I’m not a DRG superfan and didn’t expect to enjoy this, but the progression feels very solid and it’s a lot of fun. Surprisingly addictive.

While it’s not DRG, it feels extremely faithful to the original game and doesn’t have that “too-vampire-survivorsish” feel that some of these games suffer from.

I can’t really pin down what makes it so playable - my best guess is the pacing of the upgrades and the mix of the 4 classes feels like it’s just right. Tunnelling through walls (and the mining speed upgrades) is also a particularly interesting mechanic.

But couldn’t you go to where the alternative dungeon’s keys are, get those and come back to get the earlier dungeon’s item that way?

I can’t see how you can softlock?

why would you pick Zelda 1 over Zelda 2 if you think 2 is more fun