This was lovely. It's got rough edges all over (the platforming sucks, the dialogue lacks any subtlety, a complete lack of polish, etc) but it's such a warm, fuzzy game. I spent a good 3 hours total just sitting on screens that looked nice and colouring them in, even though it was completely superfluous. Making this world feel like a world again is such a satisfying loop that I wish the game took advantage of in more meaningful ways, instead of just using colour as a way to activate a spring, or something.

With that said though, the Metroidvania elements are excellent. The world design is top-notch, naturally moving you from place to place and prodding you to explore in really smart ways. Making clothing items a reward for exploring is always a good move, but the brush styles system is on a whole other level. A lot of them are pointless stamp things but the texture and tool ones are incredibly useful, and let you get even more creative and efficient with colouring.

All in all, it's really great. If I didn't have to waste a minute of my life trying to colour in certain objects because they didn't program the hitboxes correctly this would be a 9/10.