Hi - thanks so much for the feedback! That all resonates with me and is generally stuff I planned to work on - so that's very helpful as it tells me what to prioritise!
The most meaningful choices in the story are yet to come and a lot of what's already there is exposition - but I also feel the need to add more choice and consequence in this first part. If there was any point where you thought "I'd like to be able to make the story go here" or "the consequences to this choice should have been this" that would be super useful to hear.
I'm also planning to heavily rewrite the intro. It doesn't serve the tone of the story well enough yet. The tone of the book needs to be spookier and the player dialogue need a rethink. I have ideas!
I'll also check out The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante because there's nothing better than an example of things done well! 😉