Screenies of my progress on Gameboy-ifying Essentials:

I was a bit too lazy to really customize the look of the status screen, but I'm making nice progress with the battle scene... I think.
Also, here is a first pass of the Lantis Region Map:

I wanted to make something that looked partly natural and partly "constructed", being that it's supposed to be a man-made region built using the foundation of underwater rocks. Critique is always welcome.