wise. I've always been really into writing and producing music, so I decided to lean into that and make a rhythm game for the first time! I've always been more of a programmer, and also usually bad at art, so I guess we're kind of opposites haha. That said, I worked really hard on the small amount of art in my game, and I think it came out pretty passable!
I had an absolute blast making my game this jam, if you want to give it a try feel free to check it out: https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2019/rate/462268.
Thanks again for submitting your game, and thank you for making this post. It's weird, all of us doing this jam probably have a lot in common, but we rarely hear a lot about the people behind these games. I don't know a lot of people who make games in person, but in these jams, we're among a ton of people that are all interested in the same hobby!