I went from Harold's Quest, where an RPG Maker hero gets stuck in an 8-bit world, to a game where you lose the first battle and the graphic style completely changes. Suddenly I don't feel so big and cool and original anymore.
Funnies aside, what sticks out to me is your art style, especially the face sprites. Roald is adorable! The story sounds nice so far, and I was looking forward to more of it. I also like the way you introduce saving to the player with the journal. It feels very natural and doesn't sound like it breaks the boundaries of the game to remind you to save every now and them. It's a real shame you ran out of time, this was a really nice entry.