For sure! Getting walking sounds right can be deceptively difficult, so I totally get you there. Even worse is you can't really tell how it fits until it's in-game, so I can definitely understand how you ran out of time haha.
I think the core gameplay loop you have is great! The whole thing feels like a story-book and is something you could probably expand pretty easily, should you want too.
And you're definitely right that being able to see what you're holding, rather than it be hidden behind everything, is a much better problem haha - I genuinely only noticed it around the market stall, so it's a very small issue from what I've seen.