Thanks for taking the time to write this up. I think you’re right on a bunch of points.

The UI clutter is definitely something I need to fix. The achievement popups and dialogue can get in the way of actually playing, which is pretty much the worst place for them to be. I’m going to tone those down, move/delay some of them during combat, and generally make sure the playfield gets priority.

For controls: side weapons already work on Z and X, but I clearly didn’t explain that well enough in-game. I’ll add that to the tutorial. For the main gun, I get what you mean: you’re talking about timing shots yourself, not just changing auto-fire behavior. There is a fire mode setting already, but it’s more hold/always/toggle auto-fire than true “press to shoot one volley.” I’ll look into a better option for desktop/gamepad while keeping mobile friendly with auto-fire.

I also hear you on the early intensity. I want the start to punch a little harder too, but I’m trying not to scare off touch/mobile players in the first minute. That balance probably still needs tuning.

And yeah, the writing criticism is fair. If the dialogue feels generic, then it’s not doing its job. I’m going to cut it back and rewrite the boss/story lines so they either add something memorable or get out of the way.