thanks for the feedback and double ty for the video;
" I think the motivation would come from the power-ups if anything, but so far they seemed to be without effect."
can you expand on this? i dont understand if you think they are not worty enough, or if you see them outright bugged
ED: i now understand after seeing your vid.
my basic tip would be "there is a tutorial for first time players". but your "cold plunge" has value. there is a reason isaac has a start screen with the command layout in it.
i appriciate the effort, but i totally understand why you bounced off the game. my suggestion, if you are still interested on what this game is, and what it can do, is to play the tutorial. It has both controls for kb and pad, so you'll know how to play. (and it's literally 3min).