I just used placeholder assets to fit stuff in for the jam. I'm learning pixel art with the goal of making things more suited for the game. I agree on the music, I'm leaning towards no music for the outdoor sections once the storm starts picking up.
I need to add more healing items so I'll be going over the energy drink and the bandage descriptions.
I have to agree that the random encounters are too common. I decided to leave them as is instead of buffing the exp rates because I kind of ran out of time at the end due to illness. I am going to investigate replacing random encounters in the larger outdoor areas with wandering enemies that trigger battle on contact like the zombie in the second apartment.