Hey, first of all, thanks for checking out the game!
Other people mentioned being able to spam and tank through battles as well as the stuff about the element layout. We're gonna do a post jam update, so stuff like that will be changed (hopefully for the better). But I'm glad you see a bit of the vision with the combat!
And you're absolutely right about those inspirations. I wish to make a game with the same spirit as them, so having people notice and see hints of that spirit on this game truly means a lot to me.
And DO NOT FRET, for the doggo is okay! One of the things we'll do on the update is expand the ending to what it originally was meant to be like, so a couple of things should be cleared up.
Once again, thank you for playing the game, for enjoying the game and for the feedback!