Esoternet
2000
Cute little indie game, very short but sets the mood for Cave Story
2008
Pretty decent clone of the old Castlevania titles, but the level up mechanics feel somewhat superfluous. I also thought there would be more weapons and more incentive to replay old levels after unlocking some abilities. Better than the 3DS Castlevania - Lords of Shadows game, but not as good as the excellent Castlevania - The Adventure Rebirth.
2021
I dig the style and the quick but deadly combat, the music is really catchy. Out of the three (in)famous "stylish rpg-maker games" (Hylics 1, Space Funeral and this) i like it the best, since it is not just different in style but in mechanics too.
Thanks go out to the youtuber "Maraganger" for recommenting this one.
Thanks go out to the youtuber "Maraganger" for recommenting this one.
A fun collection of retro challenges. Relatively easy to finish but pretty hard to complete. The Visual Novel is a bit slow, but it wouldn't surprise me if the RPG makes people actually stop playing the game. It's that much of an annoyance and pace-breaker (and that comes from someone you likes old NES RPGs like Dragon Quest 3 and Final Fantasy 3).
Also, the daily challenges will keep me coming back for some time.
Also, the daily challenges will keep me coming back for some time.
2007
In some ways it's better then the sequel. I like the fact, that they only tried to emulate famicom style games (and cartridges), while the second game brought in MSX, Disk System, Gameboy (plus the anachronistic inclusion of GB Colour) and Super Famicom style games. The RPG was also an enormous pace breaker, in some ways even worse then in the sequel, since the last challenge was not only long but also pretty hard. The racing game kinda sucks and it is repeated twice and there is no kind of puzzle game (Tritos was one of the sequels highlights). The game has no daily challenges, but a free play mode that tracks your records and other things, which will keep you coming back for a while. All in all, the sequel has more games (some returning in a cut form) while this game feels more like a complete package and love letter to the days when the Famicom dominated home video games. (in my opinion).