Pros:
- A genre milestone with lots of historic value
- Lovingly recreated in the Pixel Remaster versions with great soundtrack and visuals (except for the font and weird screen tearing)
- A map and autosave function that will eliminate most of the frustration

Cons:
- Has aged incredibly badly (even with the bug fixes and modern improvements)
- Barebone, unbalanced combat system with no strategic finesse and often random outcomes
- Awful dungeon designs that punish wrong decisions with more grinding
- Weak story with even weaker dialogue
- Useless classes and faceless avatars
- Laughable pacing that lets you traverse directionless by boat after roughly the first half hour

Magic Moment: When you realize that the entire series started as a DnD game with dwarves. Oh, and the first boat ride!

Verdict: Play for the historic value if you have a little time to spare. Don't replay.

Reviewed on Aug 15, 2021


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