Great playtest! I didn't encounter any severe bugs or something like that.
The art style is working great!
All animation except Paul itself being paused between turns is a nice touch.
I got some minor Feedback for ya:
After getting the first item (Punching glove?) it's not clear how to use it. The tutorial prompt is telling you, what it does, not how to use it. The item bar at the bottom indicates to use it via the 1 key. It does even play an animation, when you hit it, which then indicates that it does something. But it does no damage.
I was playing with keyboard and didn't find it out myself without opening the menu and check the controls. After explaining everything up until that point, I wasn't expecting to figure stuff out myself. It is just a bit inconsictent.
In the (first) Mickey Messer encounter, a new mechanic is introduced, but not explained. The turn countdown, I guess. It's becoming apparent, what it is, but just wanted to make you aware of it.
The second Mickey Messer encounter started for when the enemies were still virtually off screen. Their icons appeared in the enemy area, where you can tab through, but they weren't visible on screen yet, which might be an unwanted side effect?
A feature I was missing (or missing how to use it) was: waiting. From time to time I don't want to move or attack or something, but just stay at my position and let the enemies do their thing. I used the 1 key to re-equip the already equipped item, which isn't intended, I assume.
Hope this was helpful and keep up the great work!