A very artistic game, I went back to finish it properly having started it numerous times in the past but always dropping off of it at random points.
It's good but it didn't blow me away, the story's very heartfelt and tragic but outside of the two main characters no one else is really developped at all in the 5-6 hours it takes you to fly by the story, the combat is fun and unique, definitely the highlight of the game with it's function mixing system, but it does get rather repetitive as you get in habits of strategies you like.

This is a bit of a sour review, I don't think it's an unpopular opinion but the main appeal of this game for me was the story and message from this game, the drawn art style, voice acting, messages of this game and collectibles like the meditation trees tell a lovely story and touch on feelings that are hard to unpack and it does so well, with writers that clearly have gone through these reflections and feelings themselves and on that part Abubakar Salim succeeded in what he wanted this game to be.

But, very sadly, the rest of the game kinda falls short of making the experience enjoyable, the 3D models disconnect from the drawn artstyle, with the main character looking significantly different, the "real world" part of this game had a very exciting aesthetic but the main game is set in a jungle setting that comes across as mostly made from ugly default looking assets and the biggest shame for me personally, it feels like a very linear metroidvania game with very simple, repetitive combat that only gets worsened by introducing stuff like enemy shields that make it a longer slog to go through.

It's worth checking out, especially with it being on PS+ Extra's catalogue on launch, maybe your milleage will vary. Still, I am looking forward to seeing how the studio builds on this game, either through updates that make the controls feel snappier or combat balances, or maybe even an altogether new project that shows growth from this.