thank you for your feedback, but i do need to clarify some misconceptions.
the game did revolve around the theme and we focused on all of the departments too. everyone worked really hard on their individual departments. systems (story, game design, dialogue, inventory, etc) were created and ready to link together and would have if not for last-minute merge conflicts forcing us to only push one branch with small modifications.
the game doesn't just feel incomplete, it is incomplete. and we plan to finish it with all the assets it should've had when voting is over.