Chaos Warrior

It's formulaic and perfunctory in the extreme, but for a matinee price you're getting a matinee experience, no less formulaic and perfunctory than the forgettable yet pleasant midsummer movies of yore. While there are quite a few I'd recommend ahead of this one, I also wouldn't warn anyone away from the title.

An ancient evil was sealed away by past heroes and it's been 100 years and now you have to defeat it! I'm here for it. Plays like original Dragon Warrior/Quest games 1-3 with some annoyances removed. A shared inventory. Saving anywhere in town or world map. If you wipe you drop your gold and can go get it instead of it being lost forever. A fast travel system. That kind of thing. No skill points. Your heroes get abilities at pre defined level ups. Grinding is at a minimum. I just actively tried to grind around the 3rd town and my levels skyrocketed from 10 to 14 in probably 10 to 15 minutes. For fun I tried to sequence break by going to a town way out of order and was rewarded with getting armor that made a character practically invincible for a couple of dungeons and going. As God intended. 10/10 No Steam Cloud as of this review. I play on multiple PCs so that's a huge drag.

What a fun game! Despite a few small bugs that cropped up, this is an accessible, engaging 8-bit style RPG that successfully captures so much of what's fun about classic Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. The visuals and music are great, the character interactions are fun, and the gameplay is snappy, and just deep enough to get you really hooked. I ended up doing a pretty low level run, and it made the whole experience tons of fun. I can't think of a better RPG you can get for five bucks. A must play for fans of 8-bit RPGs!

This should be studied by anyone interested in creating their own old school JRPG. Masterclass fundamentals.

I like this game, I have a bit more to go, but it's been great! Bite sized adventure segments, grind spots, town interactions. This game is respecting the ♥♥♥♥ out of my time and I'm grateful for that. It's exactly the kinda thing I've been looking for. A modern Dragon Quest classic. For the price, it's an absolute steal.

Really fun little RPG. Something you can definitely beat in a weekend if you have enough gumption for that kinda thing. If you enjoy classic Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, you're pretty much guaranteed to like this. While Chaos Warrior plays it very safe in terms of the plot and setting, there's enough spins on the formula (stat increase potions, the key system, etc.) and much-appreciated QOL features to make it a worthwhile purchase for anyone who likes NES RPGs. You can buy this game for the price of a decent coffee. Just do it!

A neat little throwback to the Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior) games on the NES - with a lot less of the archaic game design of the 1980s. For $5, it's honestly a steal.