No, no, your criticisms are very valid: the map is indeed a bit too random for my tastes. I'm onto the rivers at the moment and, well, I am having second thoughts. Either I will start a whole new map or I will just keep on plodding with what I have. Regardless, the scale of the map is fairly large—I want the continent to represent a large enough area to feasible have a multitude of different cultures, ranging from norse-like northmen to black-skinned wizard-princes in the south. Think Hyboria-large (shout out to my fellow Conan fans!).
I actually did not do any tectonic activity for this map as I am using a different method for making it. Rather than draw it by hand and meticulously pay attention to detail I just went with render cloud-->new threshold layer-->paint layer below, which while easy as heck, has lead to what you see above: something boring. So yeah, everything can essentially be tied back to this rather random method of landmass creation. The western section is thin and wiggly and hanging off because, welp, render clouds; the eastern coast is seemingly featureless because, welp, render clouds; all other things you could say about the map, welp, render clouds!
I'll be starting over, however, here is what has come of the old map:
p.s. I'll be getting right onto filling out my fluff/lore for your NES, I have a severe case of procrastination, but I'll get to it!
p.p.s. EvilNES actually is not about being a wizard at all (not sure where people got that impression). Sure you can be a wizard, but it's just as viable for your leader to be a brutal warlord blessed with god-like strength due to the nature of his 'dark gift'.