good job, only complaints were that it was a little annoying that only some enemies (the ones that made sense I guess, so like humanoid enemies) would drop gold. Also the ship theme sounds awfully reminiscent of the Dragon Quest IV ship theme at one point. I think I'm nearing where the game 'ends' now, I got to Pyramidia but it didn't let me enter. Was Kyle supposed to be able to read the inscription in the Hidden Temple?
Other thing is I think when you are able to get the stat-increasing items at the bazaar town (can't remember what it was called) it may become a game balance issue later on when gold is easier to come by