So I tried the game 4 times. The last using your map to see if I can complete the game in the allotted time. Sadly, I was killed by a random encounter due to lack of potions just before the 3rd monarch boss.
The good:
- Nice aesthetics for the different areas. Suitable music for each area.
- Having to find and remember keys and doors.
The bad:
- Battles are annoying for a time limited game where you also have to memorise the locations of keys and doors.
- Inability to escape random encounters at 100% when you choose to avoid battles. The option wastes time and health most of the time.
- Inability to save, forcing you to restart everything just because you used your last key at a wrong door or died to a random encounter.
- Spells don't seem to have any elemental effect.
- Increase in enemy damage from 14 to 60+ in the next area despite level ups.
- Low healing from potions and lack of them, having to rely on RNG of enemy drops.
Overall, good job with the game. I like the gameplay involving the keys and doors, but the battles and RNG involved when you factor in time limit and inability to save makes it way too frustrating.