This is excellent. I really enjoyed this and the writing and design is wonderful. The duality between art styles, music choice, etc really seals it as amazing. Very impressive stuff and fun combat.
I do agree the level 1 balance is a bit tight and the game feels almost unfair at some points, but then as you level up and get stronger, it makes you not want to put it down. You made a very fun experience and I look forward to seeing more stuff of yours in the future!