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since the only part of this that matter are the graphics, I'll only comment on those. the map is nice enough, seems to follow the "three tile rule" or at least it doesn't seem overly repetitive. UI will obviously change late in development as per usual dev cycles so it's okay for now. but i believe there is an option to disable parts of the UI you're not going to use in RPG Maker, though it's been years since i've looked at the program. if you're not gonna have stuff like magic/skills then you should turn that menu off for instance, something to think about.

biggest bit of feedback is that the player sprite does not look like it belongs in the world. besides having crushed pixels itself, its own pixels are waaaaay smaller than the ones in the world. make it consistent one way or another (either resizing the world or resizing the player) and you'll have a much better looking game.

i'll keep an eye on this

These are really important points!

The UI is most certainly going to be leaving. It's what we are working on right now, but it's a doozy of a workload! The big goal is make this into a game that doesn't just bleed "MADE IN RPG MAKER" like most games of a similar style. At the same time, we have such a story to tell with this! The menu is very likely going to be simplified to basics like inventory, map and options.

The sprite does seem a bit out of place. I could never really tell why, but that makes it clear. I'm not sure if I should use a more detailed tileset or if I should change the sprite to be more fitting to the world it's in. The portraits are the main focus, so maybe having a more simplistic sprite would balance it out a lot better.

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if you really want to get into pixel art things, you should look at the difference between 8-bit graphics and 16-bit graphics. right now your tileset is 8-bit, quite reminiscent of some of the older pokemon games for instance. some artists prefer a 16-bit aesthetic like the JRPGs on the SNES--that one typically requires a lot of work to get it to look great, since you can't have empty swaths of a color like you have right now for instance.

it's your game so do what you like, but imo you should keep the 8-bit graphics for the overworld and make 8-bit sprites for the characters and items and things to match it. it's much less work and less frustrating for a first time game dev

of course you don't have to do actual 8-bit palettes and whatnot. just use the style. unless again you wanna get really into the nitty gritty of the pixel art. up to you

I think you have a good point. It would be a lot less work which would let me focus more on the bigger picture of it all.  I'll make sure to keep this in mind with the next update!