Thank you for your kind feedback manonamora.
I had a lot of interesting ideas planned (character generator-stats effects conversations and events, pixel artwork, and more) but I didn't have enough free time to work on them. I'm ashamed that I had to cut all of it and settle with a very rough first draft just to submit.
I entered this jam to really push myself out of my comfort zone. I'm sure the platformer I'm working on will benefit from this experience.