Elysion (エリュシオン), launched 10/27/1988, developed/launched by Tokyo Shoseki and System Delicate
It is a port of a 1986 recreation launched initially for computer systems. It’s additionally the primary of those previous video games that I truly accomplished! I couldn’t discover a handbook for this recreation so I used a walkthrough to determine tips on how to play.
It’s a top-down motion/journey type recreation, though not like plenty of different ones of this type it’s not in real-time. The monsters solely transfer if you find yourself shifting.
You begin by selecting one in every of 4 lessons (or “race/tribe”):
The alternatives are principally fighter, magic person, archer, and a form of magic/fighter combo. After taking part in the entire recreation I really feel just like the fighter might be the only option, however I selected Diana (the archer). Because it seems bows are form of annoying to make use of as a result of they run out of arrows, though there’s an infinite arrow trick you need to use. In the long run though I selected Diana I hardly used arrows, and the spellcasting was additionally not that helpful (aside from therapeutic) — this was partially due to the interface, although.
Your purpose is to defeat Baal, however first the king has to know that you’re worthy to be a real hero. He tells you to go to the close by dungeon and get better a hoop and two scrolls. Till you do that, you may’t use any of the inns.
The primary dungeon is definitely probably the most annoying dungeons as a result of it’s like a maze and fairly giant. But it surely’s doable (particularly for those who make or use a map). Mainly you stroll round, stab the enemies, and discover treasure chests. There are swimming pools that get better your HP and MP. When you die, you merely get taken again to the King along with your XP intact, so you may simply hold moving into time and again till you ultimately discover the ring. Additionally, you will discover helpful weapon and armor upgrades within the chests as properly (a lot of what’s in there’s randomly determined, I consider).
The tools works off weight. The upper your stage, the heavier tools you may equip. There are additionally objects that do issues like teleport you again to the king, allow you to enter pits, summon issues, and different makes use of. Your stock area is fairly restricted, although.
When you do the preliminary quest you’re just about free to discover the entire world. At the start the purpose you’re given is to search out 10 scrolls, however that seems to be non-obligatory — returning them to the advisor is an effective solution to improve your cash, and for those who get all of them you get a Heal Ring which is helpful. What the precise purpose seems to be is to search out three jewels that can unlock the Holy Sword in addition to the trail to Baal.
One good factor is that you simply stage up not simply from beating enemies, but in addition from finishing subquests and objectives. (Apparently if you’re speedrunning it’s potential to keep away from most enemies within the recreation and depend on some stage elevating fountains and the quests)
There are a good variety of hints you may get from the scrolls and inns (and other people), however I’ll admit I used a walkthrough to determine the place many of the stuff is. There are a number of completely different overworld areas and quite a lot of dungeons to discover. The scrolls have a wide range of methods to get better them; some are simply in chests, however others contain extra intricate means.
The final dungeon has these mirror picture figures that come out endlessly; this can be a nice supply of XP and might stage you up just about as excessive as you need with out an excessive amount of hassle.
Reaching the final boss is form of annoying; you must break down all these partitions with “needles” and so they hold altering positions, in the meantime enemies assault you. However the closing boss itself is kind of simple.
Completely satisfied finish (though the sprite of the hero in a marriage costume is kind of tough…)
Anyway, this isn’t a nasty recreation for this era. I’m unsure how doable it might be with no hints, although. There’s a fan translation!
