The Jam is over, but I just played your game and I should say, you really put a lot of work on the story, character's and dialogs. It's already possible to see a bit of the world and character dynamics that are there and you have laid a great foundation for an interesting RPG story.

I also like that the protagonist, or at least the player character, is an older guy. Usually JRPGs have young protagonists or cast in general, so it's a breath of fresh air to be in control of someone who's already seen his fair share of life and may dive into some different aspects of it.

I ran into a bug with how you transition from one scene to another, where I started a dialog event with a character and at the same time was taken to another scene and it soft-locked the game. That's the only thing I feel could be majorly improved on.

All-in-all, great story focused entry, especially amazing with you doing it alone and, apparently, coding every bit by yourself.

Thank you for the game!  Some of the transitions between areas were a little weird with sprite placement, but otherwise looks like a good start.  Maybe onto a battle on another day.

Dialogue and characters were great! I especially laughed at the business man who was enjoying the fruits of the cultists' labor XD It was relaxing walking around the world which is what I like about this style of game!

to be honest i don't like that kind of games myself, but i saw the hard work behind it and the music/art dialge system was very good, Well Done! Great Game!.

Nice work so far. You've built a strong foundation here with some great worldbuilding and characters. I did run into a few issues with collision and controls but nothing that stopped me playing. Looking forward to seeing how this develops further, Jams can be very hectic. 

Promising start and a game with lots of potential. Good job so far! 

Great intro segment to a far bigger scoped game, assuming you'll be continuing to build it after the jam. Well done.

You're off the a great start with your characters and worldbuilding. And there's a good amount of dialogue for a game jam. Keep up the good work!

The world, the story, the dialogue: I’m impressed with how much content the game had. It had me hooked. Very well done!

"We are not forest cultists, you piece of sh-"
The funniest line and I almost missed it.

Really cool to see the beginnings of a JRPG. I think the setup is quite intriguing, and it leaves me curious about the world and how it works. I also think protecting a wagon is a great way to kick things off! Gives an excuse for action while carving out a clear-cut goal.

There are some things I'd probably reconsider - the letter "J" in the font you used looks a lot like a 1, or even an I, so it took me  a bit to proceed from the main menu (I'd just make multiple keys work, or at least Enter).
Doors in the middle of an interior space look...a bit odd. And the collision seemed a bit hazy.

But beyond that, you had me wanting to see what happened next! Well done.

Nice little world.  I'd definitely like to see more of it.  I ran into two issues, one was getting caught in a stair loop in the two-story house.  I kept pressing up a little too long and looping between the two levels.  The other was game breaking.  In the first house, the npc pushed me out of the house as I started a conversation with her - all controls became unresponsive - had to restart.  I hope you keep expanding this - it is a great start!

Hi! This Frygga lady sure has some attitude, hehe! Loved the level design and the interesting, in-depth world-building. The game has such authentic retro vibes - it's wonderful!

A good start to the story, and the exterior level design works quite well.

Excellent work.

What a nice, tiny world you have! Love the characters and the beginnings of a story, I hope you continue to work on this in the future!

Very cool game—and quite big for a jam project, with so many characters and dialogues! During testing, I got stuck once and couldn’t move anymore, but overall it was a great experience.

Nice work - loved the music and sound. Controls took a bit of getting used to but I got the hang of it. Great submission!

Cool visuals and characters, lots of dialogue and world building. Good job on level design. I had some issues with doors and clipping through walls but it is a game jam.

(Definitely did not know it is J to select and not E or Space or Enter) Haha, my bad.