At first, like most of us, I was 100% confused. I feel there should have been a more elaborated tutorial on how the abilities work. cuz I had to look in the comments to truly understand how the game truly worked. Maybe you could make a tutorial level to prepare everyone for the open world?
Anyways, this game is pretty awesome. The exploration, neat. The magic, neat. The soundtrack, soothing enough for a game that wants you to explore at your own pace? NEAT!
This is truly what I would like to call, a "calmvania". A game that has it's gentle difficulty curve that also convinces you to calm down and gently grind through.
Despite the weak tutorial, this game is still a game to enjoy. :)