If there only was a place "Where the Water Tastes Like Wine"...

First, I like the game. The stories are great, the narrator is top-notch, and the music couldn't be better for the theme of the game. Yet, the walking simulator put a huge toll on my enjoyment of the game.

This game would have been fine as a visual novel without the need to walk around on a map.
I do understand why you would want a map here, but it could've been included in the storytelling without the walking part.
Not to sound like a lazy person, but nothing is exciting on the map that would encourage me to walk around.

I wanted to get to collecting and telling stories quicker, and I know you can hitchhike or take the train, but you still need to get to these stories on foot.
Could've booked the guy a permanent ticket on free transport before sending him off.
Whistling doesn't make it that much easier since the music will be more quiet when you do so and who wants that?!

Leaving the walking out, I did like to listen to the stories of the characters you meet.
Plain simple daily life stories that evolve as they are told over and over again.

I have yet to find out what happens if you run out of health or what not sleeping/drinking coffee would do to you.

EDIT: After being dropped from a hitchhike I ended up in the ocean with no possibility to move around or free myself any other way. I could start a new journey that would wipe all my progress. No thanks.

I couldn't get past the first 15 minutes. It's a collection of beautiful illustrations, but it's not much of a game. It's tedious, the "intro" didn't really catch me, you just keep on pressing "next" until the dialogue ends. The same with the stories I collected, After the 4th one I was already bored and kept clicking in hopes something different would happen. I assume the slow pace in which you walk is on purpose, but it just felt annoying. I'm really sorry to leave this review, the art is great and I think the concept behind the core mechanic is cool, but I don't think it's really an engaging game as is.