Ushio to Tora on NES yɛ saa weird, rough-around-the-edges RPGs a efi '80s awiei a ɔkwan bi so no ɛyɛ adwuma no mu biako. Wofi ase sɛ abofra Ushio a, wɔ anime fashion a ɛyɛ tete de mu no, ɔto hintidua kɔ tete peaw bi so na ɔde Tora fi hɔ wɔ kwan bi so —saa honhommɔne a ɔyɛ abufuw, ɔde kasatia a wɔakyere no mfehaha pii yi. Nneɛma a ɛwɔ wɔn ntam no yɛ kɛse: Tora kɔ so hunahuna sɛ obedi Ushio, nanso wɔakɔ so ayɛ adwuma abom de ayi mmoa akɛse a wɔyɛ keka no agu.

Combat’s pretty basic turn-based stuff, nanso monster designs no yɛ wuram de —ebinom te sɛ nea wɔapow Final Fantasy mpanyimfo. Nnwom no anya saa NES chiptune ahoɔden a ɛyɛ nwonwa no nso, ne nyinaa yɛ dramatic stabs ne dungeon crawls. Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ ɛyɛ janky denam nnɛyi gyinapɛn ahorow so (good luck with the random encounter rate), nanso ɛwɔ anigye wɔ sɛnea unapologetically '80s anime ɛyɛ. Sɛ wo dig retro RPGs ne suban a, eyi yɛ anigye bere capsule.