I really like the concept of keeping yourself in balance to be able to progress as well as the fuel for various spells and abilities!
I don’t mind needing to sit down and read for a bit. Only thing I’d change would be maybe a fast-forward type of button / “hold down this key” to make it go faster, kind of thing.
Controls were snappy and I enjoyed being thrown in a maze to figure out what’s going on! My favorite aspect would definitely be the rune collection and later combination for different abilities. That alone fleshed out into a larger game would be really fun to play!