Firstly, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed reading over your review! (And watching the video) Thank you for taking the time to play the game.
What you describe was exactly the experience that I had while designing it. It was sort of a happy accident. What started off as a nice peaceful exploration game suddenly changed once we added the mechs and the sound effects while experimenting with some twists and - MY GOD - the laughs and scares that followed made us feel like we definitely had something fun in our hands. I'm very glad you got to experience some of that too!
Really appreciate the feedback and you're spot-on. Will definitely take it to heart and implement more rewards for exploration as players walk around the map.
Thanks again!
- C