Man, Wonder Boy in Monster Land on the Sega Master System yɛ saa agodie a ɛbata wo ho ara kwa no mu baako. Wode nkrante ketewaa bi na efi ase na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ sika kɔkɔɔ biara, nanso wɔ simma kakraa bi mu no, worebɔ wo ho akuturuku wɔ sotɔɔ ahorow ntam, woreyɛ nneɛma foforo, na sɛ woanhwɛ yiye a, akraman asɛe wo. Pixel art no wɔ saa weirdly cozy vibe yi —te sɛ, yeah, ɛyɛ dedaw, nanso kɔla pop ne monsters no wɔ nipasu pii.

Nea m’ani gye ho ne sɛnea ɛde adeyɛ ne light RPG nneɛma frafra. Ɛnyɛ sɛ woretwitwa nneɛma no mu kɛkɛ —woreyɛ scroung ama sika a wode bɛtɔ mpaboa a eye sen biara anaasɛ ogya nkrante, ahwehwɛ apon a ɛkɔ kokoam mpanyimfo mu, na wobɔ mpae sɛ wo bere nwie (aniberesɛm, dɔn no yɛ atirimɔdensɛm). Meka ɔtweaseɛ no wɔ awiei no? Absolute nightmare fuel akyi wɔ da no mu. Da so ara kura mu sɛ wowɔ saa classic "die-and-retry" grind no mu a.

Ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ —ahuruhuruw no bi te nka sɛ ɛyɛ janky mprempren —nanso biribi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfa so tow wo gu saa akwantu ketewa yi mu a ɛyɛ adwuma ara kwa no ho. Wobɛhyɛ abufuw anaasɛ wobɛbɔ no na woate nka sɛ woyɛ anansesɛm.