Knight Lore Reviews (NES)

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This Famicom disk version of the classic Knigh Lore surprised me a lot actually. It is much better than I had thought it would be. Knigh Lore doesn't look technically as good as the original game, and, for instance, the objects 'stacking' and 3D feel doesn't look as polished. However, the Famicom offers a much nicer color palette (the original had, despite being cleverly designed, plain and mono-colored sprites and background) and a totally new forest stage (the original games starts in the castle). My only complaint goes to the game's structure itself which soon becomes a simple and repetitive item collectathon - but this was already the case with the original game. All in all, Knight Lore is a nice little game, it has aged a lot but it still emanates an undeniable energy that makes it enjoyable, even today.