Work In Progress - The Hero's Journey, a Sidescrolling Swordfighter!

The Hero's Journey is a short, but sweet, side-scrolling swordfighter that combines 3D environments with the 2D locales of yesteryear.  The mechanics are based off of all the good parts of The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link, but without the game-breakers and utter fluff.

After acquiring a legendary suit of crystal armor, Tim the Knight wandered to the Kingdom of Aylea in search of medicine capable of healing his father's grievous wounds!  What Tim dosen't know, though, is that he's got a duty to the kingdom conferred by his very heritage - keeping the seal on the Supreme Evil Lord, who needs to stay sealed for 1000 more years!  However, some local Evil Lords have appeared and are trying to find the seal.  

Can Sir Tim outwit, outfight, and survive various Evil Lords and their Evil Castles, find the items to ensure his victory, and ultimately keep the Supreme Evil Lord contained?

Here, Sir Tim is introducing himself to the local government.  Maybe they know of medicine for freak spelunking accidents?  Or, maybe they just want to introduce the local ruler.  Governments are like that.

Having (finally) obtained a straight answer, Sir Tim sets out from Aylea Castle to the nearby town of Dunamne, in search of further information for both of his quests!

These two merry souls were just about to build a dining table, when this guy clad in crystal armor broke down the front door, and demanded to ransack the family's potent magical heirlooms.  They pawned them all off two generations ago.

While exploring the countryside, Tim the Knight stumbled upon a rather odd patch of ground, that contains a legendary Heart Rune!  Sadly, Tim's martial arts training prevents him from taking two steps to the left.  Swordsmen always fight along the line (in tournament settings...)

An anonymous tipster said a strange, life-enhancing rune could be found in a nearby cave.  All I found were smelly monsters, more rock than a music store, and some soiled armor.  That I'm wearing!  Worse, I have this creeping feeling that something's close by.  But, that's just crazy-talk.