Spending an entire year to play through the game year of 1992 isn’t very encouraging for catching up to current releases. Given that, and the general configuration nightmare for capturing consoles in the 7th generation, I’ve decided to cap the blog at the 6th generation. I’m still unsure that we’ll […]
Game #65: Soul Blazer (SNES) – Restore the World (Finished)
Game 65 Title: Soul BlazerReleased: June 1991 (February 1988 JPN)Platform: SNESDeveloper: QuintetPublisher: EnixGenre: RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Action (top-down)Series – Standalone (or The Quintet World) The first game in what many fans consider a Trilogy, Soul Blazer actually seems to have more in common with ActRaiser than Illusion of Gaia […]
Below the Cut: Spiritual Warfare (NES, Genesis, Game Boy)
Spiritual Warfare – Rating(7 RPP)1) 1 – Character Advancement: practice/experience based advancement, stat or level increases, multiple classes or characters, customize characters2) 1 – Combat: character stats used for combat, additional combat options, turn based3) 1 – Items and Equipment: store to buy and sell, equipment decisions, item decisions4) 2 […]
Game #64: Exile (TurboGrafx-CD) – Another Arabian Night (Finished)
Game 64 Title: ExileReleased: 1992 (December 1991 JPN)Platform: TurboGrafx-CD (Genesis)Developer: Renovation GamesPublisher: Working DesignsGenre: RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Action (side-view)Series – Exile (XZR) It always feels weirdly different jumping into a series at game two compared to jumping into an established character at the start of a new game. There’s […]
Game #63: Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (TurboGrafx-CD) – It’s In Your Hands Now (Finished)
Game 63 Title: Dragon Slayer: The Legend of HeroesReleased: December 1992 (October 1991 JPN)Platform: TurboGrafx-CDDeveloper: Nihon FalcomPublisher: Hudson SoftGenre: RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Turn basedSeries – The Legend of Heroes (Dragon Slayer)Here’s a title that I didn’t expect much from, and thus wasn’t disappointed. The voiced dialogue is major selling […]