(Longpost) Unhinged, unedited thoughts about Mouryou Senki MADARA (Famicom), now that I played it for enough time.
Emphasis on Unedited...
—The above isn't actually the boxart but I like it too much not to show it
—I have been meaning to make this post for a long time. How long? Oh, I'm not sure-- January. January.
—Storywise, it apparently differs a bit from the manga beyond the general plot. Characters like Shamon (a fighter meant to carry you during the earlygame) don't actually exist in the manga, certain story beats occur either differently or are simplified for better pacing, and so on.
—The plot itself is interesting, I'd say: a mix of sci-fi, high fantasy, Japanese folklore, and a very apparent inspiration from Dororo (main character Madara has an artificial body, and with each boss he defeats, he regains one of his body parts).
—The more I read the dialogue, the more I want to find and read the manga though...
—Now gameplay-wise, I have a lot to say! Like a lot, seriously.
—Though the dungeon design is pretty standard for the JRPG genre, one thing that made it stand out for me is that one of your first companions, Kirin, learns spells not through leveling up but rather by finding them throughout the world.
Kirin starts only with a healing spell, but eventually she can come across ailments, AOE attacks and much more.
—Having an artificial body, Madara also has access to the "Battle Gadgets" item... Which is to say he can detach his arm and use it as a projectile at the cost of 50 MP. And trust me, you will spam that item because the game has a pretty sharp difficulty spike after the first two dungeons.
—On the topic of combat, it's very different from other JRPGs too! Rather than being turn-based, the game features a fully automatic battle system in which you give the characters orders and they then act by themselves.
You're also able to alter the starting position of each character, as well as the default action they can take at the beginning of the fight (Attack, Defend, Run or Wait).
Lastly, spells are divided into Spirit (Support), Shaman (Elemental Damage/Ailments) and Chant (True Damage). Most characters can do at least one of each spell type, but it's encouraged either way to bring a balanced party as no spell is less useful than the other.
—Status ailments are also really good in this game so it's objectively top tier /j.
—As cool as this battle system is, I do have to admit that it can be pretty clunky at time. Melee characters have to get close to the enemy to attack, which means waiting for them at the start of the fight. And in doing so, they can get stuck by any other party member in front of them, leading to plenty of time wasted and possibly free hits for the enemy.
You can rectify this by changing the party formation (as well as focusing on ranged attacks), but it's still an issue that may put some people off - especially in the earlygame where spells are rare and the only ranged weapon is a weak bow.
Although the battle theme remains cool regardless... On that note-
—Why is the music in this game so good?! (it's the VRC6 chip).
—I like Shou Tajima's artstyle and all (it's just the vibe I want to go for with my own art). But when translated to the Famicom...
It's charming, I'll just say.
—The game opens up after the first few dungeons, and I do mean opens up as you technically can go anywhere and beat whichever dungeon you find first (not to mention the overworld theme changing to the one above).
There are some places you need key items for, though overall it's that sort of freedom that I like in JRPGs... alongside the "Where do I go" that follows soon after.
—I might finish this game soon as I know about its sequel. That one unfortunately has not been fantranslated. But from what little I played, it does fix a lot of the issues I had with this one (you don't need to wait for the characters to reach the enemy anymore - they just jump to it and fights end near-instantly as a result. You can also directly tell them which enemies to attack for better strategies.).
—I remember when konami was cool...
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