TLDR: Quite fun, great presentation and style. Nice and fun retro styled shmup to play through over a weekend.

Basic gameplay loop works pretty well, and the story is just right for the games scope. The music, visuals, and controls are what sells it. I also never had any performance issues which is always a plus.

The game asks you to repeat levels to get through the full story with all the endings. However the different routes and difficulty it gives you make repeated older levels get new additions and alterations so it's not overly repetitive. The unlocks and customization for the ship are surprisingly extensive, so thats another way to alter the gameplay between (and during runs).

It's already gotten some updates with new enemies and modes so it will be interesting to return to it over time and try out different stuff that gets added.

TLDR: Quite fun, great presentation and style. Nice and fun retro styled shmup to play through over a weekend. Basic gameplay loop works pretty well, and the story is just right for the games scope. The music, visuals, and controls are what sells it. I also never had any performance issues which is always a plus. The game asks you to repeat levels to get through the full story with all the endings. However the different routes and difficulty it gives you make repeated older levels get new additions and alterations so it's not overly repetitive. The unlocks and customization for the ship are surprisingly extensive, so thats another way to alter the gameplay between (and during runs). It's already gotten some updates with new enemies and modes so it will be interesting to return to it over time and try out different stuff that gets added.