I went into this game fully knowing that it probably wasn't for me, and yet I was pleasantly surprised! The writing is superb and every character has a unique and convincing personality. It's my first time seeing your graphics in action, and of course you've used them splendidly. I really enjoyed wandering around your maps to find all the hidden secrets. (Though I did get annoyed when we'd keep getting drawn into a battle, but that's just my preference for adventure over action.)
I noticed a few minor typos in the dialogue and one of the skills, including places where you'd just forgotten the last ". The pixel movement isn't expectedly not perfect, sometimes it's hard to pick up items and you can also clip through poor Bessy's head.
You've also accidentally left save file 3 in. The last bug is probably the most major one, if you're trying to leave Ellex, you can still fast travel to Ellex, which takes you to a black screen. You can still open the menu, so I think it's maybe just missing a fade in screen.
So for my least favourite; battles. I think they were missing the fast paced intensity that you were aiming for, since I felt like I spent more of the time just reading through and trying to be strategic. There's nothing that can really be done about that though, and I did feel like the battle system you have was rewarding. I was engaged to plan out my attacks rather than spam random skills, and was rather pleased that I managed to survive through all of them! This feeling was numbed a little by the on map encounters, where there were multiple rounds of battles without any escape. I did also feel like they ran a bit too quickly, making it hard to avoid.
I stopped playing after defeating Lord Bullmont, which was a little over an hour in. You've made an incredible amount of very polished feeling work and it felt like a good foundation for a grand adventure! :D