Hey I beat it by pure luck, the moon pattern was clear to me so I killed it quickly but the red arrow I just hold the dash at max and try to predict where it goes, maybe making so after hitting the wall x times it stops then the player can easily aim and kill it. The dash does feels powerfull when you release it, good job.

This is cool, took me a moment to work out exactly how it was working but once I did it was really hard to stop! It's a very cool idea, something about standing still to charge and then releasing that quick dash attack is reminiscent of a sort of minimalist samurai duel. I did find myself wishing I could move in 8 directions or aim while charging (although maybe not being able to do that is part of the challenge). I'd love to see this expanded into more levels though

I enjoyed surviving, especially considering the randomness of the red object, though I initially thought the crescent was something I needed to collect.

I like the minimalistic art. It's helpful for tracking where everything is on screen, especially that fast red blur. The controls are straightforward, and I like that the charge direction is also an indication of the level of charge in your attack.

The charge attack mechanic is interesting to use - it's a form of traversal, and seems to grant invincibility. It did feel awkward to use as you need to commit time to charge it to a usable point, in addition to committing to the direction and anchoring yourself in play. It gives a tactical feel to the gameplay. I do like the amount of distance that you can get on a full charge.

I initially thought the red blur was just an arena hazard as it seemed to move around randomly, and it had more in common with the health and damage indicators - I didn't realise it was an enemy until I looked at the jam submission page's description. Attempting to attack the red blur successfully felt like blind luck, as I would have to hope that I had a charge attack ready as the blur crosses my predicted trajectory.

A possible improvement to the player's attack may be to increase the width of the player's attack as the charge increases . This would give the player more to choice between narrow yet quick partial charge vs. a larger full charge.

A fast shape arena fighter.

This game is a good instance of less is more. The minimalist presentation really makes it so that your enemies and the obstacles are very clean and easy to see and dodge