First Reigns game I have played from the studio. I wasn't expecting an over arching story line. That was a lovely surprise.

Some situations do still carry over after death. You get to keep all your tools after death, but lose them if you reset.

You're balancing your stats; if any get too high or too low, you die. I enjoyed the humor. Getting all the achievements was less fun because of RNG. But damn I wanted that Steam ribbon. I am interested in the other Reigns games now.