I’m so glad to see people talking about Xanadu! thanks for the video! I actually finished the Saturn version earlier this year. What an awesome game, I enjoyed every minute of it! It really aged well, I would say. People try it!
A German World War 1 General famously stated: "no plan survives first contact with the enemy" IMO that seems to sum up Xanadu pretty well, from what you've said here.
@@lost-worlds I'm not sure I agree with that, as Zelda 2 had a very robust combat system with blocking and learnable up/downthrust moves, as well as a whole magic system, an overworld with multiple towns and secrets galore, enemies with different patterns that require learning and adapting to, and a really brutal but fair progression to it the whole way through. Zelda 2 is a much deeper and more involved game than people give it credit for, and is one of my favorite NES titles as a result. That said... very nice overview of Xanadu! I'm an MSX collector and an old-school Falcom fanboy, and it's really nice to hear someone else delve into the finer points of this extremely important and surprisingly addictive game. Also great to hear a Legacy of the Wizard shoutout, as that's literally one of my favorite 8-bit games of all time -- especially the MSX2 version, which made a lot of changes from the NES version that really helped balance the game even better. But no matter which version you play, Legacy of the Wizard/Drasle Family is just an absolutely stunning game that practically consumes your soul until you finish it -- or, that's what it did for me, anyway!
Fun fact that we learned this week. Masahiro Sakurai is the eight person to complete Xanadu
so cool
Ive always liked Faxanadu but never realized it was part of a larger series. Neat!
This was awesome and extremely informative. (:
Temple of Apshai seems like the earliest example of an ARPG, though it is only semi real-time.
I’m so glad to see people talking about Xanadu! thanks for the video! I actually finished the Saturn version earlier this year. What an awesome game, I enjoyed every minute of it! It really aged well, I would say. People try it!
A German World War 1 General famously stated:
"no plan survives first contact with the enemy"
IMO that seems to sum up Xanadu pretty well, from what you've said here.
Or as later stated by Mike Tyson "Everyone's got a plan til they get hit"
Cause its tough and there's things to figure out? Why does everyone love darksouls so much?
Great video! Falcom is just one of the best studios ever to exist
Action JRPG fans should play Xanadu. It’s hard as nails but fun.
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if you think about it Xanadu is also the first example of an mmo rpg game but without the internet access lol
Why ya gotta bash zelda2?
I didn't bash it. It's okay, but it's barebones compared to other 8-bit ARPGs.
@@lost-worlds I'm not sure I agree with that, as Zelda 2 had a very robust combat system with blocking and learnable up/downthrust moves, as well as a whole magic system, an overworld with multiple towns and secrets galore, enemies with different patterns that require learning and adapting to, and a really brutal but fair progression to it the whole way through. Zelda 2 is a much deeper and more involved game than people give it credit for, and is one of my favorite NES titles as a result.
That said... very nice overview of Xanadu! I'm an MSX collector and an old-school Falcom fanboy, and it's really nice to hear someone else delve into the finer points of this extremely important and surprisingly addictive game.
Also great to hear a Legacy of the Wizard shoutout, as that's literally one of my favorite 8-bit games of all time -- especially the MSX2 version, which made a lot of changes from the NES version that really helped balance the game even better. But no matter which version you play, Legacy of the Wizard/Drasle Family is just an absolutely stunning game that practically consumes your soul until you finish it -- or, that's what it did for me, anyway!
Sounds like the angry video game nerd