This game was pretty fun!
I guess when it comes to keeping you on the edge of your seat this game doesn't really deliver. But other then the tedious fights and abrupt ending I thought this game was really cool! I like exploring large environments and getting treasure and leveling up and fighting random monsters with minimum losses on my part and in those aspects this game surely delivered!!
It seems like you put a lot of effort in this game considering how long it is at least. When I first started playing and saw things outside of the castle; I was kinda bummed cause I figured I wouldn't get to explore out there and that the game would be done when I finished the castle and to my surprise I was no where near done! In fact there was a whole lot more! This is one of the few games on newgrounds that sufficiently wetted my appetite for pixelated exploration. I also really thought the way you made the shadows disperse was rather creative.
My only real problem with the game was the ending. I think it could've been a little less abrupt. Or you could of at least added in some foreshadowing as to what the final boss was so when you finally got to him there'd be some sense of closure.
But other then that I really enjoyed this game.