Honestly I love the art style of this, it reminds me of games I grew up with.
I did find the puzzles and inventory system a bit confusing, not being able to put items down made me have to restart because I was doing the classic adventure game "pick up everything I can" and quickly had a full inventory with no idea what to do. Playing more intentionally made the game make a bit more sense.
I'd love to see this expanded upon.