Ringlorn Saga

[b]Simple, slow, and satisfying bump battler with a few extra options[/b] I [b]love[/b] bump combat (where you just run right into foes), which is why I enjoy the early Ys games so much, but those are a little more frenetic than [i]Ringlorn[/i] -- here there is no offset, but a simple movement grid, and you are [i]constantly[/i] trying to maneuver around so you can strike the sides and rear of your enemies. It's a lot more like [i]Hydlide[/i] than Ys, it seems -- but I've never played [i]Hydlide[/i]! I know AVGN railed against it. I know that when I was in High School, a dude named B.J. -- an enormous boy with natural ogre strength who could [i]literally[/i] lift my six-foot frame with one arm, and casually at that -- was known for his burning [b]hatred[/b] of the NES game. Watching people play [i]Hydlide[/i] on Youtube now . . . it [i]does[/i] seem a trifle sloggish, yet I can tell the heart was there! I can! But [i]Ringlorn[/i], I can vouch from my experience playing [i]just now[/i] (and from research and hearsay regarding classic [i]Hydlide[/i]), is like a perfected version of that old game! It's a super-fun time if you like to [b]bump 'n' grind[/b] -- and I certainly …

Ringlorn Saga gave me nostalgic feelings of being a little kid renting old games whose names I never knew. This ~3 hour adventure is a no-frills, straight to the point, action RPG that's easy to pick up and just play. Combat is very simple: you bump into enemies and they try to do the same to you. There are 3 attack types that need to be changed to maximize damage and keep things engaging. Equipment is even simpler: you auto-equip the strongest and the others can be sold. Exploration feels overwhelming at first, but the goals of the game are strictly linear and there are only a few minor sidequests. Admittedly, the combat felt tedious after a couple hours, but by that point the story was almost over. Overall, the game felt like a (quick) breath of fresh air and it's definitely recommended.

Four hours of very fun dungeon crawling action. This game is like if an Hydlide came out in modern times and I say this with no hint of malice. Everything about this game is old school, from the aesthetic which lloks like came straight from the PC-88 to the classic Bump System combat of early Japanese Action RPGs. Our Hero Gerhard is on a trip to rescue his dad which has gone missing in a nearby nation which has been confined behind a magical barrier, upon entering the land he gets ambushed and when he wakes up in a nearby village has lost his pouch and has to get himself up to speed in order to find his father. You have 3 types of attack: Swipe, Stab and Bashing with all the enemies being weak to one particular type of attack, so you have to manouver your way through them select the correct attack and bump them into a pulp. You don't have to rush it though because after each attack there's a slight cooldown period in order to recharge your attack power and always try to take on the enemies from the back or the side because if you rush them heafirst there's a change that they would likely parry your attack or worse hit you first, and some enemies deal a lot of damage. While we h…

Super fun. Classic gameplay with some neat new twists. Easy buy and highly recommended.

Nice quick and cozy RPG with a nice foil on bump combat and nice graphics.

This is a wonderful little arpg. Though the structure of the main story is simple, the npc dialogue really elevates it by providing history to the locales and giving hints to side quests. Simplicity executed well is about the best way I can describe this game.