Patrick Elliot
Shaun InguanzoDemon's Crest (Review)
December 3rd 2006 19:12
Players: 1
Genre: Platform
Developer: Capcom
Platform: SNES
Year: 1994 (USA), 1994 (PAL)
Demon's Crest is a side-scrolling platformer with RPG elements. I picked this one up during one of my searches for old SNES RPGs when a website listed Demon's Crest as an RPG instead of a platform game. It proved to be pretty fun when I tested it out, and I ended up playing it all the way through.
Story: You play as Firebrand, a demon who has the power to tap into crests to increase his own power or change into other forms. Near the beginning of the game, Firebrand loses his crests to his nemesis, Phalanx. However, he still retains a shard of the Crest of Fire, which was broken during the battle. Firebrand then sets out to reclaim his lost power from Phalanx.
Battle System: Equipping different crests during battle allows you many types of attack methods. They come in elements such as fire, water, air, earth, time and heaven. The rest is what you would expect from a side-scrolling platform game.
Innovation: There wasn't much in terms of originality in this game. Well, apart from playing a demon in a demon's world as opposed to a valiant hero on the side of Good.
Graphics: Some of the most detailed artwork I've seen in the 16-bit era. Don't believe me? Check out the detail on the dragon boss (below). There's plenty more of where that came from.
Sound: Honestly, it's been long enough that I don't recall what the music was like in Demon's Crest. That means it was average.
Replayability: Medium. There's a fair few areas to explore in the game, including those that you need to return to with new crests. Each area can be revisited as many times as you'd like, sometimes finding important characters/plot elements, and at other times unlocking secrets and optional areas/bosses.
Overall: A fairly enjoyable game, with an easy learning curve and a rather appropriate difficulty curve. It won't be too hard for beginners, while it's not exactly a walk in the park either. If you'd like to play in a different (evil) setting for a change, and like having a bit of RPG detail to an otherwise simple platform game, then this might be up your alley.
Score: 7/10
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