That sounds awesome! Love it! That description almost sounds like Hyper Light Drifter's kind of post apocalyptic world and how it tells the story through the environment and enemies, super cool. I honestly believe that you've got a gem on your hands. I'm very excited to see where you take this
I totally get how just talking to someone can really help solidify ideas. When I'm working on design stuff, I can sometimes get what is essentially designer's block, but that usually can be fixed by just bouncing ideas off my friends