Ever wondered what was going through Golbez’s head while he was busy being Final Fantasy II’s resident brooding villain? This SNES romhack flips the script—you play as the dark knight himself, stomping around in that ridiculous armor while making choices that actually reshape the story. It’s weirdly satisfying to blast through familiar battles with his overpowered shadow magic instead of grinding with Cecil’s crew.

The writing’s surprisingly solid for a fan mod, too—Golbez isn’t just some mustache-twirling bad guy here. You get glimpses of his messed-up family drama and why he’s so obsessed with the Lunar Whale. Some of the rebalanced fights are brutal (looking at you, Zeromus rematch), but tweaking his abilities to steamroll former allies never gets old. Just don’t expect a happy ending—this is still Golbez we’re talking about.

If you’ve played the original to death, this is the kind of twisted nostalgia trip that makes you see the whole game differently. And if you haven’t? Well, you’re in for one of the SNES era’s weirdest "what if?" scenarios.