One reason I prefer the SNES to the Sega Genesis was the fact the SNES had more RPG games, my favorite genre of games. The Genesis had a few, but it was more about arcade like games. Do not get me wrong, still love the console as it had a very distinct style to it. The Sega CD attachment is sort of remembered poorly for whatever reason; however, there were a good deal of cool games on it such as this game and its sequel. Two good and enjoyable RPG games lacking for the most part on the mother console. This one is very fun and features cut scenes, something that would become a staple of the RPG genre.
The story to this one is a young man named Alex wishes to be a Dragonmaster like the hero of his village Dyne who passed away during his last adventure to bring about peace to the land. He soon joins up with his friend Ramus and his childhood friend Luna to go through a cave where they come upon the last dragon. Soon Alex departs for the mainland leaving Luna behind as he and Ramus try to discover more adventure. Soon Alex learns of a Magic Emperor causing trouble and so he meets with Nash to gain magic, Jessica to figure out what is going on in a fishing town, Mia to discover why her mother has changed so and Kyle who is just a dude trying protect people in a pass. The journey is quite expansive though not like today's game, but still very enjoyable and filled with lots of humor too.
The game play is typical turn based. That being said, your characters can wander around the screen and avoid the enemies all together if they so choose. The combat is frequent and often, but the more you fight the less trouble you are going to have at the end with the final three major battles. You get equipment and it is a bit different as you can equip various things that are simply not just armor and weapons. Of course, each character has weapons they are good at and there is a junction in the game where you get a different character for a brief time as the girls in the party fall ill!
So this one is a game I remember fondly and played it for the first time since like the 90's! Still fun, though at times I think they could have been a bit more clear on where to go during your quest. The layout of the world is a bit different. That being said, it is not like having to navigate Phantasy Star II on Genesis, that game's mazes and dungeons were madness! I plan on revisiting the second game as well and I actually owned that one, and remember it being longer and a bit better. Still, this one is a very fun game for the Sega CD.
The story to this one is a young man named Alex wishes to be a Dragonmaster like the hero of his village Dyne who passed away during his last adventure to bring about peace to the land. He soon joins up with his friend Ramus and his childhood friend Luna to go through a cave where they come upon the last dragon. Soon Alex departs for the mainland leaving Luna behind as he and Ramus try to discover more adventure. Soon Alex learns of a Magic Emperor causing trouble and so he meets with Nash to gain magic, Jessica to figure out what is going on in a fishing town, Mia to discover why her mother has changed so and Kyle who is just a dude trying protect people in a pass. The journey is quite expansive though not like today's game, but still very enjoyable and filled with lots of humor too.
The game play is typical turn based. That being said, your characters can wander around the screen and avoid the enemies all together if they so choose. The combat is frequent and often, but the more you fight the less trouble you are going to have at the end with the final three major battles. You get equipment and it is a bit different as you can equip various things that are simply not just armor and weapons. Of course, each character has weapons they are good at and there is a junction in the game where you get a different character for a brief time as the girls in the party fall ill!
So this one is a game I remember fondly and played it for the first time since like the 90's! Still fun, though at times I think they could have been a bit more clear on where to go during your quest. The layout of the world is a bit different. That being said, it is not like having to navigate Phantasy Star II on Genesis, that game's mazes and dungeons were madness! I plan on revisiting the second game as well and I actually owned that one, and remember it being longer and a bit better. Still, this one is a very fun game for the Sega CD.