I'm still early in the game, but I'm really liking this so far! That's a very nice NES font, did you make it yourself or is it available somewhere?
I was able to get a lot farther in the game and it was really great, definitely my favorite thing I've played in this jam. I was actually starting to forget how much I enjoyed classic RPG's before I found. I keep dying in the final dungeon though, even at max level with steel equipment and the Antifire potion, I just can't find the right path before I get overwhelmed with monsters. I'll keep trying but it's a struggle. I absolutely love everything besides that.
21 days ago(+1)
wow, thank you for playing the game so much! i had a lot of trouble balancing the final dungeon, so here's a map of the first few floors to help. (let's pretend it's from an issue of nintendo power!) 
21 days ago(+1)
That really helps, I was able to get the light essence. Now I just need to figure out where I'm supposed to use this key and then hopefully I can finally lift the curse.