I'm pretty sure that's the point of Child of Light, it's supposed to feel unreal... "dreamlike", rather than "whimsical". Like a classic Disney movie (or Tim Burton movie, back when he was good), it's fun and magical to small children who don't or can't understand, but dark as hell to the parents who inevitably experience it with them; who are able to process the subtler imagery.
Captcha: Upside down. Pretty much, Captcha. That is what a world "through the looking glass" (seriously, nobody picked up on that?) might look like, turned upside-down.
Captcha: Upside down. Pretty much, Captcha. That is what a world "through the looking glass" (seriously, nobody picked up on that?) might look like, turned upside-down.