I love this game. I've been playing it for 30+ years and it's a great one to go to when I just need good music and a discarmor.
It's a very early Metroid-like, but much smaller and with less backtracking. There is a plot, but it's barely there and has to be pieced together from poorly translated things bald giants tell you, nothing is explained, monster design is solid, and so much is left to the imagination.
It's made up of six areas, with kind of a hub, and you have to find items to access each section but it's over in a few hours if you know what you're doing. It's not quite as tight as Metroid is, and it doesn't encourage speedrunning, which is ideal, because there is a bit of a grind to this thing.
But that opening level's music and sunset have been etched into my head for just about my entire life. I love it.
It's a very early Metroid-like, but much smaller and with less backtracking. There is a plot, but it's barely there and has to be pieced together from poorly translated things bald giants tell you, nothing is explained, monster design is solid, and so much is left to the imagination.
It's made up of six areas, with kind of a hub, and you have to find items to access each section but it's over in a few hours if you know what you're doing. It's not quite as tight as Metroid is, and it doesn't encourage speedrunning, which is ideal, because there is a bit of a grind to this thing.
But that opening level's music and sunset have been etched into my head for just about my entire life. I love it.