Brilliant idea to have the checkpoint as an optional party member! I also enjoyed the atmosphere of the game and the mechanics. The art style is great. Nice work. However, the significant scaling / level of detail discrepancy between characters and environment looks a bit odd to me. The one thing I would change is the mixed controls between mouse and keyboard - I'd prefer to have either or both consistently throughout the game, similar to Darkest Dungeon for example. 

I was confused about what buttons to press. I figured out "a" and "d" from the on screen command, but how do I open the door? Clearly other people figured it out hahaha ... but maybe add a little tutorial to the game page? I tried clicking, pressing space, W, S, and E ... what did I miss?

i enjoyed this game quite a bit, loved the art style. Although the combat can get repetetive at times, some of the harder encounters had me stratagise