I'll start with the battle system.

There is now a turn bar added to the left side of the screen. The character icon that reaches the top of the bar indicates it's their turn. If a skill is selected, the bar will also show how further the character will be set back when the skill is used.

I also changed the battle layout to side view. The battle system can now fit 6 small enemies without hitboxes overlapping each other.

The battle background still needs to be improved.