Team Ladybug has obviously wanted to make a shmup since like their very first game, and I'm glad they finally got a chance to. As someone who is usually really terrible at games of this genre I'm pleasantly surprised by how accessible this is. The drain shield mechanic mixed with the way the powerup/health system works gives you a lot of options for dealing with whatever they throw at you, and makes it not feel completely terrible when you inevitably do get hit.

The difficulty towards the end of the second loop got a bit rough for me (even on normal), but this seems like a pretty good jumping on point for people who want to get into shmups but keep bouncing off like I have. Would love to see Team Ladybug build on top of this formula like they did with their Metroidvania stuff.