the saturn version is the one to play. i want to really really give it a shot someday, but for now I will say that it is overall super obtuse. Not a normal action RPG by a long shot... stay far far away from the game boy and msx versions if you want to keep your sanity.
Yeah i mean it obviously didnt age well but its a interesting look at the beginning of RPGs.
Also the Cover art goes hard
Also the Cover art goes hard
Absolute Trash. Barely worth the effort just to beat the first stage. Very little reason to play this at all.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy
Extremely tedious but mildly addictive. I really enjoyed the gameplay progression even if it was a bit slow. By the time I was able to destroy walls, I couldn't put the game down. The map design was pretty bizarre and some of the enemies were just terrible (the fuckers who lower stats) but overall I wouldn't call Dragon Slayer anything but a good game!
Such a weird damn game but honestly so bizarre that it's a little charming. I think if you're a fan of falcom or are curious about the history of ARPGs you should check this game out even if it's only for like an hour or so. I beat the first "Phase" AKA map and felt like I had my fill.
There's technically 10 maps in the game but the objective is the same in all of them, kill the dragon and collect the four crowns.
They also don't have it marked but I played the Sega Saturn port on the Falcom Classics Collection! Very cool version with a nice little OST and some pretty nice graphics for such a primitive game.
Mostly just a low score because it's really hard to actually justify playing something this primitive outside of sheer curiousity. If you wanna play an early ARPG that's actually fantastic go check out Ys 1+2 on the PC Engine : )
There's technically 10 maps in the game but the objective is the same in all of them, kill the dragon and collect the four crowns.
They also don't have it marked but I played the Sega Saturn port on the Falcom Classics Collection! Very cool version with a nice little OST and some pretty nice graphics for such a primitive game.
Mostly just a low score because it's really hard to actually justify playing something this primitive outside of sheer curiousity. If you wanna play an early ARPG that's actually fantastic go check out Ys 1+2 on the PC Engine : )
People out there have beaten this game and I am genuinely astounded as to how, this shit is impossible
I'll give it props for inspiring Ys and Legend of Zelda but this is so shit to play
I'll give it props for inspiring Ys and Legend of Zelda but this is so shit to play
Worse than the PC-88 version because everything runs extremely slow and I'm not a fan of some of the monster redesigns.
Joguei a versão de Game Boy.
O fantasma desgraçado roubou minha chave esse corno vagabundo, eu estava indo bem, tava tudo planejado bicho imundo, não quero mais jogar isso, já entendi como funciona.
Bem legal para a época, funciona relativamente bem mecanicamente.
O fantasma desgraçado roubou minha chave esse corno vagabundo, eu estava indo bem, tava tudo planejado bicho imundo, não quero mais jogar isso, já entendi como funciona.
Bem legal para a época, funciona relativamente bem mecanicamente.
I think the words "this is a 1984 RPG" speaks for itself with this one. It has obviously not aged that well but I do think it's good to look back on for its historical value. There's some unique charm in how basic it is that also allows it to be somewhat addicting but that all falls apart due to repetitiveness and difficulty. It honestly made me appreciate Dragon Quest even more.
If all they can do is program a stick figure knight on a maze of snot green against a blue backdrop, then why did they bother making the cover look so cool
This game definitely aged extremely poorly. The battle system is weird. The map design is weird. The gameplay is pretty boring. The music is just a 20 second loop that gets really old fast. The other versions’ music could be worse since they don’t have music chips. Overall, just skip this game.