Thanks for playing through the game! I’m glad you liked the style, cause it was the part I spent the longest on.
It’s helpful to know the issues with the balance, I wasn’t sure how useful I should have made the journal, vs making it feel authentic (hence the poor attempt at cursive handwriting ~.~) and therefore difficult to use as a guide.
I really appreciate the criticism! Having people seriously consider the design and give feedback is one of my favorite things about jams. Also it’s so awesome seeing your map, thanks for sharing! It’s cool how differently people draw them. I have to say yours is the closest to looking like the map layout in the game’s code though.