Nice feedback, @specialmin64!! I liked your analysis and I'm glad it worked this way. You are right about the textures too, now I see I could give them more polish. And the lighting on the tree is really off, it was bugging me but I couldn't tell why!

Thanks for the tips and I'll surely bring more!! :D

this is really good for a first submission. The dithered, canvassy-textures give it that jrpg look you mentioned, but it's also kind of unique and modern in a way. I do think some textures could be refined (like the cobblestones on the well), and the tree canopy could appear more 3-dimensional (more shadow near the main shape's edges, maybe?), but other parts are spot on, esp. the tree trunk, which almost looks real. I look forward to more!

Thanks!! :D

Cool gritty style!

Thanks!! I could name a few... mainly Square SNES games (Mana series, Chrono Trigger...), Beyond Oasis, maybe Zelda?

Cool! I really like the style... Were there any inspirations in particular - besides classic games?