This game is masterfully done.
For the horror part, the visuals, atmosphere and the sound design are absolutely amazing and really contribute to the experience. Though it's a somewhat niche genre, I LOVE horror games and the whole thing was just pure adrenaline. The fact that you're chased by a fucking Serafim adds to the experience, I always thought that they would be terrifying to actually encounter in real life. It also puts to show how terrifying a seemingly unassuming boss fight can be if you have no form of defense whatsoever.
If there's something I got to praise the most, it's the genre fakeout part which was an absolutely unexpected whiplash to me. I was actually sold on the fact that it was a top down RPG game and on the error too of course. Deadass, I screenshot the error and was about to post it here as if it was an actual bug.
This game is not "so bad it's good", it's just "so good it's good", it's absolutely impressive. I actually noticed your elaboration on that in a reply and I think that's absolutely valid. Great work!