loved the animation plus building the big tornado and speed was hella fun

Nice little infinite monster game. I like that the first powerup unlocks after you level up the first time - especially with the new enemy drop. I did find it a little hard to balance my speed, the enemy speed, and the length of my attack (it felt hard to get close enough to do damage without taking damage - maybe a wider reach on the weapons would have helped me to feel more comfortable in it, especially when starting out?). 

Nice character design, and I like that the blue experience bar is the same color to make it super clear that it's my experience going up. It made me feel more tied to my progress, just by the color connecting the bar with my character. A small thing that I hadn't considered in other infinite-monster-style games, but I think it adds a little something nice here.

I got to wave 17 by which time my guy was already maxed out :) Very fun game. Not a lot of spinning in the gameplay, but i dont care because the the idea is very well executed. Sprites and animations remind me a lot of Terraria with Calamity Mod, very satisfying. The sounds, slow mo on hit and enemies flashing also add a lot of polish. The space ability is super dope, feels great to use. Balance wise i found it weird that the shift ability would use energy since the space ability basically already fulfills its purpose and more, so i ended up not using it. The game is not terribly difficult, but the upgrades give a very nice sense of progression :) Solid job overall!

Very fun game!  Amazing spritework (the animations are so fluid!) and the subtle lighting effects behind them is really nice.  Sound effects are spot-on, too (the death sound effect was cool enough to relieve some of my frustration at dying!).  The music was good, but it got a little bit repetitive over time.  I didn't feel like spinning was terribly prevalent, but a lot of the attacks did have a kind of spinny nature.

Combat was smooth and really well-tuned.  I liked that you had to be somewhat precise with your attacks because it feels like your attack doesn't extend very far past your own hitbox.  Everything felt fair, and when I died, I knew it was my fault and never got mad at the game.  The powerups were really satisfying and added some flexibility to combat.  Everything felt really well balanced.

All-in-all, this was a great entry; kudos to the whole team!

how did you guys even pull out this kind of art in a week is beyond me

Fun Game can definitely use some visual flare though. Some feedback like camera shake would add a lot to the game. Hope you post more updates!