hm hm hm!
A very subtle, sleepy, but eerie song. I can definitely feel the same hopelessness you said you felt.
The first 35 seconds I feel could have a little more variety, (granted this is an 8-bit, so there's not too much you want to put in it). I like the overall groove with the drumsynth, reminds me of Dead Space meets Pokemon. The droning lead could have some overall variety as it loops a LOT, and even for a loop it could have a tad more. You know how video game music gets after a while.
Mmmm. Not amazing, but it stands out in my opinion.