Very quaint turn-based RPG. Overall, very simple (which isn't necessarily a bad thing).

Here are some notes I took while playing:

• Beat Archmage as Level 11 Wizard. Took around 5 to 6 hits to finish off the Archmage
• The art, text, and UI fit the atmosphere of the game well. 
• Sound effect for spells occur when selecting the spell option, not during when the spell animation is playing.
• Can interact with NPC that is behind bookshelf, probably not intended behavior.
• Enemies need more animations. Screenshake is nice but there needs to be something more substantial.
• References to other games are nice.

I dunno what's your goal but the game overall is well put together an nice humor

Random stuff I noted:

- I really like your no-black-outline style

- In little areas like houses maybe keep the cam locked (think of pokemon)

- I understand the gameboy feel, but maybe the txtbox is too big, but it's fine since it has cohesion with the style of the game

- Very nice the cameos on portraits description

- dunno why the save seems a shuriken

- I too had the bug where the music won't loop

- Dunno if it's already on your notes, but make enemy movement during combat a priority, that static screen is not good

- Since it's so old school maybe don't allow 8way movement? again think of pokemon

GL

it's a fun, though easy, game. i'm glad i played it

the abundance of healing points, the fact i always go first and never miss, the easy one hit kills once you learn an enemy's weakness, and that each level up is only 100 exp from the last made it easy to stomp through the game as a glass cannon. i grinded to level 31 as a mage and took the archmage out in two hits

also the music is a bit quiet. also the hitbox to talks to NPCs feels a little small

It's a basic jrpg, nothing much to say about it. It works fine, almost. Not using random encounters is good.

I picked magic swordsman, and using actual magic sucked as usually enemies resist it. It made me simply attack and sometimes use skills.

I couldn't defeat the archmage, went to gain a few levels, came back and somehow the archmage defeat flag has activated and I can't fight him anymore.

A cute throwback-RPG, even though it was fairly straightforward I enjoyed it. There are some nice touches, like the mimic chest in the shop or some of the NPC dialogues, or that the game does acknowledge that you beat the archmage once you do so. Couple things I've noticed:

- Sound is a bit odd. The music is really quiet compared to some of the sound effects, and sometimes the "whoosh" in the menu sounded very loud than normal, but I couldn't figure out what triggers it. Using a hex doll also has the generic bottle sound effect.
- After equipping the magic ring, my rock disappeared.
- NPCs don't return to their original facing direction after talking, and the NPS at the very south in Fall Town is facing backwards (walking backwards and turns with his back towards you when talking)
- Entering the stairs that's north of Fall Town from the top makes the player sprite appear behind the stairs tile.
- Originally I was expecting to fully heal when leveling up, as early on it would've helped with the pacing of having to go back to the town for a restore (especially since I didn't realize there's going to be a save spot i nthe rat dungeon). Later on when enemies started dropping potions and I had money to buy them it stopped becoming an issue though.