Wow, I'm flattered that you would compare this game to Mother! And yeah, that's a fair critique. Earlier in development, I was thinking of doing a more ambitious Majora's Mask-lite, but as the game developed, it became clear that this would be difficult for me to implement as a solo-developer, plus adding a timer might get annoying for a simple game like this--so, I decided to go the narrative route. I think my previous two games implemented the jam themes better, even if they didn't feel very finished to me.