Very cool VN! The story and writing were excellent, aside from a few minor punctuation mistakes. Loved the artwork of all the characters, and the blink animations are definitely a nice touch that helps make them feel more alive.
The addition of minigames and RPG elements was definitely a neat evolution of the VN experience! The combat system was simple and nice, although it felt very RNG-dependent towards the end (sometimes I'd just miss every attack and get wrecked). Still, I mostly got by with just increasing health and physical attack, and restoring health when needed.
The game came with a bunch of quick- and autosaves already in the folder, remnants of testing I guess? Either way, the ending was quite sweet and I enjoyed this little adventure a lot!