Hey thanks for the listen, really appreciate this long of a comment it really stands out! Also yeah that's a prototype map, I loved the idea of the game so much I figured I'd try to turn it into a real game with my sister so that these pieces have somewhere to go. Kinda surprised you picked up all these emotions too, cause basically everyone you described is exactly what I was going for!
ps don't worry I think you're the 2nd person I know about that's cried to that track hahaha
psps. yea that's all staccato in the last track, that percussion is supposed to be adaptive to only come in during combat but i didn't know how to convey that so just plopped it in a bar somewhere