I really liked the art, though because of the fire I didn’t feel encouraged to explore. Not sure if that was intentional or not. I did notice when I went outside of the fire area sometimes enemies would spawn directly on top of me. I didn’t see any feedback about taking damage, but did die. The hammer seemed better to me, but after reading other comments sounds like maybe the sword is good? I felt a little confused with lack of feedback/understanding.
Solid first entry!