Comments on: Meta-Review: Landstalker – Sega Genesis / Megadrive

By: iddqd

iddqd — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:43:03 +0000

One of my all time favorites, this. Used to find the jumping puzzles hard, but after you figure the visual trick out they’re easy. Can breeze through the game in a day nowdays.

Dunno why people are saying you have no shadow in the game, though. It’s there when you jump, which is when you need it.

By: ESE150

ESE150 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:07:32 +0000

I loved this game. Definitely one of the best 16-bits RPGs, and also one of the most underrated games ever. The gamepaly felt as a very original experience, with its isometric view and original design.

To kevinski: I challenge you to beat the first dungeons and still keep the same opinion about the game.

By: arcadefinger

arcadefinger — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:39:31 +0000

I absolutely loved this game back in the day. I’ve never been that big a fan of RPG’s, preferring shorter experiences but this is the exception. I got caught up in the story and adventure and thought Friday was a great cheeky sidekick. I remember even calling those expensive phone numbers that give you hints because I got stuck! Parents were not amused. Still got plans to revisit this game one weekend.

By: walrus12

walrus12 — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:29:00 +0000

To me this is REALLY close to being the best 16 Bit action RPG (just behind Link to the Past and just ahead of Popful Mail and a few others).

This game really grabbed me and pulled me into it’s universe and I remember having a very emotions about the plot (although that was at age 16). It’s frustrating at times but if you’re going to play through a 16 big action RPG I’d definitely recomend it. Anyone who liked Alundra should check it out too, Alundra is basically Landstalker w/o the isometric view.

By: kevinski

kevinski — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:46:00 +0000

Ugh…I’m not a fan of this game at all. The controls are just atrocious. Oddly, Light Crusader, a game that I absolutely love (and is pretty similar to Landstalker), is generally regarded as below average.

At the very least, Light Crusader pulled off similar gameplay with superior controls and better jumping sequences (thanks to the SHADOW beneath your character ) overall. And the magic system, in my opinion, was very cool, albeit somewhat limited.