I can't really think of a way to describe it in really good detail. For sprite size I want things at a good size and animations will not be big. If you have ever seen the zelda games Link's Awakening, Oracle of Seasons, and Oracle of Ages the sprites in those games would be a good referance. Here's the Link sprites from those games.
As you can see all walking frames are only two frames and this would be an okay way to animate the game I want to make. The game has no Fighting and the character will be nothing more than a representation of you on the map, otherwise the mouse will be the main thing you use eto play the game. Think of it as a real-time version of a game like Myst.
If there are more questioins, which I'm sure there are. Please ask. I want to make this game so bad.