Metroidvania Works #08: Knight Lore / Xanadu / The Legend of Zelda
Added 2020-05-13 13:01:02 +0000 UTCHey! Remember Metroidvania Works? I do. I'd been waiting to produce this episode until I could record Xanadu footage, but... after buying a very expensive copy of the game that didn't work AND an MSX flash device that wouldn't boot beyond the title screen, I finally just shrugged and used someone else's footage. Sorry about that, but hopefully the point comes across all the same!
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I did not know that the Japanese version of Xanadu was already mostly in English. I should give this a try sometime. As a last resort for old Japanese games on weird old consoles/computers there's always Project EGG, but, of course, that's emulation, not sure if that would be a problem for this video series.
Jucksalbe
2020-05-15 16:04:04 +0000 UTCExcellent video. The brief focus on how Zelda synthesized rpg elements into “low friction” gameplay really crystallized for me what that game had done with works that had come before, and placed it in history. This is how you understand true works of genius. And ooooo, that teaser! Getting to the “vania”, can’t wait to hear all about Transylvania III: Vanquish the Night!
Colbin Erdahl
2020-05-13 15:28:01 +0000 UTC
