Oh. my. gosh. This is my new favorite game of the jam. When the theme was revealed, I had thought about learning from your mistakes, and this game takes that idea, and does it FREAKING GREAT! I love the art, it's foreign, but not in a way that makes me feel uncomfortable. The entire feel of this game is alien, there are things that you understand, but having no idea what the ingredients are, it's all so great. The gameplay is great, there's moments of "OH That's what that ingredient is." and "Oh hecc what's the name of this one" and it all feels so amazing. I can't quite put into words what makes it so great, what makes it so interesting to learn everything and to actually play the game, but it does, it feels amazing. The music and sound effects are also amazing, they just add to the absolute atmosphere of the game that gives it such a unique feeling!
The few things I'd recommend is that the opening sequence was a little clearer, but i understood it after a moment, so it's basically a microscopic problem. The other thing is just something that would make it better, would be a hard mode, where the dude doesn't show up as often and the names are never revealed.
Overall, this is probably my favorite game. It drives the nail of the theme and it's own atmosphere in one blow, it's gameplay is unique and manages to hit the flow between stressful and calm, the art feels alien, the music adds so much to the atmosphere, and just amazing all around. Freakin' Amazing Game!!!