I enjoyed my journey with these charming characters. There’s a lot of great chemistry among them. As well, there’s a wonderfully crafted setting for them with intriguing lore woven into it. Definitely feels like there’s lots world-building spread throughout to be uncovered.
I found your approach to the theme very satisfying. I do wonder if there could be a stronger push on the leitmotif of ‘listening to tales of old to help guide you.’ Admittedly, that might be hard to do for a gamejam story. Structure-wise I believe you sort of have room for it, since each generation we encounter have their own stories.
The stage direction of the character sprites were outstanding. It really helped tie a lot of the scenes together. I think your choices of sprites fit your characters especially well.
Terrific world-building; a great cast; fantastic use of the medium; I enjoyed my time in your story!