Just stumbled into the previous game a few days ago, and I kind of adore it. So I decided to take a look at this, downloaded the mini-demo and honestly I love it.
The autumnal vibes are off the goddamn chart and it's amazing. The setting is great. I love Qiu so far, and Tamarack is delightful. They're both very distinct and full of character. I'm looking so forward to the full game and seeing how these two grow up.
Something I do want to make note of is just a tiny, minute little thing- the PC's eyebrows in the dollmaker. They don't seem to change color with your hair, and you can't seem to change them on your own either, so they're always that kind of brownish-orange color [which is a nice shade, mind]. I'm sure this is just something that you hadn't added yet[provided it's something you want], but I wanted to mention it. It's kind of strange to have brown or black hair and ginger eyebrows.
Regardless, I wish you the best of luck and swift, easy development. I can't wait for the finished product [actually I can, take all the time you need, not that you need my permission to do so].