Origins of the Action RPG: Xanadu (1985~87)

[@ancientrunekrp6895]

Fun fact that we learned this week. Masahiro Sakurai is the eight person to complete Xanadu

[@aloox1]

so cool

[@Tasuke]

I'm a big Ys fan and I'm quite interested in Falcom's history with Xanadu and such. Thanks for this video!

[@DariaPlaysRPGs]

This was awesome and extremely informative. (:

[@octosalias5785]

Ive always liked Faxanadu but never realized it was part of a larger series. Neat!

[@skalitstudio2208]

I’m so glad to see people talking about Xanadu! thanks for the video! I actually finished the Saturn version earlier this year. What an awesome game, I enjoyed every minute of it! It really aged well, I would say. People try it!

[@Alianger]

​Temple of Apshai seems like the earliest example of an ARPG, though it is only semi real-time.

[@superilikeeggsyo]

A German World War 1 General famously stated: "no plan survives first contact with the enemy" IMO that seems to sum up Xanadu pretty well, from what you've said here.

[@evilblanketfish]

Or as later stated by Mike Tyson "Everyone's got a plan til they get hit"

[@HistorysMysterys]

Cause its tough and there's things to figure out? Why does everyone love darksouls so much?

[@babel116]

Action JRPG fans should play Xanadu. It’s hard as nails but fun.

[@Antiprogressivepraxis]

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[@darobyjb3869]

if you think about it Xanadu is also the first example of an mmo rpg game but without the internet access lol

[@juanfracq4754]

Sounds like the angry video game nerd

[@HistorysMysterys]

Why ya gotta bash zelda2?

[@lost-worlds]

I didn't bash it. It's okay, but it's barebones compared to other 8-bit ARPGs.

[@Wyrdwad]

@@lost-worlds I'm not sure I agree with that, as Zelda 2 had a very robust combat system with blocking and learnable up/downthrust moves, as well as a whole magic system, an overworld with multiple towns and secrets galore, enemies with different patterns that require learning and adapting to, and a really brutal but fair progression to it the whole way through. Zelda 2 is a much deeper and more involved game than people give it credit for, and is one of my favorite NES titles as a result. That said... very nice overview of Xanadu! I'm an MSX collector and an old-school Falcom fanboy, and it's really nice to hear someone else delve into the finer points of this extremely important and surprisingly addictive game. Also great to hear a Legacy of the Wizard shoutout, as that's literally one of my favorite 8-bit games of all time -- especially the MSX2 version, which made a lot of changes from the NES version that really helped balance the game even better. But no matter which version you play, Legacy of the Wizard/Drasle Family is just an absolutely stunning game that practically consumes your soul until you finish it -- or, that's what it did for me, anyway!