Thank you so much for the positive review! I know there's obviously there's a TON to jab at in my overall design.. And I'm thankful you, saw the roots of good in it all.. 😅I worked probably a bit too hard on feature design and didn't take nearly enough time to smooth everything out and develop the world and embellish things.. xD
Fortunately the time after the game jam's closure is unlimited, relative to how long my human body's HP remains above 0!! So I've got plenty of time to, as you said, to "use this as a base to build upon to make a great player system!!"