Added update #2 to OP.
On a small note (/rant) I've been spending too much time modifying some assets, which is the opposite of what I wanted when I joined the jam. This always has been kind of an issue with oga, it has some really interesting stuff but sometimes I feel like they've been created more with an art mindset than a game one if it makes sense. Don't get me wrong they look absolutely great on the site, but they aren't that practical to work with when you try to make a game out of them (missing sprites, pixel offsets, alpha shadows blended in the file, mismatch or missing palette etc). But tbh I'm ranting mainly because me modifying stuff means more chances for me to mess up the quality of the art since I don't know what I'm doing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Edit: itch.io really needs a preview option before posting :/