Link Dragon on the Sega Genesis yɛ saa dungeon crawlers a wɔmfa wɔn nyɛ hwee a wɔte sɛ ɔdɔ krataa a wɔde kɔma sukuu dedaw mu nsusuwii RPG ahorow no mu biako. Wofi ase wɔ akuraa ketewa a ɛyɛ moody yi mu —akuturuku a ɛrehuruhuruw, akuraa asefo a wɔrebɔ nwiinwii wɔ ɔtweaseɛ bi a wɔadome wɔn ho —na wɔ simma kakraa bi mu no, wo nkotodwe mu dɔ wɔ afiase dan bi a afiri ne mmoa a wɔyɛ keka a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛte sɛ nea woguan fi heavy metal album a wɔde kata so no mu ayɛ no ma.

Ɔko no yɛ mmerɛw nanso ɛma abotɔyam —wo nkrante a wode bɛbɔ wo ho ban, asiw ano wɔ bere a ɛfata mu, na woabɔ mpae sɛ woaboaboa nnuru a ɛdɔɔso ano. Mekae sɛ ɔpanyin a odi kan no sɛee me efisɛ na minnim sɛ wubetumi akwati ne gya ahome no ankasa denam adum akyi a wobɛkɔ akɔto so no so. Classic Genesis "sɔhwɛ a owuo yɛ" nhyehyɛɛ.

Nea ɛkaa me ho ankasa ne ahodwiriwde ahorow no. Ebinom da adi pefee (pia block no, duh), nanso afoforo ma wohwɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia no yiye ankasa —te sɛ nea wubehu nsusuwso a ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ afasu ho a ɛkyerɛ switch ahorow a ahintaw. Na yeah, ɔtweaseɛ no ko? Absolutely fata grind no.

Ɛnyɛ RPG a emu dɔ sen biara wɔ hɔ, nanso ɛwɔ saa gritty charm yi a ɛma ɛyɛ te sɛ nea ayera Kwasida anɔpa mfonini a ayera fi 1993.