A competent open world RPG with level ups and upgrades in 1987, betrayed by the awful Western translation
>exploring the forests, swamps, trading towns and mansions
>cool and sometimes hidden/optional gear like the diamond or shield, with unique abilities tied to them (diamond acts like a screen-wide boomerang)
>that satisfying ultimate upgrade to the whip that turns it into a flaming flail
>multiple endings
AVGN did untold damage to this game's reputation