Actually was pleasantly surprised about this game. Came into it expecting something cute and subpar, but it kept my attention and was great to put it simply. I made the review already, but thought I might emphasize that I think Kota and P are two of the characters that need the most improvement with writing. P is new, but his goals are pretty unimpressive and impersonal if you think about it (I'm sure plenty of people would have tried to find the hotel again in the past). He just seems to be like some experienced voice about magic and creatures, so he just might turn into the "lore dump" type character who also is just the person that delivers Storm to the main setting. Speaking of Storm, he is certainly nice, almost like Asterion Lite in a way. He shows many parallels to Asterion for sure, but he might need something to distinguish himself from him to make him seem like he's not in someone else's shadow. It's also weird because he's a minotaur too, since I thought Asterion would be THE minotaur of the Labyrinth (in the legend, not the game), so he would be unique. Maybe he's just a were-bull, but calls himself a minotaur because they're usually synonymous. I just hope it's not some weird "bound by fate" thing either, but I'll leave the decision to the writer, since I won't find it bad if the writing is good; just hoping it won't turn into something contrived or weird. There is no shortage of best boys though, just want to see each character shine is all
Hi! Thank you for your kind comment, it's very much appreciated.
Build 0.4 gave Luke some of the spotlight, so in 0.5 the situation is reversed. Kota gets up to some shenanigans of his own that are a bit central to the plot.
As for P, as the advances his personal reason for looking for the hotel will become clearer. As of Build 0.4 we didn't get the time to let him, pardon the pun, spread his wings. His and Storm's search will, I hope, reveal the interesting things about the two of them and how they both tie back to the main story in multiple levels.
Although I won't go into specifics as to not spoil things, one of their segments has a lot of possible variation depending on your choices — it's a bit like a detective minigame. A lot of the points you raised are touched on there (like what's up with there being a second minotaur), but what you'll see will depend on how you approach it.
About the purple prose: yes, I know it's an issue with my writing. It's one of my flaws, if I don't keep myself in check I tend to go and on. The rounds of editing we do before releasing the content helps a lot but some still slips through the cracks, hopefully I'll have the time (after Build 0.5!) to make a thorough round of editing specifically to reduce it.