Yep. I realize that’s going on, but not in this case. All the important bits to the game are unique art, original systems, etc. The game has an original soundtrack produced by some amazing musicians. But the asset store can help fill in some gaps, sometimes they can just be instructive in how to write up your own original blueprints.
The goal with this game is to create a unique, great adventure game not typical of indie projects. That’s the ambition, the amount of time and effort being spent on it reflects that.