月風魔伝

Alright, after another playthrough it's more flawed than I remembered. Still a great experience, and I'm convinced it could have become something great with a sequel or two to iron out the kinks, but it's not really a mystery why this has only ever been a cult classic. Honestly my biggest criticism is that I think they got more ambitious than the famicom could handle. Either pick a lane for the gameplay and stick to it, or else hold off on doing the divided platformer/dungeon crawler schtick until the SNES when you can actually afford to give each system the depth and polish it deserves.