Is there a way to save and I just missed it?
There's a pearl that you can save at, but you wouldn't have seen it at the point you were in.
No save after starting the game?
Good point, that intro cutscene is long. I'll change it so that it saves after you get out of the hole. I also had a continue system that restarts you in the same room if you die, I just never finished implementing it, but I'll get to it.
Fights seem unfair if its just up to luck if you die or not
Yeah they're really RNG dependent right now. I tried balancing the level so that you just barely survive, but if enemies crit or you miss too often that goes out the window. I'm working on changing the first level right now. Giving you a heal ability at the start, starting you off with some more moves, stuff like that to make it easier and less linear.