Phantasy Star II – Evil Overlord yɛ saa sukuu dedaw mu RPG ahorow a ɛbata wo ho ara kwa no mu biako. Wofi ase wɔ saa nyansahu mu ayɛsɛm wiase a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi mu a biribiara te nka sɛ ɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra —ɛda adi sɛ, dɛn nti na saa robɔt yi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ sunsuma saa?—na ɛnkyɛ, wo nkotodwe-deep in turn-based battles and cryptic NPC dialogue. Ɔko no yɛ mmerɛw nanso ɛma abotɔyam, ne afiasedan ahorow no? Atirimɔdensɛm. Fa graph krataa bra.

Nea m’ani gye ho ne sɛnea ɛnkura wo nsa. Wobɛkyinkyin nkurow a anammɔn a edi hɔ a ɛda adi pefee biara nni mu, kasa kyerɛ ɔbarima bi a ɔrekasa afa "nhyehyɛe no ho," na mpofirim ara worekɔfa okyinnsoromma no so akɔhwehwɛ ɔfã bi a ayera ama ahunmu hyɛn. Asɛm no anya saa classic '80s anime vibe —nwi akɛse, nkrante akɛse, ne ɔbɔnefo bi a ebia wɔante ase yiye kɛkɛ. Ebia.

Ɛyɛ janky wɔ mmeae (good luck with the inventory system), nanso ɛno yɛ charm no fã. Sɛ wowɔ retro RPGs mu a wowɔ existential dread afã bi a, eyi yɛ nea ɛfata sɛ grind no.