Dragon Warrior. One of the classic RPG games which were pretty much Dragon Ball Z, but more of a fantasy than pure fighting. While this is just the first one of the nine, ( As of 8-12-15, and not including other games like Dragon Quest Monsters, or the Japanese-exclusive (for now) Dragon Quest 10.) I find this game to be not that good. It's kind of good, but not that good. And before you ask, yes, I DO know about the SNES and GBC remake, but hey, I'm review the NES one, just because there's no difference other than larger maps, better graphics, better soundtrack, etc.
Graphics: The Graphics are pretty much like your average NES game. It seems to have the environment of Final Fantasy (removing the ocean, there's no flight or sailing in this game.) But the graphics of The Legend of Zelda. One thing I do like is your Character starts out without a Sword and Shield, and when you get one, your character sprite actually has the Sword and Shield...too bad if you get a different Sword/Shield they look no different. 7/10
Sound:
The Soundtrack isn't really the best, but it's not annoying, bad, irritating, or any of the sort either. But it can get repetitive. There isn't that much soundtrack in the game. 6/10
Addictiveness:
This game is actually a little bit addicting...for your first play through. BUT it's still kind of fun, despite what I said above, it's just not too good. Problems can include that in order to open locked doors, you have to go to the menu, and then open the door with the option. There aren't that many enemies (Most of them are 1 of 3 different enemies of the same type, just stronger or weaker.) You can get magic as you level up, but there isn't that much. This game also plays the "name game", you will have different attributes depending on your name. Oh, and there's only one save point: The main castle. And when you die, that's where you restart. All the time. The overall gameplay is simplistic. 6/10
Story: It's your typical Medieval Fantasy story. The Princess has been captured! You must save her! Then you must defeat the Dragon Lord, who stole Erdrick's Ball of Light and wants to take over the world! The entire story is just pure cliché. Saving a captured Princess? Antagonist wants to take over the world? Yep. Also, they mention "You're the descendant of Erdrick"...Yep. Well, actually, I guess I enjoyed one part of the ending, but other than that, the story is just...yeah. I think you get the picture. 3/10
Depth:
The game is pretty long, at 25 hours, with a couple of other areas you can go to. You can find one particular weapon and Armor piece which can't be bought in stores, and there are some items which are required to progress through the story. 8/10
Difficulty:
The game isn't too hard...unless you never boost your levels. Because through the game, enemies are going to deal a lot of damage to you. Some will even give you a disadvantage. And just a quick note of advice: Some monsters know a Sleeping spell, which normally works nearly all the time. If you see one, RUN. 8/10
And that ends my review on Dragon Warrior. I couldn't say the game was bad, but I couldn't say it was good either. I enjoyed how there were a couple of other non-campaign things to find, and a couple other things as well. But it could've been better. In fact, I heard this was going to have more than 1 hero...But that never happened. Too bad. It's still kind of good, though. Overall Rating: 6.5/10 Dragon Warrior. One of the classic RPG games which were pretty much Dragon Ball Z, but more of a fantasy than pure fighting. While this is just the first one of the nine, ( As of 8-12-15, and not including other games like Dragon Quest Monsters, or the Japanese-exclusive (for now) Dragon Quest 10.) I find this game to be not that good. It's kind of good, but not that good. And before you ask, yes, I DO know about the SNES and GBC remake, but hey, I'm review the NES one, just because there's no difference other than larger maps, better graphics, better soundtrack, etc.
Graphics: The Graphics are pretty much like your average NES game. It seems to have the environment of Final Fantasy (removing the ocean, there's no flight or sailing in this game.) But the graphics of The Legend of Zelda. One thing I do like is your Character starts out without a Sword and Shield, and when you get one, your character sprite actually has the Sword and Shield...too bad if you get a different Sword/Shield they look no different. 7/10
Sound:
The Soundtrack isn't really the best, but it's not annoying, bad, irritating, or any of the sort either. But it can get repetitive. There isn't that much soundtrack in the game. 6/10
Addictiveness:
This game is actually a little bit addicting...for your first play through. BUT it's still kind of fun, despite what I said above, it's just not too good. Problems can include that in order to open locked doors, you have to go to the menu, and then open the door with the option. There aren't that many enemies (Most of them are 1 of 3 different enemies of the same type, just stronger or weaker.) You can get magic as you level up, but there isn't that much. This game also plays the "name game", you will have different attributes depending on your name. Oh, and there's only one save point: The main castle. And when you die, that's where you restart. All the time. The overall gameplay is simplistic. 6/10
Story: It's your typical Medieval Fantasy story. The Princess has been captured! You must save her! Then you must defeat the Dragon Lord, who stole Erdrick's Ball of Light and wants to take over the world! The entire story is just pure cliché. Saving a captured Princess? Antagonist wants to take over the world? Yep. Also, they mention "You're the descendant of Erdrick"...Yep. Well, actually, I guess I enjoyed one part of the ending, but other than that, the story is just...yeah. I think you get the picture. 3/10
Depth:
The game is pretty long, at 25 hours, with a couple of other areas you can go to. You can find one particular weapon and Armor piece which can't be bought in stores, and there are some items which are required to progress through the story. 8/10
Difficulty:
The game isn't too hard...unless you never boost your levels. Because through the game, enemies are going to deal a lot of damage to you. Some will even give you a disadvantage. And just a quick note of advice: Some monsters know a Sleeping spell, which normally works nearly all the time. If you see one, RUN. 8/10
And that ends my review on Dragon Warrior. I couldn't say the game was bad, but I couldn't say it was good either. I enjoyed how there were a couple of other non-campaign things to find, and a couple other things as well. But it could've been better. In fact, I heard this was going to have more than 1 hero...But that never happened. Too bad. It's still kind of good, though. Overall Rating: 6.5/10 |