Thank you for the lovely words! ^^
I really appreciate them especially coming from another fellow indie :D. I'm not really a professional artist, as in, I never went to an art school or anything similar. Rather what skill I have is a result of self-taugh lessons and a very-likely unhealthy amount of practice. Of course, I'm always trying to improve and it makes me happy when there's a comment like yours telling what the art made them feel.
Is true than the game is quite wordy xD, that's why I used the visual novel tag even if it's similar to a jRPG. Myself was surprised with the amount of dialogue every character ended up having at the end. You could say that was a result of obsession, since I had the feeling I didn't want to be left behind some of my own favourite games and works - the ones which inspired me to complete my game in the first place. There's also the fact that I believe characters should speak for themselves, reason why I don't like to restrict what they say. But now I'm heavily digressing ^^U. For my own sanity I'll probably tone it down in the next chapters and stories (though a wordy element will likely remain still).
All of this reminds me I have yet to report back of my playground of Dreams of Joy Departed. I promise I will do it; I just have to put my sleep schedule in control... somehow ^^. Cheers!