Dungeon Savior yɛ saa GBC dungeon crawlers nketewa a ɛyɛ nwonwa a wɔantumi ankɔ Japan akyi da no mu biako —a ɛyɛ aniwu, efisɛ ɛwɔ saa grimy, claustrophobic vibe yi a ɛyɛ adwuma ankasa wɔ screen ketewaa no so. Woatɔ fam titiriw wɔ saa fam a ɛte sɛ maze yi mu a biribiara nni hɔ gye nkrante ne akokoduru bi a ɛwosow, a worebɔ wo ho akɔneaba wɔ akwan a ɛyɛ sum so bere a slime ne nnompe pue wɔ wo so no. Nnwom no nyinaa mu chiptune a ɛyɛ hu no ka, na sprites no yɛ nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri ara kwa a ɛbɛma woayɛ squint wɔ wo game boy’s screen so a worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wubehu sɛ saa sunsuma no yɛ adaka anaasɛ biribi foforo a wosuasua no retwɛn sɛ wobɛka w’anim anaa.

Combat's simple but thice —woanya saa swing animation a ɛkyɛ yi a ɛma nhyiam biara te nka sɛ asiane wom, titiriw bere a wowɔ akwahosan ho nnuru a ɛba fam no. Found this weird glitch where sɛ wo pivot wɔ angle a ɛfata pɛpɛɛpɛ a, wubetumi cheese atamfo binom denam hitting wɔn a worennya hit back. Not sure if it’s intentional, but hey, I’ll take any advantage I can get in that later floors.

Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ anoano (nkyerɛkyerɛmu patches boa, nanso nneɛma ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu binom da so ara yɛ serew a abubu), nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛma obi yɛ ade tra so wɔ ne janky afɛfɛde no ho. Kɛkɛ nhwɛ kwan sɛ RPG a emu dɔ —ɛfa saa primal dungeon crawl panic a ɛwɔ baabi a ntwea biara betumi asɛe wo da no ho kɛse.