Ultima: Runes of Virtue II on Game Boy yɛ saa sukuu dedaw mu RPG ahorow no mu biako a ɛte sɛ nea ɛsõ sen nea ɛwɔ hokwan biara sɛ ɛyɛ no. Wofi ase wɔ Britannia—sɛ́ Ultima agodie atitiriw no —nanso saa bere yi de ɛyɛ kan-kɔ fam, grid-based movement a ɛwɔ ɔko a ɛnyɛ den nanso ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ emu dɔ. Sɛ wohwɛ a, ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ mfitiasede, nanso afei wuhu sɛ woreyɛ juggling spells, woakwati afiri, na woresiesie tile puzzles a ɛma wugyina na wususuw ho ankasa.

Monsters no nso nyɛ aseresɛm —wɔn mu binom bɔ kɛse sen sɛnea wobɛhwɛ kwan ntɛm, enti wobɛsan w’akyi ama akwahosan mu nnuru bɛboro pɛnkoro. Na dungeons no nso ɛ? Classic Ultima-style mazes baabi a wobɛkyerɛw nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw agu krataa a wɔabubu agu so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛkae lever a ebuee ɔpon ko a ɛbuee no ara kwa. Ɛwɔ saa nhwehwɛmu ne abasamtu a ɛma abotɔyam a ɛwɔ baabi foforo biara te sɛ nea wɔatumi ayɛ no.

Sɛ woabɔ runes a edi kan a ɛyɛ suban pa a, eyi de pacing a eye ne quality-of-life tweaks kakraa bi siesie fomula no. Nanso, ɛyɛ ne bere mu ade kɛse —nsa a wɔde di dwuma, quest markers biara nni hɔ, wo ne wiase no nyinaa a woresusuw nneɛma ho no nkutoo. Nnwom no anya saa crunchy game boy charm nso, bleeps ne bloops nyinaa a ɔkwan bi so no ɛbata wo tirim nna pii.

Not gonna lie, ɛyɛ rough around the edges by modern standards, nanso biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛma obi yɛ ade tra so. Wobɛbɔ wo ho denneennen anaasɛ wobɛhwere awiabere mũ nyinaa a worenhu.