It has been 37 years since action RPG Faxanadu was released in Japan. This underrated NES classic featured open world exploration and side-scrolling combat that outpaced similar but more well-known games like Zelda 2 and Castlevania 2. Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/faxan... - ThreadSky

rpgfan.bsky.social • 98 days ago

It has been 37 years since action RPG Faxanadu was released in Japan. This underrated NES classic featured open world exploration and side-scrolling combat that outpaced similar but more well-known games like Zelda 2 and Castlevania 2.
Review: https://www.rpgfan.com/review/faxanadu/

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koren-lesthe.itch.io•98 days ago

The main overworld theme song is stuck in my head.

karahd.bsky.social•98 days ago

One of my all-time faves. Such a great game.

watcherjoshua.bsky.social•98 days ago

I bought a Faxanadu cartridge a couple years ago. Still haven't played it. 😅

prinnyoftime.bsky.social•98 days ago

You guys should ask him about what other games he also bought but hasn't played yet ;P

ciws-30.bsky.social•98 days ago

If you get tired of playing it or realize you're never going to get around to it, there's playthroughs on Youtube. That's how I "finished" it.

The game gets very repetitive about halfway through, so I'm glad I just watched it. It got a lot less fun right after the point I stopped playing.

watcherjoshua.bsky.social•98 days ago

I have a few dozen games I've never played and even more I've never come close to finishing.

I can have a high tolerance for retro games when I'm in the right mood (I write retro reviews for RPGFan 🙂👋). There are just a lot of games to play - new and old. 😅

ciws-30.bsky.social•97 days ago

Fair enough, if you like 'em, why not play them? That said, I understand the problem with not having enough time. I theoretically want to play retro games, but I barely have enough time to play modern ones.

nathanl75.bsky.social•97 days ago

Retro Falcom

kdicaprio.bsky.social•98 days ago

I rented it as a youngster and didn't understand it but the theme song stayed in my head for decades until I could hear it again😅

kaaboose.bsky.social•98 days ago

I loved this so damn much! I remember farming to get the death spell before getting blocked off from it after you use the pickaxe.

ciws-30.bsky.social•98 days ago

Can't believe it's been that long. I remember renting it from the video store when I was a kid and frantically trying to get through it as fast as I could.

I didn't get that far, so I watched the rest on a Youtube playthrough. No regrets, it apparently got less fun after the point I stopped.

poehls.at•98 days ago

I randomly start humming this theme randomly. Top 5 NES game for me!

chrissquarefan.bsky.social•98 days ago

This game has great soundtrack too

markhughes148.bsky.social•98 days ago

Cool. I remember this one.

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