
Much of the wandering around and talking to folks had a distinctly Zelda II feeling to it, but the familiarity was welcome. Also, I thought that the spell Deluge sounded kinda gay because I didn’t know what the word meant.ĭarkMaze: It’s a lot more fun than I was expecting, and some of the music is really quite good. That thing was our fucking bible back when we used to play this game, since you had to write down those ridiculously long mantras if you wanted to continue your game. Jeebus: In Syd’s Spring Cleaning Crapstravaganza article, you can see the book of NES passwords and cheat codes that we used to maintain. The music in that section was creepy enough to begin with, and getting attacked by obscured enemies only added to that feeling.ĭr. Parts of this game really used to freak me out, particularly the second major area of the game, the part where there’s mist everywhere.

The game relies mostly on dark colors, adding an ominous tone to the game. In a lot of ways, this game is actually quite superior to Zelda II. Syd Lexia: This is a great RPG in the same vein as Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. It is up to you to climb the World Tree, cleanse the water, destroy the Evil One, and restore prosperity to the land. The Evil One has turned the otherwise peaceful Dwarves into monsters and poisoned the water supply.


You learn that meteorites have fallen to earth and brought The Evil One with them. You return to your hometown, the Elven castle town of Eolis, after an absence of many years to find it nearly abandoned and in poor repair.
