I deleted my original comment, since I coudn't manage the combat system.
I gave it a second go, and found out that the reason I was having trouble, was that whenever I have two weapons equiped (in my case, an axe on my back), my montante would hit the weapon on my back, making the game impossible. So that is a major bug for you to fix.
But now, with that knowledge, I managed the combat, and it felt surprisingly smooth. I actually really like it.
I don't like that opening the inventory is " I ". Most games have TAB as the standard inventory key, since it is close to WASD. You should probably rethink the default mappings.
The sound effects for when an enemy dies are a bit too loud.
The notes, It is very cumbersome to pick them up, and read them in the inventory. A QOL would be to, be able to read the notes in a big window, and then prompt the option to pick them up.
Other than that, game is progressing. Keep up the good work.