Of Backtracking, Confusion and Rage (Drageuth plays Crystalis)*

[Drageuth]

Oh God, this game.

Over the years, I have played Crystalis a handful of times. I had never actually beaten the game, because it's confusing as fuck. I felt the need to remedy this. So, armed with a walkthrough and my emulator, I gave it another whirl.

I still got confused as fuck. Hence why there are so many videos.
In all honesty, this is a fantastic game. One of the hidden gems for the NES, and loads of fun to play. It's an action-RPG (think Legend of Zelda meets Final Fantasy) released in 1990 by SNK. There are spells to aid you in your quest (mostly for healing and communication) and learning how to dodge enemy attacks. There's even a similar sword attack as the Legend of Zelda beam attack.

However, there is also lots of backtracking. Without any idea of where you are really going. Mazelike dungeons keep you turned around and confused as fuck. Everything starts to blend together and look the same... probably half of this LP is me running around in a circle, trying to figure out where the fuck to go!

Still, this is one of the few NES games where you can get more than an hour of entertainment out of it. I think my total run took just shy of 9 hours, which is practically unheard of for an NES game. Most of them can be beaten in an hour and a half, tops. And I'm sure this one can as well, if you know exactly where you are going and learn how to dodge enemy attacks.

Still, rage worthy as fuck.

• Part 1 - 6
• Part 7 - 12
• Part 13 - 19
• Part 20 - 27

Crystalis - Part 1




Crystalis - Part 2




Crystalis - Part 3




Crystalis - Part 4




Crystalis - Part 5




Crystalis - Part 6

[Rasgrez]

You finally finished. Well done.

[Nemkoon]

This game looks very interesting. I hope its cheap because if i cant find/afford a game, i emulate

[Drageuth]

You finally finished. Well done.

Thankies. It only took forever.

This game looks very interesting. I hope its cheap because if i cant find/afford a game, i emulate

It's a great game. If you can buy it, I highly recommend it. It's not that expensive, last time I checked. You can probably pick up the cart on eBay for under $10.

[Pickles]

well done drag.

[Wyrm]

Very nice Drag, very nice indeed.

[Drageuth]

I wouldn't start congratulating me until you see the rest of the videos.
I get pretty frustrated and lost later on in the game. Pretty much everything after Mt. Sabre had me dumbfounded.

Which reminds me... fuck you, Youtube! Hurry up and finish uploading!

[Kouen Hasuki]

Gratz on finishing it mate

[Drageuth]

Crystalis - Part 7




Crystalis - Part 8




Crystalis - Part 9




Crystalis - Part 10




Crystalis - Part 11




Crystalis - Part 12

[Drageuth]

Crystalis - Part 13




Crystalis - Part 14




Crystalis - Part 15




Crystalis - Part 16




Crystalis - Part 17




Crystalis - Part 18




Crystalis - Part 19

[Jazzmarazz]

I can't wait to watch and play this game. The last good game that I played for the first time was Faxanadu. I was so close to the end, was somehow forgot about it...
Maybe Ill find my cart and LP it.

[Drageuth]

I can't wait to watch and play this game. The last good game that I played for the first time was Faxanadu. I was so close to the end, was somehow forgot about it...
Maybe Ill find my cart and LP it.

Dooooooo iiiiitttt
/peer pressure



Part 20




Part 21




Part 22




Part 23




Part 24




Part 25




Part 26




Part 27



Fin.

[DoomKefka]

looks like i gotta be up to date in this world and finish this game tooo, good job i knwo this game isnt easy, this game is just as compilcated and confusing as willow for the nes is lol common you all remeber willow dont you?

[Drageuth]

looks like i gotta be up to date in this world and finish this game tooo, good job i knwo this game isnt easy

It's confusing as shit. The actual game itself isn't overly hard -- I mostly died in boss battles, which is to be expected. Especially when you need to be a certain level just to hurt the fuckers. Beyond that, it's just a matter of figuring out where to go. Which is... three-quarters of the challenge of this game.

[DoomKefka]

It's confusing as shit. The actual game itself isn't overly hard -- I mostly died in boss battles, which is to be expected. Especially when you need to be a certain level just to hurt the fuckers. Beyond that, it's just a matter of figuring out where to go. Which is... three-quarters of the challenge of this game.

try playing willow for the nes.....