Our Ascent is an interesting game built around repetition; you run out of encounters, it's time to reset, keep your equipment and perform better than before. If I had to tell what are the problems; it's the fact how slow it is to go through many menus, windows and sometimes through conversations. I think it's slowing gameplay a bit. Other than that, it's a good concept and it can be an interesting game - if it is going to be developed into a full game with decent mechanics.
I am working on adding a setting that drastically speeds up animations!
I do wonder what your concern is with conversations is though. There is a setting that lets dialogue instantly appear, as well as the fact you can click to instantly finish a select dialogue. Additionally, there is a button to entirely skip the dialogue. What would you like to see added to this to make things flow smoother?