I agree with Craze on both matters. One thing to remember is that when using icons and whatnot, is that when used incorrectly, they just become clutter and make the text in your game unbearable to read.

Also, I feel like the bar at the top should be made smaller in the vertical sense, as its current size/position draws away from the actual battle at hand. Maybe that's not as much of a problem when the battles are taking place in more colorful areas, but the rest of the systemset uses such bland colors it really stands out.

On a positive note, your battlers look to be of good quality. I would like to see them killing stuff. :]

how are you showing that bar? Is it part of the backdrop itself and you're just changing the backdrop or are you showing a picture in battle somehow?