I won't lie, as soon as I got on the title screen, I was jammin out to the music and I love the CRT aesthetic too! I was a little lost on how to play at first, I do think that WASD should allow the player to move instead of just the arrow keys alone. Fun game though, I really vibe with it!

I enjoyed the cool VHS effect look to the game, definitely gave it a retro-ish vibe. However I wasn't too sure what I was supposed to do in the game aside from switching the shield color to match the bullet in order to block it (I assume?). Love that little Ikaruga mechanic reference. Maybe if there was a bit more indication on what to do to beat the boss then that would be great. Nice work however!

The shield mechanic is interesting but there's nothing informing player if you're doing it right or not. The hit flashes from shooting any orb are the same and neither of them flashes when they are shot.

If player is informed about how to beat the boss and the yellow and blue orb flash when they are shot, this game could work.

Ikarugaaaaa hell yeah, great game mechanics! loved it :D

I like the fact of changing the shields to avoid these bullets, its really good mechanic and not often explored, some shmups have done a bit of this, your system is refreching, I hope you can continue working on this after the jam, I rate mechanics and graphics over the rest, but I like the whole game, if you have time check my game please, thanks!

Hey There!

Whenever I have time, I go through the lesser-rated games list, and that's where I found your project - I just rated it! ;)

If I may kindly ask, would you take a look at my project as well? If so, Thank You in advance! (Here's an important devlog info for it!)

Wishing you all the best!