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| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | 1991 | achillesheelfoes amoeboids ancientenemy automap ballistics bees bossbattles bows bridge burrowers cemetery centauroids chapel childprotagonist children chosenone cloaking compositeattacks consoleclassix currency dashing directionalforce directionalforce-movingsurface disappearingplatforms doors elvenprotagonist elves fae fish floatingeyes forcedpolymorph forest fortunetelling foundmaps giantinsects giantworms groundslamming gunblades heads healingstations healthwarning humanoidprotagonist illequipped itemget keys ladders lamp lethalobjects limitedcapacity lockpicking lutris magic maleprotagonist map meleeweapons minigames mode7 monsters mountain mummies mystics nohumans outlaws parallelworld plains rewardingvandalism rocketjumping ruins saveram secrets seers shields shinto shooting-gallery shopping shovels similliteracy skeletons slipperysurfaces snakes snesclassic sourcecodestolen stealing stealingnpcs stunning subterranean swords teleportmaze testudines titularcharacter town traproom treants trees undead unexpectedsituation wasteland wiivirtualconsole wintery zelda zelda-universe zeldalike | [30]*** [66]***Japanese version [32]*** [64]***Also reviewed in Nintendo Player #7 without score. [46]*** [37]***European version [29]***Japanese version [29]*** [27]***A Link to the Past (LTP throughout) was a ground-breaking game for the Zelda series. Besides being the first Zelda for the SNES, it was the first to have a semi fleshed-out plot. By semi fleshed-out, I mean something more than collect crystals and kill Ganon. Instead, it had a retrieve 3 pendants, collect the 'Master Sword,' kill Agahnim, _then_ collect crystals and [spoiler]kill Ganon (revealed to be Agahnim's alter-ego).[/spoiler] Despite my sarcasm, I actually enjoyed (and continue to enjoy) this game having beaten it at least 15 times and I still keep coming back for more. The wonderfully engaging plot (mentioned above) actually takes place *before* the first 2 Zeldas, and so is technically a prequel. The game-play departs from the Zelda 2 RPG style, and returns to it's roots as a top-view adventure game with RPG elements. Unlike the first Zelda, communication plays a fairly important role in this installment. There are friendly, non-cavedwelling NPC's that you can, indeed are required, to get information from. Some play an important role, some are there just to annoy the living shnike out of you. Fighting is still basicly the same as in the original, as is the heart and money system. However, the overworld/dungeon system has changed drastically with the addition of an in-game map that actually shows important locations. i.e. Where you are, where you need to go, and enough detail to make getting there possible.***The Zelda Link to the Past [[link:http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/170/ Master Quest]] hack has brand new dungeons, overworlds, music, etc. [cjlee001] | labelimagesubject |
| Secret of Evermore | Square | 1995 | 1990s 20thcentury 4thwallbroken adv-static aerospacecraft amoeboids arena axes bartering bossbattles carnivorousplants cartoonbones castle chargedattack companion consoleclassix controlmalfunction currency currency-multi devsyssnemuse dimensionaltravel dragons dragons-western dromaeosaurs egyptian-theme forest fromanotherworld healthdraining healthwarning hostileflora juggernauts lilypads lutris magic maleprotagonist medieval meleeweapons minotaurs mode7 monsters mosquitoes neutralmonsters ornithopters otherworld prehistoric-theme premadeprotagonist puppets pyramid quicksand radialmenu rating-esrb-e rats resting robots rockets sauroids saveram seaserpents secrets sewers shapeshifters shopping simulacrums spacecraft spacestation spiders stranded sweepingstrikes swords teenprotagonist telekinesis teleporters teleportmaze thrownweapons titularlocale toxins tropic videogames volcano wasteland wetland xp-kills | Late in the game the hero fights a boss named Coleoptera which is a palette swap of the first boss Thraxx (see the package shot for a drawing of that boss). Thraxx is probably a corruption of the word thorax, whereas Coleoptera is the scientific name of the order of beetles. The boss that goes by that name bears however no resemblance to a beetle at all. The literal meaning of the word Coleoptera does not make much sense either, as "coleo" comes from ancient greek [i]κολεός[/i] (koleos) which means sheath and "ptera" from [i]πτερόν[/i] (pteron) which means wing, referring to the chitinized front wings (elytra) which are characteristic for beetles and serve as a protection ("sheath") for the hind wings. Coleoptera from Secret of Evermore has no wings however.***When waiting a long time on the "The End" screen another screen appears which credits Brian Fehdrau for Dolly Grip. In movie production the Dolly Grip is responsible for operating the camera dolly. Brian Fehdrau revealed that he added that message for his wife Dolly.***In Dr. Sidney Ruttleberg's old, decaying mansion, a boy and his dog stumble upon a mysterious machine. By sheer accident they are propelled into Evermore, a one-time utopia that now has become a confounding and deadly world. A world of prehistoric jungles, ancient civilizations, medieval kingdoms and futuristic cities. During his odyssey, the boy must master a variety of weapons, learn to harness the forces of alchemy, and make powerful allies to battle Evermore's diabolical monsters. What's more, his dog masters shape-changing to aid the quest. But even if they can muster enough skill and courage, even if they can uncover the mysterious clues, they can only find their way home by discovering the Secret of Evermore.*** [46]*** [27]***[b]video games[/b] — the world of Evermore was originally a "video game" itself, but something apparently went wrong and became a reality of its own (based on the description in Wikipedia)***Secret of Evermore has a really involving story but is definitely directed towards a younger audience. The gameplay is almost completely the same as the Secret of Mana series, but the one thing that truly stands out about this game is the Alchemy system in which the spells you learn take ingredients for you to cast them, making the challenge level a lot better than games like FF3, where your characters basically become gods(at least in my opinion).***Decent RPG. If you want to play this game with your buddy in 2 player mode like Secret of Mana, you can do so by getting FuSoYa's patch: [[link:http://fusoya.panicus.org/ http://fusoya.panicus.org/]] [cjlee001]***Watch out for extremely cheesy humour within. [Haoie] | labelimagesubject |
