This is not at all what I was expecting. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn't this!

I'm mightily pleased that I managed to finish this because I quickly got the impression that it's a tricky game. I managed to one-shot the first two levels and the third took three attempts. This doesn't sound or feel too unreasonable, but it definitely felt tough.

My strategy in the end was to more or less treat the two tentacles as a single entity, move them close to one another slightly offset and then just repeat the same movements for both hands. I think realistically that's the way for most people to get their head around it, as the mental dexterity to control both independently isn't too common naturally without training it. I didn't engage with the dive mechanic at all as I was a bit overloaded.

I think with the power of hindsight, I might have preferred the main game to just have had a single tentacle and perhaps you could have had an 'insane' mode or something with the double in there? Not too sure. Regardless I managed to finish it, so the tuning is alright for me :D.

I like the graphics and audio, it all felt nicely cohesive and nothing felt out of place. I really like menu system; sure there's the small menu bug, but that's hardly an issue. The tutorial was great for me; I know lots of people hate written tutorials, and while something within the game itself is usually better, I felt you laid everything out with clarity and brevity. The little niceties like the volume sliders and even alternative music is a lovely touch.

The gameplay loop itself is really engaging, like face hugging the monitor engaged. It's stressful and difficult but that's kinda the point. It held my attention and felt great when I cleared a level. I note some other commenters had problems with creating whirlpools, but I had no issues, so I guess mileage varies on that one.

I think the game is the perfect length, and it doesn't overstay its welcome at all and ramps up in difficulty nicely without spreading itself too thin.

I think truly the only weakness is the ambidexterity requirement. It's something that people either have or they don't. And in the context of the jam, it might not be something people can pick up fast enough. As such I imagine there's a portion of players who've picked this up and just bounced right off. It's no real fault of you, just a difference in one's brain I think. I myself made my game way too hard and largely impossible without instructions, so I definitely feel the pain of making something that no everyone is able to play and complete.

However, I enjoyed this, and found it very satisfying to complete. It's an underrated gem for people that enjoy these sort of chaotic hand-eye game. Thank you.

I like the concept of having to use both hands to control two things on the screen! I can see a lot of thought went into this, with a variety of pickups and ship types, etc.

However, some things stop me being able to enjoy the game to its full potential. I got lost on what was happening sometimes. My right tentacle ended up looking like a black spot and I didn't know why or how to restore it. Also, I cannot tell what the orange and green bars are for, unless I read the game's page.

Once my left tentacle ends up on the right side of the screen and vice-versa, they become hard to control. Could you maybe add an L and R on them, or find a different solution?

If you add more visual and audio feedback to help differentiate what is a good thing (pick-ups) and what is a bad thing it will help. Also, instead of colour-coding them, I would change the design to explain organically what they do. For example, the antifreeze barrel could have a label with a snowflake in a shield, the speed boost one could have a double forward arrow, etc...

Another thing: can you actually destroy and wreck the ships? I am a kraken, terror of the sea, I want to be able to wreck havoc! A good amount of destruction on screen with matching sound effects would make the game even more enjoyable in my opinion.

Overall, a very good foundation for a cool game. Serious work here.

Good take on the theme! I specifically like how you have to use both hands in this, feels squidy to me. The core mechanic was easy to understand as well as the ships and upgrades. If I had to suggest one thing, more distinction between each tentacle to better differentiate between them would help.

Really interesting way to interpret the theme! I was jamming to the music for a bit before I even started playing hahaha  I definitely don't have the hand-eye coordination to operate both tentacles very well, I would so easily get confused which tentacle was tied to WASD vs the arrow keys. But I found if I just tried to keep them together and move the same direction with both of them it was a lot easier for me and I could get enough points to progress. Some great art and a really great entry for the jam!

Love the theme and interpretation on the theme! Control feels very loose and chaotic, but has a certain manic predator feel that helps convey the character of the kraken. Difficult feels very well-balanced

I couldn't for the life of me make a whirlpool. I dont know what I did wrong :(
Besides that the game seems really fun! 

The strategy I used was to have a tentacle on the top and one on the bottom and just kinda hope I made enough whirlpools to sink the ships lol. Ended up losing only once in the last level. I think the whirlpool mechanic is very cool and unique, but it felt hard to really control it. Good game, but could use some retouching

Its hard to adapt but its really fun and intense. Great artwork and music. Good use of theme. I had this small bug in how to play section where all the text comes onto screen at once. But its fine as if i click few times they get sorted.

Good work

It's kinda hard, but not impossible

Man this is really tough. Maybe a bit too hard to meaningfully control both tentacles at the same time, especially with how fast the ships are.