Thanks very much for the in-depth response! All of the things you mentioned are areas worth improving for sure, and ones that are high on the list of things to consider! I didn't even make a health system as I felt it would add too much debugging for the jam period. It was probably a good thing XD. I got a lot of things to a state of "good enough" but I did aim to keep things simple enough so that adding it in later wouldn't be an issue.
I'm actually quite excited to hone the combat even more down the line and these are all excellent suggestions! We very much appreciate the comment and feedback!