Impressive game! I love your art style, the graphics are juste incredible! The music is also stimulating and immediatly draws you into the game.
I liked the idea of the map for choosing your progression, but it was a bit confusing at times. The character was sometimes below the map markers so I couldn't see where I was, and I also had a bit of trouble to understand where you can go. Maybe highlighting the entirety of the possible paths would help.
It also wasn't clear to me during my first run that weapons are cumulative and that I wouldn't be able to go back to the merchant to heal between fights- which led me to take some radically bad decisions x)
But that may be because I am not very familiar with this kind of games, and it felt natural on the second try.
The game is incredibly well balanced. The battles are extremely enjoyable and challenging, without being frustrating. And there is also a nice choice of items and weapons, which make it fun to play it again.