glad to see so much love in the comment section for this little game, it really is a standout, and I agree on it being better than zelda 2 (which i already like plenty!), equipment changing how you look is always something really satisfying to me, especially in old games, really makes the adventure weight on you and how far you've gone, I remember really wanting to play dark souls but not having a decent computer of a console that had it at the time, so i was always on the lookout for action/rpg games of "similar ilk" to a degree in older platforms, and this one being my favorite
one I don't think I ever got around to picking up but I do remember a random rental once upon a time. seemed fun from what I remember! another one I need to track down for sure.
Faxanadu is honestly a completely different game than Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu, a sort of in name only version, so I can get why Falcom might not have approved. The actual Dragon Slayer II stayed on computers for the most part and is probably best expericed on MSX2 as that has an excellent soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro, though I hear good things about the PC-98 version, but it's harder to emulate, especially if you are like me and don't speak Japanese.
Such an amazing game, and I've had this one going back to when Nintendo put it out. My guess is that I bought or was gifted this because Nintendo made this from outward appearances since they published it, we didn't think of publishers as kids. The guides Nintendo featured in various NP issues were a large help, especially with that retched password. The game is as you said one of the best action adventure games, and I wouldn't even say so far, but completely. I never liked games quite like this, but this one really was and still is amazing. Over 25 years ago I took my manual and typed up the entire thing as a dos text file to share, even doing the 2 page spread of the world tree using ascii characters which can still be found online. My second craziest type up of one, guess the other, it hasn't come up yet. :P
7:11 - "Nihon Falcom pulled the Ys license from Hudson Soft" Pretty sure Hudson published all the Ys games on the PC Engine, including Ys IV (which only exists because Hudson wanted the series to keep the series going), as well as other Nihon Falcom titles on the same system like Legend of Heroes.
I read an interview with a Hudson employee that explicitly said Faxanadu was the reason they didn't make the Ys ports on the Famicom. Perhaps Nihon Falcom got over it when they saw how other companies did with their games.
I played this with a friend a few times back in the day. I remember liking it but it didn't leave any impression on me (apart from "this is not enough golds")
This one was well loved at the time, at least where I was from. Lots of kids wanted to get into it. I think it proved to be too hard for them though. I borrowed it from someone (which was really risky back in the day, and parents hated their kids doing this,) and tried to beat it over the weekend. Needless to say, I never did beat it.
glad to see so much love in the comment section for this little game, it really is a standout, and I agree on it being better than zelda 2 (which i already like plenty!), equipment changing how you look is always something really satisfying to me, especially in old games, really makes the adventure weight on you and how far you've gone, I remember really wanting to play dark souls but not having a decent computer of a console that had it at the time, so i was always on the lookout for action/rpg games of "similar ilk" to a degree in older platforms, and this one being my favorite
I've only gotten around to beating this game a year or two ago, it kinda turned into one of my favorite nes games.
I loved this game as a teen.
one I don't think I ever got around to picking up but I do remember a random rental once upon a time. seemed fun from what I remember! another one I need to track down for sure.
I love how Shady Trial just randomly has a Faxanadu password in there, just for a gag. 😂
Faxanadu is honestly a completely different game than Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu, a sort of in name only version, so I can get why Falcom might not have approved. The actual Dragon Slayer II stayed on computers for the most part and is probably best expericed on MSX2 as that has an excellent soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro, though I hear good things about the PC-98 version, but it's harder to emulate, especially if you are like me and don't speak Japanese.
Such an amazing game, and I've had this one going back to when Nintendo put it out. My guess is that I bought or was gifted this because Nintendo made this from outward appearances since they published it, we didn't think of publishers as kids. The guides Nintendo featured in various NP issues were a large help, especially with that retched password. The game is as you said one of the best action adventure games, and I wouldn't even say so far, but completely. I never liked games quite like this, but this one really was and still is amazing. Over 25 years ago I took my manual and typed up the entire thing as a dos text file to share, even doing the 2 page spread of the world tree using ascii characters which can still be found online. My second craziest type up of one, guess the other, it hasn't come up yet. :P
Always though that the sell shop owner it has a resemblance to Bill murray, and this is one of the most loved games, at least for me
7:11 - "Nihon Falcom pulled the Ys license from Hudson Soft"
Pretty sure Hudson published all the Ys games on the PC Engine, including Ys IV (which only exists because Hudson wanted the series to keep the series going), as well as other Nihon Falcom titles on the same system like Legend of Heroes.
I read an interview with a Hudson employee that explicitly said Faxanadu was the reason they didn't make the Ys ports on the Famicom. Perhaps Nihon Falcom got over it when they saw how other companies did with their games.
Damn. Now I really wish Hudson had developed the NES ports of Ys I - III. Not that Advance Communication did a bad job, but still.
I played this with a friend a few times back in the day. I remember liking it but it didn't leave any impression on me (apart from "this is not enough golds")
This one was well loved at the time, at least where I was from. Lots of kids wanted to get into it. I think it proved to be too hard for them though. I borrowed it from someone (which was really risky back in the day, and parents hated their kids doing this,) and tried to beat it over the weekend. Needless to say, I never did beat it.
Did the Famicom version of the game have the same glitch with the amulet item as the NES version did?
As I recall, it did not. That was a bug somehow introduced in the localization.
@@RndStranger It's in the Japanese version too.
at the time falcom was naming there games after legendry real world (or made up in history) places
God, all these developers decreeing pleasure domes on practically every empty lot these days, each less stately than the last. I'm getting sick of it.