Oh well, the Idea is cool and it goes in hand with the theme.
Now in my experience the pick ups never did any good, that got quiet annoying over time. additionally i feel like the impact of a bad pick up should decay over time, that zooming effect got really annyoing if it lasts forever.
8/10 time i got send to the forests on a new roll but, guess thats just bad luck ^^
the Ocean level was really confusing and had no real purpose imo.
so with a bit rework of the mechanics, it could be a really interesting game !