I liked this game but there's a lot more that I believe should go into it.
One of my number one things is probably room size, I think the sections you exist in are far too small, it'd be much more enjoyable if they were just a tad bit wider by either using smaller actors, or scrolling. Second It needs collision animations, I have no idea, when an anime hits me, or how. Making the battles less about tactic and more about "I just need enough stats."
Also the collision sizes of characters. A lot of characters can hit me, even if I supposedly dodge them. You should make that work a little bit better. Also the shield, barely works, very bad tool.
Another thing this game also needs is a plot and cutscenes. Seeing as it's an RPG, you can never have an RPG just for the sake of having them. Also there should be a hub village of some sort, and maybe quests and other things. This game also needs SFX and music, I saw that you said it was hard, but this game ABSOLUTELY needs those things, and lastly, pump the art up a lot. If you follow most of my advice I believe that this will be a very great game.