The Immortal

The Good
It has a dungeon-crawler basis i.e you work your way down similar looking dungeon levels, but the game is also a story and I like the way it progresses e.g the story has you fighting goblins at first and then forming an alliance with them and some of your other friends turn foes. I like that when you rest on the beds of hay to recover strength, near the end of each level, your dreams advance the story and you learn new things. Then of course there's Rob Hubbard's excellent music(the first three ports had different music, by Douglas Fulton, the NES, DOS and Mega Drive versions had Rob's).

The Bad
I first played this game in the '90s, rented the Mega Drive cartridge and enjoyed it very much, but I don't know how I had the patience to get past some of the obstacles in the game. When I recently bought the DOS version from GOG I found the "Hall of Webs" just too damn hard and did not wish to repeat it any more. I found a password for the next stage and from there managed to complete the game again. It does seem like the kind of game where you HAVE to die a number of times to discover the way through rather than use skill and forethought.

The Bottom Line
It's worth playing for the story and music, but I'd warn that you'll find yourself re-doing levels a lot and need much patience.