This is so charming... I might be biased because of the whole dithered retro look but I love the game. The character designs are very cute, and you can tell they all have their own little personalities well defined via the dialog. Music was incredible, the moment I heard the title screen music I knew I was in for a good time. The combat system is very creative and makes so the player has a lot of options for actions with the combine system (great names for the combos too) and the time based mechanic to parry is very neat, and despite quite clear, has their degree of challenge with the different patterns and speeds, keeping the player's attention to the battle instead of just mashing though the battle. I want more... if you ever continue this game, I wanna see the result. Fantastic entry, good job