I don't know what I was expecting but it definitely wasn't something as robust and impressive as this is. Not that I was expecting something *bad*, I think I was just expecting *less*, y'know? Evoked the ol' "wait? what? whoa" reaction for sure.
Played up to finding a second friend and exploring a spooky mansion before having to save—a save function!—and step away.
I think my one "gripe" so far is that I wish the door you had just come out of was marked in some way. Maybe that's intentional, to let the player get super lost super quick? Definitely not a dealbreaker or anything.
The music overall is great, but the standout is that one battle track, you know, the one that sounds like— well it's got a voice-ish thing at the start? kind of a yah-yah-yah thing? and the driving beat? you know the one. Chef's kiss for that one, it's *tasty*.
I'll be back to finish this one out for sure.