I've tried to give all submission I rate a full breakdown of how many stars I gave in which category, but I hope you don't mind if I skip that here, since I'm just going to give you five stars across the board.
I might be a bit biased since I grew up playing Final Fantasy 4-6, and Nobuo Uematsu is close to being my favorite VGM composer, but I really love the style here and I think you really nailed the aesthetic. I might have to ask in the discord what you use for the NES sounds, I've used some tracker software like Furnace myself but find the tracker workflow a bit alien. At least I can see you did this in Reaper so no trackers needed for a sound like this!
The melodies are memorable and impactful across the board here, and the overall composition and arrangement is simply pro level imo. Listenability is also a no-brainer, this could be in a NES game and I wouldn't bat an eye.
My main instrument is bass, and one cool thing about Uematsu's music in old FF games is that the basslines absolutely slap. I don't really know why, but he composed super intricate bass work for tracks like FFVI Decisive Battle and FFV Clash at the Big Bridge. There is some of that here, the distinct basslines stand out to me and could be fun to learn!
You also deserve extra credit for the visuals and the story. Great stuff! Don't really know what else to say, wouldn't be surprised if this is the top rated entry this time around.
EDIT: Well this is awkward, I skimmed your description and missed you posted your Kontakt library there.