Like this comment so we can perfect this game by having the developer make the duck squeak! The only thing missing. I'd carry him around just for that.

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This game? It's Pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Good!!!!!
The exploration is really good; it felt consistently rewarding to talk to people and look around for health, stamina upgrades, and moonstones, and there are so many unique puzzles to get them around every corner, and they consistently teach you new mechanics and introduce new ideas. I will insist that almost all of the steam reviews complaining about it are wrong, the combat is actually quite good if you take some effort in learning to how to play the game properly; the game isn't actually that hard for the most part if you actually explore and play it on its own terms (it can be a bit mean though, I won't deny that. It does love to play Joker's Trick). The music and atmosphere is great, ESPECIALLY towards the end. The Mul Caves, Aurantia, and E.D.E.N are some of the best areas in the game. It just feels really well put together in general. It deserves far more traction than it's been given. Please give it a try.