I forgot to mention but I love the characters and how you wrote them. Very enjoyable.
Just played the original, and I must say this version is (obviously) a massive improvement. (Except for the cough syrup I vividly remember the cough syrup and I noticed it was missing in the initial potion deliveries lol.) But what I really liked is how much more you expanded on Rook's character from my own memory I only remembered that Rook went on to be a Merchant with the party but his character was a lot more fleshed out here when we got to spend the time learning about why he enjoys his work. Also, the scene where Rook and Ashe make potions together is way better in this version, just way better I actually liked the scene a lot.