I love love love your pixel art style! It reminds me a lot of mother 3, but with a bit more of aesthetic OOMPH to it, haha. Also those flower NPCs scurrying away from you are an absolute delight. I love them, they are adorable. Also is the statue a Left Hand of Darkness reference? Because yessssss.
I've found the statue and the Dr. Rivera effects, looking for the third still. Lovely work and I can't wait to see more.