I remember back in 2021 I thought about playing this game since I played the first game in 2020 but that just never happened. I almost didn't do it this year either but I watched a video about the game and said it was one of the best for the Famicom (and also the peak for the entire franchise) so I thought why not.
Sadly the game just doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong it's a good game but I'm starting to think this series just isn't for me. I still hate the sword you have in these games, I swear the hitbox on it is awful. Though you do get some nice sub weapons to use and they even improved the fire wheel this time around. I also really love the shadow clone item you can get.
I wish I could say I love the level design but its hit and miss for me. It might have been better to play the NES version because the Famicom one is harder apparently. I also still don't really care for the enemy placement and respawn for them either, it's still pretty bad.
The game's presentation is still top notch as Tecmo was improving even more since the first game and there's still those cool cutscenes though I've seen them in the past already so I went and skipped them for my playthrough. I also really like the music in this game.
In the end, I guess maybe I could give it another try someday but I still wish I could rate it higher, I almost feel bad giving it only a 7/10. This is still a better game then the first in my opinion but it still wasn't as fun as I was hoping. I will say though it's odd how this game never seems to get rereleased anymore. It wasn't chosen for the NES/Famicom Classic and it's also still not on NSO. Odd.
Sadly the game just doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong it's a good game but I'm starting to think this series just isn't for me. I still hate the sword you have in these games, I swear the hitbox on it is awful. Though you do get some nice sub weapons to use and they even improved the fire wheel this time around. I also really love the shadow clone item you can get.
I wish I could say I love the level design but its hit and miss for me. It might have been better to play the NES version because the Famicom one is harder apparently. I also still don't really care for the enemy placement and respawn for them either, it's still pretty bad.
The game's presentation is still top notch as Tecmo was improving even more since the first game and there's still those cool cutscenes though I've seen them in the past already so I went and skipped them for my playthrough. I also really like the music in this game.
In the end, I guess maybe I could give it another try someday but I still wish I could rate it higher, I almost feel bad giving it only a 7/10. This is still a better game then the first in my opinion but it still wasn't as fun as I was hoping. I will say though it's odd how this game never seems to get rereleased anymore. It wasn't chosen for the NES/Famicom Classic and it's also still not on NSO. Odd.