Barver Battle Saga – EasyType & Translated is one of those weird little Genesis RPGs that slipped under the radar back in the day, but it’s got this rough charm to it. The translation patch makes it actually playable now, and the EasyType tweaks smooth out some of the grind—thank god, because the original version could be brutal.

You start off picking between three classes (I went with the warrior first, but the mage’s late-game spells are ridiculous), and within minutes you’re thrown into this chunky pixel-art world with that classic Sega soundtrack humming in the background. The battles are simple turn-based stuff, but there’s something satisfying about how weighty the attacks feel—like when your sword slash actually makes the screen shake a little.

It’s not gonna blow your mind if you’ve played a ton of 16-bit RPGs, but for a quick nostalgia hit with some QoL fixes, it’s a solid time. Just don’t expect Final Fantasy levels of polish.