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Game Overview

Might & Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum on the NES is one of those RPGs that feels like it’s testing you right from the start. You create a party of four—fighters, mages, clerics, whatever mix you think can survive—and then the game just drops you into this massive world with barely a hint of where to go. No hand-holding here.

At first, I wandered into the wrong areas and got wrecked by monsters way above my level. But that’s part of the charm—you slowly piece together clues, map out dungeons (yes, graph paper helps), and figure out which quests you can actually handle. The turn-based combat is simple but surprisingly tactical, especially when you start finding spells that actually change how you approach fights.

It’s got that old-school PC RPG vibe crammed into an NES cartridge, which means lots of secrets, weird little puzzles, and a world that feels bigger than it has any right to be. If you’re into retro RPGs that don’t treat you like an idiot, this one’s worth digging up.