I really love the movement, it feels good to move around and dash everywhere! The attacks are also fluid and feel good to use. Like the other comment, I was confused on the combat system. From what I can tell, you need to hit the orbs back at your enemies which requires you to first hit them and damage yourself? That kind of makes sense, but being able to execute it seemed quite difficult. Maybe reducing the enemy difficulty at the start or having even easier enemies to start off with? But I really like the idea of how your HP is tied to your damage output, it might just need some balancing and tuning. One quick thing, it would probably feel better if you could interact with an item regardless of the direction you're facing!
The aesthetic is really great and the characters are charming! Great job, I really wish I could have gotten past the combat barrier and keep playing!