This was really nice to look at. The visuals and the music match perfectly. I'm always a sucker for dynamic music and this was a great implementation of it, I had the upgrade where you'd deal bonus damage if you are under 33% hp but I wanted to hear all the music so never made use of it. 

While playing the character does feel quite floaty, and this can make it very annoying to pick up resources dropped by the enemies. I think some pickup radius would be very helpful with this.

All in all, a very fun and polished experience!

First off, got massive "bit trip runner" vibes here. Awesome bass-boosted neon light shmup experience! I was physically head-bumpin to the track lol, sounded like I was in the middle of an edit 💀💀 I also have a sweet spot for music directly tied to gameplay features. Speaking of gameplay, sometimes I would get enough of the blue orbs but not get the ability selection, is that intentional? Also the blue enemy having multiple attacks is awesome but the yellow beam move can SUCK IT lol. This might just be my opinion on the matter, and I understand music being tied to everything, but I didn't really feel "everything is a resource" vibes here. Otherwise, I did enjoy the experience, and will be attempting to reach past wave 8 after this post

edit: Wave 20 ggs (Now why did the enemy spawn rate SKYROCKET)

edit 2: does the stage layout change when starting another playthrough? Or am I tripping?

The aesthetics of this game are awesome! I love the neon glow theme and the music is also awesome! The movement felt a bit weird at first but I got used to it. I the game was fun, but I feel like the difficulty scaled a bit too quickly. The yellow walls felt a bit unfair as the only way to dodge them were to run into a horde of enemies. I also didn't use the dash or special attack very often because I didn't feel like they were powerful enough to balance out losing the health. Overall though, I really liked the main aesthetics and the gameplay! Great job!

Pretty cool and engaging game! The graphics is very unique. Did you use shaders in Unity?

The music is cool. I wish the health and progress bar were close to each other so that I dont need to look all over the screen. Also the later on sometime enemies summoned right on top of me. I wish I would've some clue where they would appear so that I could position my character. 

Awesome game, really had fun playing, could reach wave 4! I think the difficulty was really perfectly balanced, It felt a little different than  a normal top down shooter with a sort of floaty feel for the player controller, but it felt natural once you played for a bit. I definitely want to understand how you got the enemies to move that way, it was really unique! The art and the music were fantastic, love the glow effects. Overall a great experience!

Fantastic game! I really liked the style and personallity of the game, however I think the character and the enemies were too small and hard to aim. (I swear im not that bad ). Also the main character is faster than it looks. Overall the game is awesome, it brings its own style and gameplay I loved it! Keep up with the good work!

Really fun game! Had a great time playing it. Also love this visual style, i remember one of your game from a previous jam with this visual style. Looks cool!!!!

Really cool and polished game, but it doesn't fit the theme

The audio and visuals feel very consistent with each other in this game, well done! I also like the variety of enemies, My high score is 5.

Some feedback:
-first play session, I immediately accidentally clicked an upgrade (as I was trying to shoot), so I couldn't read what I picked
-On WebGL, to fix the mouse drag blue overlay visual bug, in the css file set the canvas to user-select:none

-I found the health draining ability a bit too punishing, I preferred to use the normal attack.

Always nice to see a game from someone, whose games I know I like :D

So again- good use of simple graphics, GREAT usage of music + health. Awesome, dynamic action! One thing- if there was more health pickups, the player would be more inclined to use the health-draining moves. 

I didn't feel the jam theme, though. Like, yeah, there is some pickups, and health is also a resource, but you could have gone deeper with the theme.

Over all (as always :D), great game!

Another great entry - I remember your other game from the last Goedware Jam. You've done a great job upholding a clean, consistent art style through all your entries, and I think that it works really well.

Throughout all your game jam entries I've played, I've always been amazed at the level of polish I find. The gameplay and animations are smooth and enhance the player experience greatly.

I really liked your interpretation of the theme and choosing to make the music, something traditionally not part of the gameplay, integrated into the mechanics. However, in your explanation for your theme, you write "Health, music, shooting, visuals, and upgrades—are all interconnected -> every action becomes a meaningful resource decision". While playing, it felt like I was more encouraged to just run around the map and shoot, and I didn't feel like there was enough tutorial/explanation for how everything is connected.

I enjoy the upgrade system, which adds another layer of complexity to the game. I wish there were more upgrades, though - they really are fun.

As always, the graphics and sound art top notch. It seems you've found something that works and stuck with it. The glowing pixel art is really amazing and seems to fit every game perfectly  - I'm definitely a fan!

A bold, exciting take on the theme crafted into an excellent gameplay experience - great job!

GAMEPLAY: I died somewhere around Wave 6, and while I was impressed by the smoothness and responsiveness, I was starting to get bored of the formula. Maybe the upgrades could do more shaking up, maybe the enemy types could be more diverse, or maybe I'm just not good at the game. Regardless, what you have is well polished.

VISUALS: I love the filtering and camera swivel, as well as the overall neon look that ties in well with the game's theming. With a game this fast-paced, it was hard to tell where walls were or what each enemy's type was. I'd at least like to see the pink trim be the exact boundaries of the level, instead of there being a black boundary. Enemy sprites could be more strongly colored as well, or have a stronger glow behind them.

AUDIO: With the theme of the game, you needed good audio to sell it, and I'll say you've certainly passed the mark. I died too quickly to really see how my health affected the music, so I can't comment there.

THEME: Using XP and health as resources isn't the cleverest implementation I've seen, but it certainly fits the bill. Maybe this could be taken further with other types of upgrades, like mentioned in GAMEPLAY.

It's a really fun game with fun mechanics and very good music!  The movement is also really smooth and responsive.  One thing I think it needs though is a few more upgrades to choose from.  Overall, a very good game!

I played the game and my highscore was 5 waves. I love the different enemies I encounter after I pass waves. The map design is really decent and I have a lot of room to avoid enemies. I also like the upgrade system that I get as resource but that would mean I have to kill a lot of enemies just to gain upgrades.

Hey CMSaiko, A Heartbeat is amazing entry! The gameplay is straight up solid, the movement feels smooth, the music is bouncy,  it feels very fitting and sucks you in a flow similar to brotato or vampire survivors does. In order to underline that feeling faster and more meaningful progression would've been amazing! The only upgrade that felt worth taking for me was the additional hand, as the only other options were max health, current health or heal on demand with F although i didn't face any health issues. Upgrades like more projectiles while shooting, changing the projectiles flight patterns or make them chase the enemy, add explosions or any other twist that changes what you see on the screen.

I'd have loved an addition for auto attacking. Since there is no drawback on holding left mouse button and right mouse button is very situational, auto attacking should be an option so you just have to move the mouse around (or for more inclusiveness for handicapped, allow auto aiming at the closest enemy)

Another thing that could make the loop feel more rewarding is to let bigger enemies leave behind more XP. It feels "disappointing" when you fight that tanky enemy for 20 seconds only to get as much xp as you would for the easier ones.

The boss fight was very good! I loved the laser mechanic to dodge and it felt well balanced!

All in all very good job! I had fun playing it :)