"The sapling grows into a tall[...]and die unafraid."
Damn is this polished !!
I love everything about the game. First thing first, it's super fun to play. Your game from last year was great, and as this is basically the same with a great combat system instead of automatic combat it was even better. Spending your XP is very interesting too, it's very rare that you don't have several cool different abilities you can choose to spend your XP on. Choosing between two new characters is always an interesting decision to make too. Finally I love gaining XP for exploring (rather than all after combat).
I like these visual asset packs to begin with but you make awesome use of them. The game sounds great too. The writing is pretty cool too. It's very atmospheric (as are the other parts of the game), all of it, from the papers from the hidden doors to the comments of the characters, which feel appropriate. Also there's a cat, which is a plus. There's some extra cool technical features that are not always a given like manual saving.
There was an extra hilarious part during my playthrough, as I reloaded my game exactly one, near the beginning, to preserve a dead character and when I got back he left basically where he had died.
This game is amazing, thanks for sharing.