Thank you for the extensive review! Glad you liked it.
We ultimately had 4 days to make the art so we had to pick and choose what to make. I wanted to have 8-directional movement but that would mean a lot more walk cycles to animate. The rooms definitely need more to stand out. This is all we had the time for but we will be updating the game over the coming months. This will include a more complex battle system and more levels.