You did an absolutely amazing job for your first jam! I can see that a lot of effort was put into this game.
The thing I liked the most was the crafting mechanics, I had some really fun moments where I was juggling items around to create a bolas while some beasts were trying to hit me XD
Also this idea 10/10 fits the theme.
To make it more fun tho I would suggest adding a mini map or making the map smaller because there was a fair amount of time where I was just wandering about without finding any mob