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| + | '''''Neutopia''''' is an action adventure game by [[Hudson Soft]] and released on the [[TurboGrafx-16]] in 1989. The game is shameless ripoff of [[The Legend of Zelda]]. | ||
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| + | I had never heard of this game growing up because I had so little interaction with the TG16. I played it because it was one of the highest ranked games for the TG16, and I was looking to expand my familiarity with the platform's library. All-in-all, it was an average game. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
| + | I have beaten this game with full inventory and stats. | ||
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
| − | Overall: | + | * '''Overall:''' 4/10 |
| + | * '''Best Version:''' TurboGrafx-16 | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
| − | * Overall, the game is pretty fun. If I didn't know about The Legend of Zelda, I would probably even be impressed by it. | + | * Overall, the game is pretty fun. If I didn't know about [[The Legend of Zelda]], I would probably even be impressed by it. |
| − | * The graphics | + | * The graphics are quite nice, especially the large boss sprites. |
| + | * The music is well composed and fitting to the game. | ||
| + | * The fire wand, and it's changing function relative to your health is a pretty creative weapon. | ||
| + | * The game has a nice full ending. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
| − | * It's basically a poor-man's Legend of Zelda. Most of what was ripped off isn't as good as Zelda. | + | * It's basically a poor-man's Legend of Zelda. Most of what was ripped off isn't as good as Zelda from several years earlier. |
* Movement is a little clunky. | * Movement is a little clunky. | ||
| − | * The perspective makes the hit detection seem weird especially when you take damage from or hit a tall monster | + | * The perspective makes the hit detection seem weird especially when you take damage from or hit a tall or jumping monster in an area that you shouldn't, given the perspective. |
| + | * Most of what the NPCs in the game say is useless or redundant. | ||
| + | * Like Zelda, you waste of lot of bombs trying to find hidden rooms, especially in the later dungeons, but, unlike Zelda, they are extremely rare drops from enemies. | ||
| + | * The wings and ring are rarely useful, and you get them as random drops even when you already have them. | ||
| + | * Items and enemy bolts stop the fire wand, which is annoying. | ||
| + | * Spike traps are differently colored in earlier dungeons, but are entirely hidden later on, leading to a lot of unavoidable hits. | ||
| + | * The strongest sword, armor, and shield are uncreatively called the "Strongest." | ||
| + | * The game box categorizes it as a role-playing game, but it doesn't have any of the elements traditionally found in RPGs. | ||
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
* Nothing really. | * Nothing really. | ||
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| + | ==Box Art== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Neutopia - TG16 - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box art could have been good if the hero didn't look like a sissy. At least the dark knight is cool looking. | ||
| + | Neutopia - TG16 - USA.jpg|The North American box art could have been good if it didn't look so childish. The dragon is pretty cool looking, but the knight looks like a child's toy. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==Documentation== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Neutopia - TG16 - Manual.pdf|Game manual. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/turbo-grafx/neutopia mobygames.com/game/turbo-grafx/neutopia] - MobyGames. | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia] - Wikipedia. | ||
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[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
[[Category: Action]] | [[Category: Action]] | ||
[[Category: Adventure]] | [[Category: Adventure]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Fantasy]] | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 3 July 2017
Neutopia is an action adventure game by Hudson Soft and released on the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989. The game is shameless ripoff of The Legend of Zelda.
I had never heard of this game growing up because I had so little interaction with the TG16. I played it because it was one of the highest ranked games for the TG16, and I was looking to expand my familiarity with the platform's library. All-in-all, it was an average game.
Status
I have beaten this game with full inventory and stats.
Review
- Overall: 4/10
- Best Version: TurboGrafx-16
Good
- Overall, the game is pretty fun. If I didn't know about The Legend of Zelda, I would probably even be impressed by it.
- The graphics are quite nice, especially the large boss sprites.
- The music is well composed and fitting to the game.
- The fire wand, and it's changing function relative to your health is a pretty creative weapon.
- The game has a nice full ending.
Bad
- It's basically a poor-man's Legend of Zelda. Most of what was ripped off isn't as good as Zelda from several years earlier.
- Movement is a little clunky.
- The perspective makes the hit detection seem weird especially when you take damage from or hit a tall or jumping monster in an area that you shouldn't, given the perspective.
- Most of what the NPCs in the game say is useless or redundant.
- Like Zelda, you waste of lot of bombs trying to find hidden rooms, especially in the later dungeons, but, unlike Zelda, they are extremely rare drops from enemies.
- The wings and ring are rarely useful, and you get them as random drops even when you already have them.
- Items and enemy bolts stop the fire wand, which is annoying.
- Spike traps are differently colored in earlier dungeons, but are entirely hidden later on, leading to a lot of unavoidable hits.
- The strongest sword, armor, and shield are uncreatively called the "Strongest."
- The game box categorizes it as a role-playing game, but it doesn't have any of the elements traditionally found in RPGs.
Ugly
- Nothing really.
Box Art
The original Japanese box art could have been good if the hero didn't look like a sissy. At least the dark knight is cool looking.
The North American box art could have been good if it didn't look so childish. The dragon is pretty cool looking, but the knight looks like a child's toy.
Documentation
Game manual.
Links
- mobygames.com/game/turbo-grafx/neutopia - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia - Wikipedia.
