Totally legit- my husband play tested it and hated the narrator too, so there is an option to turn her off and skip all her lines in the menu (and other audio controls).
The game is definitely built around the narration- pacing of the VO's was one of the biggest challenges for me. So certain areas can really feel like they drag I bet without it.
I really love narrative games, this one was inspired by Bastion's narration although of course it's no where near the level of perfection that is.
In regards to selling a game, I'm just having fun making games for myself really. I enjoy doing these game jams because they are like writing prompts or art prompts for my creativity, I get to learn new ways to use ai, push my limits, tell stories I find interesting and important. I really appreciate the compliment though. So so so much time and labor went into this game and I did a lot with it that I had never done before. I don't even like platformers, but I wanted to challenge myself to make something different while still preserving the kind of storytelling I wanna do.
Thanks for your feedback and for playing!