Minimum 4 characters for names = Yuck.
No spaces allowed in names = Yuck.

Also, you should start out with some gold. Otherwise all you do at the stat is run around looking for said gold, which involved a definite need to constantly save, run, run, find gold, save, run, die, restart, run, run, find gold, run, die, restart, etc.

Which really isn't how a game should start.

EDIT: If you're going to die so much, I would suggest making the restarting a very quick process. Something such as "You died! Restart at last save point?" instead of "You died!" *button lick* "PWNED!" *button click* Load a game? *button click* *button click* *play*