First of all, very nice avatar xD
The game is very slow, the enemies are everywhere, you almost can't kill them and you have no map. I mean its not really a good way to do exploration game... I was even reading the notes and was hoping it will pause and let me read it, but no - i got killed. Brutal a bit.. and no really way to "git gud", you just have to know where to go. And constantly go, because pause is also not in the game. Uh.
I liked the visuals, the music also made a great mood, though was a bit repetitive after a while. I really wanted to like the game and want to finish it, but its a bit overwhelming - my first walktrough was around the whole map for like 10 minutes and I found absolutely nothing. Later found one note but was immediately killed.
Can you share a map or a short brief walkthrough maybe? Or just where is the axe?