Swords and Serpents yɛ saa Dedaw-School NES dungeon crawlers a ɛte sɛ tabletop RPG a wɔde ahyɛ cartridge mu no mu biako. Wopaw fi adesuakuw anan mu—ɔkofo, owifo, ɔsɔfo, anaa abayifo—na wode wo ho hyɛ afiase dan a ɛte sɛ afiri a ɛte sɛ afiri yi mu baabi a biribiara pɛ sɛ ekum wo. Bere a edi kan a mebɔɔ bɔɔl no, me ne ɔkofo a ɔyɛ classic no kɔe, a na misusuw sɛ brute force bɛsoa me. Ɛbɛdaa adi sɛ, wuhia saa ɔsɔfo no yare ankasa ma ayaresa gye sɛ w’ani gye ho sɛ wubewu pii.

Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ mmerɛw (agyan a wɔde tu, z/x ma ntua), nanso asɛnnennen ankasa ne sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo party no gear ne spells so bere a worefa pitch-black corridors so no. Biribi a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛma abotɔyam wɔ hintidua a wɔde kɔ dan bi a ahintaw mu anaasɛ awiei koraa no wubehu safe a ɛfata bere a woasan w’akyi ama nea ɛte daa no akyi. Hwɛ mfonini ahorow a ɛyɛ fɛ kwan kɛkɛ —eyi yɛ nes nostalgia a ɛho tew, ɛyɛ grindy.

Sɛ wowɔ retro dungeon crawlers a asotwe streak wom mu a, eyi yɛ nea ɛfata sɛ wohwɛ.