Hi kristiangitar, I really like the retro vibe of the game. If you wanna dial it up, I think finding a retro color palette would be a nice idea. I also like the premise of the story, a coming of age RPG with good, simple writing.
I think the player movement is too smooth, feels like he's on rollerskates. Also, I think binding the 'E' key for interaction has become a norm. I think that would be better than having to switch to the mouse to click the button at the bottom. Moving into spaces with furniture and rocks feels weird haha. Also, slightly tweaking the dialog box colours would be nice - towards the browns and oranges.
For combat, I chose Air but all the skills I have are Water. Not sure if it is a bug or design choice. Smoothing out scene transitions would also be nice. A white flash is quite jolting lol. I couldn't get past the Sensei Liu dialogue btw. I escaped the combat and I was just repeating the conversation with him whenever I talked to him.
In any case, just gotta polish it up more! All the very best!