Final Fantasy Hacktics

I made this for the weekly challenge @ pixel joint.
But I thought I'd post it here too for kicks since it shows why I chose Mesarthim for the contest here.. because I like drawing/pixeling mermaids:
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So much grey...needs more classic FF blue background. :P I like it though.

Ah yes, blues would be nice. This is composed of Pixel Joint's defuault bg color, fft's portrait bg color and the 6 Cyan shades required for the challenge. Thanks for the comment Celdia!

The diagonal shapes (fft bg color) kinda depicts a racing game which does not fit well with the mermaid, imo. Were the font hand-typed? Again, it doesn't fit well with the mermaid but it does fit well with the current background -- giving a modern\machine-based feel. I also suggest giving each stat a window on their own. One for unit number, name and job, level, and on for HP\MP. The equipment window looks fine, but it could be better if the second column is properly aligned (CAT and SUB). Or you could just add a window for it just to separate it from the other equipment.

About the racing game thing... it cannot be unseen now :/ thanks :p... It's based on some messing around with |||| logos.
I was going for (or fantacizing of) a game like Ogre Battle but more all over the place in time yet a little more futuristic, with units of plenty sorts.

Yeah I did all the text in pixels copying and pasting when able.
About the CAT and SUB part I understand your concern, but I think separating it more might look busy; left alignment might be good though. It would become more obviously a separate listing when you'd be actually scrolling through items or weapons etc. as it would change or even disappear when no item would be being selected.