What a cool game! I love the narrative/story aspect and the art is gorgeous, both the sprite work and the portraits. I really enjoyed the overall theme and the option to play with a controller is an awesome touch. I really appreciated how well the controls were explained at the beginning and the little starting area where I could "practice" the controls. It would be cool if there was a training dummy or something to make the practice a little more interesting but that's completely optional. Wonderful job overall! What a great entry!