JUDE'S PROFILE

The burst system probably gives Edifice battles a similar flow to FF13's. Though, it always felt backwards to me that the mage-type (ravagers) built "burst" fast while the fighter-type did the nuking. FF13 had an extra mechanic where "burst" decayed, and the fighter could slow the decay with his attacks. I generally like systems like this because it adds more layers to combat rhythm. Normally, in most traditional jRPGs the rhythm is dictated entirely by the enemy as you react to steady vs spike damage, which is fine when the numbers are properly tuned. Player-rhythm can really add a lot, though, so I think your burst system is a positive direction.

I'm pretty sure it's Dragon Quest.

These are pretty cool, and I bet doing them in a simple, super-deformed style really helps when translating them into sprites.

Cool art.