The game that made me love action-adventure. A game long abandoned by Sega and unfairly seen as a cheap imitation of "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past". Its a game that hasn't given it the opportunity to show its virtues, which are many and shine with their own light.
The people of an island try to exterminate invading monsters that have awakened from the underground. For this, when their children turn 14 years old, they are given a sword to help fight the threat and win the war against these hated beings. You start here. The premise doesn't look very different from the typical rpg. However, due to fate circumstances, you lose the ability to speak with humans and gain the one to speak with plants, monsters, and animals. The latter will be your greatest allies (and not like the flowers, who will try to scam you as much as they can), such as his puppy Johnny, a penguin or even a flame mane lion.
There are a lot, and some hard to get. I don't know anyone who has managed to beat the cheetah fairly in the kart race! Also each one grants a different power that you can combine or enhance with the other animals, giving the gameplay a brand-new and unique strategic flavor. And it is something that is vital to complete puzzles and continue the adventure.
Regarding the plot, it may seem dull, simple and little worked, but as the adventure progresses the plot becomes more mystical and profound than one would expect at first, with a slight search for spirituality in its history, a powerful ethical message based on respect for nature and an aggressive onslaught towards all social prejudice. Throughout the game you can also find a string of analogies to Judeo-Christian myths (the Tower of Babel or Leviathán), Greek (the curse of King Midas) and universal tales (Little Red Riding Hood, the Wizard of Oz and Jack and the magic beans ).
It has a lot in common with "A Link to the Past", that's a fact. The gameplay is fantastic, but nothing we haven't seen before. 8-way movement including jumping, which in combination with the powers of the animals makes combat fun. In Zelda we have heart containers, in Crusader of Centy we have apples and so on. However, it is an engaging and enjoyable game. For any fan of zelda it deserves a must try. Its playability has stood the test of time very well.
It's a shame Sega forgot about this product, but luckily we have an unofficial sequel called UNDERTALE, but that's another story ...
The people of an island try to exterminate invading monsters that have awakened from the underground. For this, when their children turn 14 years old, they are given a sword to help fight the threat and win the war against these hated beings. You start here. The premise doesn't look very different from the typical rpg. However, due to fate circumstances, you lose the ability to speak with humans and gain the one to speak with plants, monsters, and animals. The latter will be your greatest allies (and not like the flowers, who will try to scam you as much as they can), such as his puppy Johnny, a penguin or even a flame mane lion.
There are a lot, and some hard to get. I don't know anyone who has managed to beat the cheetah fairly in the kart race! Also each one grants a different power that you can combine or enhance with the other animals, giving the gameplay a brand-new and unique strategic flavor. And it is something that is vital to complete puzzles and continue the adventure.
Regarding the plot, it may seem dull, simple and little worked, but as the adventure progresses the plot becomes more mystical and profound than one would expect at first, with a slight search for spirituality in its history, a powerful ethical message based on respect for nature and an aggressive onslaught towards all social prejudice. Throughout the game you can also find a string of analogies to Judeo-Christian myths (the Tower of Babel or Leviathán), Greek (the curse of King Midas) and universal tales (Little Red Riding Hood, the Wizard of Oz and Jack and the magic beans ).
It has a lot in common with "A Link to the Past", that's a fact. The gameplay is fantastic, but nothing we haven't seen before. 8-way movement including jumping, which in combination with the powers of the animals makes combat fun. In Zelda we have heart containers, in Crusader of Centy we have apples and so on. However, it is an engaging and enjoyable game. For any fan of zelda it deserves a must try. Its playability has stood the test of time very well.
It's a shame Sega forgot about this product, but luckily we have an unofficial sequel called UNDERTALE, but that's another story ...