Man, Aretha II on the Game Boy yɛ saa RPG ahorow no mu biako a ɛyɛ saa classic handheld vibe no nnadewa kɛkɛ. Wofi ase wɔ saa ahenni ketewa a ɛwɔ pixelated yi mu, na wopaw mfitiase adesua kakraa bi ntam —me ne mage no dii kan kɔe, nanso nokwarem no, ɔkofo no kwan so bɔne fafiri kɛse bere a woresusuw ɔko no ho no.

Overworld no anya saa cozy, kakra cramped feel of early 90s RPGs, baabi a kurow biara nni n’ankasa ɔhaw ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛsɛ sɛ wodi ho dwuma. There’s this one quest early on where you help a blacksmith made ne hammer ayera, na ɛyɛ spirals kɔ saa ade yi nyinaa mu a adwowtwafo ahintaw wɔ ɔbodan bi mu. Classic.

Akodi yɛ nea egyina so nanso ɛyɛ ntɛm, na nkonyaayi nhyehyɛe no yɛ mmerɛw nanso ɛma abotɔyam —biribiara nye koraa sen sɛ wubeguan afi afiase dan bi mu fã efisɛ woanya anigye dodo. Nnwom no nyinaa chiptune bangers nso, titiriw no boss asɛmti no. Nhwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ asɛm bi a emu dɔ —ɛfa grind ne saa nkonimdi nketenkete no ho kɛse bere a awiei koraa no wubetumi atɔ gya a eye kyɛn so no.

Sɛ wowɔ soft spot ma dedaw-sukuu RPGs a ɛnyɛ nneɛma a ɛboro so a, eyi yɛ solid time capsule.