I think this works as an RPG with a map, although I do miss top down RPG games in general so it might just be a personal play style preference. I thought the combat was fun though, once I figured out how the card system worked I started to really get into it. I also enjoy the narrative so far, can't go wrong with the hero's journey story arc lol always makes for a compelling tale. Art is for sure the star in this one I really liked your enemy sprites and dialogue boxes. Overall very cinematic and polished, if I were to have any noted it would be to maybe up the resolution on the human sprites to match the enemy art (just a little less pixelated and more illustrated)... but it's not enough to really detract from the experience. I didn't have time to sink my teeth into the story completely yet but I could see playing this one through for a while to see where it goes. Nice work overall!