Thank you so much for your feedback! I really appreciate it. Combat is still my weakest area, so I leave the options open in my plug in for the player to adjust. I do not like escape penalties either, I do not ever think I'm going to do that. In my options menu, you should be able to adjust randoms, and if you can open the menu, you should be able to save anytime. I also have the autosave trigger on leaving an area, and after every successful battle.
With my art, I'm mostly just trying to improve. I am still struggling with objects and scenery, but the story is intended to be part of something bigger, and to complete the jam on time, I had to cut a lot of character development. I plan on coming back to these after expanding my game portfolio, so I can improve on them more. I feel like there is so much more I can do for my games. These game jams motivate me to just get something done and out there. Thank you so much for playing my game!