I was surprised by how much I liked this actually. Having one save point at the center of the map and basically forcing you to go explore to find various items needed to get to the end point which can be seen from the starting castle is honestly a very good setup especially for 1986. The music is all fun and charming. I love the monster designs, and really the only knock is that it is a bit too grindy, but really it was nice to have a game this open from this era that is also pretty playable without any guide.