The artwork and the atmosphere are so stunning! If they were made from scratch at the start of the contest then I must applaud the work you put into this game. I also love the music, I feel like the perfectly captures the mood you were going for.
However, I didn't finish the game. I got about 20 minutes in and gave up because it was too hard :( I kept dying and couldn't replenish my hp because the items are too expensive. Maybe you should auto restore hp at the start of a new battle? Maybe there were some ways around this that I didn't notice but I'm pretty sure I've tried walking to the edges of the map to see if there were somewhere else I was supposed to go.
Either way, I really like the visuals of your game. I feel like if this is a visual novel instead, I would feel even more intrigued. After the game jam, if you feel like publishing this game for real and expanding it further, I would definitely be interested to play it :)
Also, I like the gag about the carrot cake. That was cute.