Thank you so much for your kind words.
For the art, I learned lots by trying to replicate things I liked, and then more and more trying my own thing with it. It still feels a bit underdeveloped to me, so I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it.
I’m glad the main mechanic struck a chord, and I totally agree — it (and the rest of the game) needs balancing. And of course, more items, more enemies... in the end, I didn’t find the time to complete this entry because I wasn’t done iterating on the design of that system. I’m pretty excited to find some time to continue working on it, so perhaps soon it’ll be a bit better.
Thanks again!