COELOCANTH'S PROFILE

I was expecting a space invaders / falling rubble type level in the elevator using the "up" shot to shoot things out of the air, but it was funny as it is with the goons running away.

Like: This could be a fun math teaching game for kids
Short simple story with 3 characters to join your party

Improvements:
Multiplying four numbers is much harder than adding four numbers - might want to make "V cut" a little easier by using 2 or 3 numbers. (maybe the "do you know basic math, are you sure?" questions would have made the math puzzles easier...)
Would have been nice to have the goblin tower in the game, but you ran out of time, I think...

Liked:
In the first level of the dungeon where damage and HP are very limited so every fight is a puzzle boss.
The different classes having on map abilities for potential replay value - I picked the assassin which gave some extra chests and an in-combat steal ability (steal a goblin's teeth right out of its mouth)
Decent mapping overall, though the green and brown autotiles visually clash for me.

For Improvement:
After obtaining a class, fights felt frequent and grindy without the earlier tight balance.

Liked:

Nice intro cutscene - is it an Isekai?
Use of shadow pen in town map to make buildings have nice shadows
Mapping in general makes the RTP look better than it ought to
AP skill learn system constructed out of item drops and variables.
Use of busts with face expression edits
Curse your sudden yet inevitable betrayal!
Use of battlers as conversation busts

For Improvement:

If you change the events on the skill tree to "above player" or "below player", then the
player as cursor and the event would be able to occupy the same space, and select the event
where the cursor *is*, rather than butting against.
There are a few word wrapping issues where dialogue and descriptions are cut off - nothing a round
of polishing wouldn't solve.
Screen tint in the cave is a little dark (it's good for cut scenes but a little much for navigation)

This seems to be a remake of your VX Ace game Heaven's Gate. This sort of remake is probably a good exercise in getting a feel for the engine and comparing what you like about it with VX Ace that you're very familiar with.

Liked:
The mercenary nature of the protagonist and interactions with the townsfolk changing as you open more gates.
The respawning treasure chests suit the gameplay loop you have.

For Improvement:
Would like a way to reload the gun without needing to rest at the inn.
This may be a personal preference, but a gameplay loop of fighting encounters and resting at the inn repeatedly until leveled up enough to fight the next gatekeeper loses its appeal.
Some of the encounters in the second area were tougher than the first gatekeeper, so I needed to go back to the desert and grind for a bit.