Heroes of the Lance on the Sega Master System yɛ saa sukuu dedaw mu RPG ahorow no mu biako a ɛte sɛ afiase a wɔwea tẽẽ fi D&D nhyiam bi ase —sɛ wo DM no ani gye pixel adwinni ne chiptune nnwom ho ampa a. Wopaw fi party of classic fantasy heroes (fighter, mage, cleric, the usual suspects) mu na wokyerɛ wɔn kwan wɔ saa dungeons a ɛte sɛ maze yi mu baabi a ntwea biara wɔ akorade adaka anaa biribi a ɛrebɔ mmɔden sɛ ɛbɛbɔ wo.

Combat turn-based but weirdly tterse —enemies hit hard, na sɛ woanhwɛ wo cleric’s healing spells no so yiye a, wobɛ reloading pii. Mfonini ahorow no yɛ pure late-'80s charm, blocky sprites nyinaa ne moody lighting a ɔkwan bi so no ɛma nnompe a ɛwɔ nkrante te nka sɛ ɛyɛ hu. Na yeah, nnwom no sɛ classic SEGA FM synth nneɛma a ɛma wo nostalgia chills anaasɛ ɛma wo nsa ka volume button no.

Ɛnyɛ RPG a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen biara wɔ hɔ (akwannya pa wɔ nneɛma a wɔakora so no ho), nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ grinding through those dungeons with your ragtag party. Nhwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ wobɛkura nsa mu —agoru yi fa no sɛ ɛyɛ wo yiye sɛ wubehu nneɛma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ den so.