I was curious about leaving without checking the Demon Lord first, so I went to the Reid part of the story first. I like this story for some reason XD Though the first battle with Reid's party took quite long and then kind of like a "only to find out I was supposed to lose" thing. ^^; Other than this, I think I wondered if I had stepped into bug territory and battling an enemy group that was too hard, that I wasn't supposed to battle. (Turns out it wasn't, but me skipping the Demon Lord felt like I maybe discovered some extra things that wasn't supposed to be a part of the game.)
Anyway, I like how vibrant the graphics and text are compared to other RTP games here. Both the style and music reminds me of my VX Ace settings before, which I love. Even the music at the map with the airship felt so VX Ace-like. So I had some feelings for your game from this alone. ^^ Being prevented from not traveling in other parts of the map felt good because it's like "Oh sweet, fewer things to do and shorter play time! :D" after having a long list of games to play.
I checked out the Demon Lord for the first time after I completed the game. (Demon Lord's sprite reappears if you leave the place and reenter.)
Then, I checked out the "final version" .zip file to see if I could fight the statues on the first floor, but still run into the missing background issue XD;
Anyway, for some reason, I enjoyed this entry. ^^And sorry to hear what happened when you were submitting the game! Even though your entry is disqualified, doesn't stop me from sharing thoughts and feedback :D