I forgot that I had this game in Itch, and played on Game Pass. Well, at least I have my cheevos.

Some cheevos, anyway. I took the A path, with the super hard end boss. The penny dropped in a big way once reading the manual, enough to beat the boss, but I could not figure out how to get a better ending. It was interesting playing this so close to Blue Prince. It was a similar feeling.

The thematic instruction booklet map means that you do not get updates on found things, and despite all of the traversal items and upgrades, I did get tired of going back and forth. I would recommend pushing the main story as far as you can, then go off the beaten path when you get stuck. That way, you can find tons of treasure all at once, rather than trying to clear the map again with each new item. That burned me out. 

But what a genius idea for a game. Bravo!