This was quite a cute little cartoon. It somewhat reminded me of "Over The Garden Wall". The best part was when it showed the giant live-action dinosaur skeleton. I assume that was live-action. You also had the giant spider drawn in a nice manner. It probably could have used more action.
It was very enjoyable to see this style of animation. You knew how to represent this environment well. It also kind of reminded me of "Adventure Time!". It's a good little homage as you mentioned. It might be more enjoyable as an actual game.