I'm torn. This is a beautiful game, the visuals are cute and appealing, but I spent more time reading instructions then I did playing. In addition, the tutorial text popups for play-control were confusing at best. The keys designated to eating, moving, and inking were unclear. The only clear control was x to swim. I had to look up the controls to figure out how to eat and control myself.
Solid work on overall design, but see if you can focus on showing the gamer how to play rather then telling them how to play. Little touches like this will make all the difference. Good luck!