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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Review (Patreon)

Published:
2017-04-21 06:13:51
Edited:
2017-04-21 06:16:40
Imported:
2021-08

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Hey allies. Here's my review for Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. Outside of messing around with Monster World IV when it released on Xbox Live, I'm largely unfamiliar with the Wonder Boy series. I've heard a lot of enthusiasm for Wonder Boy III in particular so I jumped at the chance to review the remake. It's very charming in a lot of ways and I largely enjoyed my time with the game. Lizardcube, the developer, obviously has a lot of love for it as well. There were a few moments when the game felt overly obtuse however, which did dampen my excitement a bit. At any rate, I hope you like the review and please let me know what you think.

-Ben

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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - Easy Allies Review

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is an admirable remake that captures the charm of the original game.

Comments

Anonymous

Def gonna buy this on the switch sometime this year. I remember trying to play this game when I was younger and not fully understanding how to play when I was a kid. So many video games so little time

Anonymous

This game looks beyond charming.

Brad Russell [Toukz]

It's so much fun, loaded with nostalgia for me as it was one of my first games on SMS.

Anonymous

Huh. Surprising score. I grew up with a MasterSystem and WonderBoy and would give the original a 4. Very forward thinking game with multiple armour sets and weapons Buuuut- rose tinted glasses and all that I suppose.

Anonymous
>>4797302

The mechanics really haven't aged well sadly. Visuals and soundtrack are stunning though

Anonymous

I love when remakes let you switch between the old graphics on the fly. Such a cool feature. Might pick this up someday

Anonymous

Another amazing review Ben! Wishes you delved a bit more into the frustrations you described but non the less this game is on my to play list :)))

Anonymous

Glad you decided to review this as it's near and dear to my heart. I only looked at the score, but it seems like a fair one, for what it is.

Anonymous

Looks really good in motion. I was not even considering this game b/c screenshots don't do it justice.

Anonymous

Hmmmm, Good game indeed.

Anonymous

I'd love to see this treatment on a game like Golden Axe as I think it really gives an old game new life at least I think it would. I am definitely going to play this gorgeous game.

Anonymous

I picked this up on release day for the Switch. I've enjoyed it, but I definitely feel like I have to fight the controls a lot. When you take damage, the projectiles and enemies, especially the bosses, can continue to knock you back like you're taking damage in a Casltvania game. Getting stuck in a pit with an enemy can be a pain because taking damage while you're trying to jump out can cancel your jump. It's either a minor or major frustration depending on the pace at which you play the game. I'm also kinda bummed that the trailers made the reveal of Wondergirl such a big deal, but you only play as either her or Wonderboy during part of the prologue before the title screen appears. After that, you are only ever the animal forms, who are not visually altered based on whether you started as Boy or Girl. The art and music ARE great, and make me wish the game was longer for it! I'm admittedly stuck at the final boss, and each time I die, it's an arduous trek to get back to him to try again.

Anonymous

A fair score, but I grew up with the game so I kinda shrug when people mention the difficulty/frustration with the game. I beat it when I was 9 years old, LOL. But, I would struggle with the original Metroid now and lots of people would have the same comment about it on my end.

Anonymous
>>4802023

Would love to see it to 2D Metroid games, obviously not the same art style but the 2D art idea.

Anonymous
>>4804832

Yeah. If you go in playing this game blind, you might have a hard time with the controls being a bit dated (still fully functional) and general frustration from some of it's quirks, but for me it just feels like home. There's nothing I'd want to change about the gameplay and I'm glad the remake stays so faithful to the original game in that aspect. It just takes a while to get used to, as with most other games.