Zelda RPG Demo

There are a few immortal video game franchises out there, which will probably live on in one way or another for many decades from now. Whether it’s Nintendo’s Super Mario or maybe Square Enix’s Final Fantasy, there always seems to be something new they think of. Otherwise, it’s just as easy to remake one of their older games, because nostalgia is always a strong incentive.

Zelda RPG is, as many of you probably already guessed, a Legend of Zelda-inspired role-playing game, in which you are liable to experience some of the same moments. Granted, the technical aspect is a mess and the story is more or less absent, but you can at least kill some critters. Not only that, but the game world is quite similar to the one you might have explored in the original, which should bring back some memories at least.

As mentioned before, there’s not much of a story to enjoy. On the other hand, the game allows you to choose a name in the beginning, as well as one of the three available races: Hylian, Goron or Zora. Other than the visual appearance, there is not much difference between them, although their stats also differ a little bit, and they might handle some weapons better.

One of the defining characteristics of an RPG is the fact that you can grow in time and equip more powerful weapons, in order to tackle bigger and stronger enemies. This happens to be the case here as well, but you shouldn’t expect too much variety. In fact, there is only a handful of items you can stumble into along the way, most of which require you to have a certain level in order to be equipped.

Your character also comes with a lot of stats that improve as you manage to gain experience, but the system is not customizable and you just have to accept the fact that the game knows better than you. While the graphics engine is designed to look retro and basic, the atmosphere and the mood suffer when you can pass through trees and ignore bushes all together.

When it’s all said and done, it’s not that Zelda RPG is a bad game, but it has nothing to offer to the modern gamer. Not only that, but it would actually disappoint gamers from twenty years ago, due to the severe lack of customization options and content.