Game loop feels really nice, the back and forth adds to the frantic nature. It took me way longer than I would like to admit on how to buy things in the shop. It is right there but I just didn't see it for a bit.
Liked the unique visual perspective, combat mechanic felt good and can see how it could be a good game loop. The platform felt a bit tight I think a larger platform with a mechanic to block areas would be a good potential addition. Think MMO raid boss AOE, timed floor spikes, etc to always keep you moving feeling like you have more space but in reality it would still be fairly limited.
I like the looks/lighting, I've never played Gyruss but I do have a feeling the controls make more sense with a joystick. I found it worked fine if I pushed the arrow keys as if I was following the ship which might feel more intuitive with a joystick than a keyboard. In general I'm terrible at any tube shooter, so I have little experience to compare to other similar style games.
