Played this for years up until I was able to beat it, just for the HD collection to drop. The game is old, yes, but it's one of the best and most straight-foward dungeon crawler games out there. I am probably its only fan in a 100km radius and that's fine, the game is not for everyone, yet its art and narrative-free story kept me hooked, curiosity (which definitely killed the cat more than a couple of times) leading the way.
Is it hard? Yes, but it's fair.
Everytime you'll die, you'll figure it was something you hadn't planned for, your resources weren't managed carefully, sometimes it's just dumb luck saving or dooming your party. That's why you always take two Ariadne Threads with you! One for usage, the other just in case you forgot to replace the other you bought. It can be obtuse at times and the other games have a lot of things to offer, but I still come back to the first game's soul.
Is it hard? Yes, but it's fair.
Everytime you'll die, you'll figure it was something you hadn't planned for, your resources weren't managed carefully, sometimes it's just dumb luck saving or dooming your party. That's why you always take two Ariadne Threads with you! One for usage, the other just in case you forgot to replace the other you bought. It can be obtuse at times and the other games have a lot of things to offer, but I still come back to the first game's soul.