"The box art, which features three completely generic-looking anime characters, was no help. Nor was the title. (What on earth is a “slader”?) "
that is the funniest bit in the inspo page I've ever read lol
You're so lucky to get Nightshade.
This is the first adventure jam I read that has a village. I'm a sucker for that. I just love a good town. Now..the page with buttons and command prompts. Bravo. Going above and beyond.
If I gotta make a shit sandwich here, I just don't like your choice of typefaces. From a graphic design stand point the typeface is too heavy and the leading needs to be increased. there is no, as we call it, " typographic grey." (eg: your BOLD is heavier than your Headings .. doesn't flow downwards in hierarchy) But, as in the modules of old...they basically had the same issues so maybe you intentionally did that.
in the end,
I'd add this one to my travel RPG kit, easily...because town...and pixel monsters NPCS!