Ever wanted to dive into a classic SNES RPG that never made it outside Japan? Sword World SFC 2 is one of those hidden gems—a turn-based fantasy adventure with a tabletop RPG feel. You start off picking from a bunch of classes (I went with a thief first, which was... a mistake, honestly) and then get thrown into this world where giants are apparently a big deal.

The combat’s pretty straightforward if you’ve played old-school JRPGs, but the party-building has some depth—you can mix and match skills in ways that actually matter later. The pixel art’s got that cozy 16-bit charm, and the music? Surprisingly moody for a game about hunting giants. Just don’t expect a fan translation; you’ll be squinting at kanji unless you know Japanese.

It’s the kind of game that makes you wish more of these obscure SNES titles got localized back in the day.