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You build a mercenary army on the fly—lose a fighter, hire a new one—while figuring out how to outmaneuver monsters on grid-based battlefields. The combat punishes recklessness, but nailing a perfect formation feels great.
Game Overview
Ever play one of those old-school RPGs where you recruit a ragtag team to fight monsters on a grid? Sorcerer’s Kingdom does that, but with this weirdly addictive twist—your party members are basically disposable. Lose a knight? Just hire another one from the next town. It sounds harsh, but it actually makes battles feel tense in a way most Genesis RPGs don’t.
The pixel art’s got that classic ‘90s charm—think bright colors and chunky sprites—and the music nails that fantasy vibe without getting repetitive. At first, I kept expecting it to be a Shining Force clone, but the combat’s way more tactical. Positioning matters, and some enemies will wreck you if you just charge in blindly.
Fair warning: the translation’s a little rough in spots (this was the early ‘90s, after all), but once you get the hang of recruiting and upgrading units, it’s hard to put down. If you’ve got a soft spot for forgotten strategy RPGs, this one’s worth dusting off.
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