Thanks narcodis, I did change the run speed yesterday, so that's been fixed. And don't worry, dungeons will have traps and puzzles, it's part of my 'beautifying process' because I find them less tedious and usually quite fast to add, which is why i always save doing them for the end. The one thing you said that has me wondering though is about the the pacing and changing of enemies... I think you're right, so I'm gonna try and make it more linear in gameplay with the help of a few directional tools and switches. And I'll have to do something about the monsters to make them more interesting.

Corfaisus, this battle system challenges the player to really think hard about each and every move they make. Not so much at the beginning of the game, but around levels 6 and onward it starts to get really challenging. Visualizations would only serve to distract some players, like myself, who are used to tapping the Z button endlessly while playing one of these games. So yes, it was a graphical decision, and it helped me to focus on how much damage each of my attacks did on different enemies and how my stats were going down. Sure the sequels will have monster graphics, but I just want to show the graphical progression throughout the series. I may change my mind later, but right now I'm liking it the way it is.