good game. a little too hectic when it starts to get into it but otherwise works great.
in regards to suggestions on improving the game, i've found myself losing pretty frequently due to accidentally "mispelling" a word;
more specifically, i accidentally input any extra letter after firing, so it won't accept any other commands since i have to first manually clear the textbox.
would be nice if there was some failsafe measure that prevents you from "mispelling" by only accepting valid commands. if nothing else, at least for the first letter (only accepting C,F,L,R,S as the first letter) to avoid being forced to backspace while you're getting swarmed by multiple entities in a row on the same lane.
tips for players:
- i've found myself having a lot of trouble going right since it's the one that requires the most button presses of all. i bypassed this by copypasting the "right" command while in the menu, then using ctrl+V in-game to make going right easier. that way you only have to worry about going left, and handling the gun. it also helps when you have to quickly dodge something (specifically boulders) if there's space on the right, since it actually becomes the quickest command to input.
- while counter-intuitive, the right mindset isn't to cock your gun before you have to fire, but cocking your gun every time right after firing. that way if you need to fire the gun in a pinch, you won't have to worry about having forgotten to cock your gun. worst case scenario, you might be out of ammo but that can be quickly fixed since the command is way shorter and easier to input.
my general advice is to ready your gun, and every time you need to shoot you FIRE, then COCK, and REload whenever there's spare time. you can also not worry about reloading when multiple enemies in a row are approaching, since you can mash reload afterwards when there's more breathing room to work with. also FIRE is easier to input than SHOOT, but i guess that's just down to personal preference.