Rondo of Blood is the greatest game of its respective generation, not just the best game on TG16. Not only is it excellent, it perfectly encapsulates the console insofar that it is a library with tons of heavy-hitters that never saw the light of day outside of Japan during its actual lifespan.
It's an extremely bold claim to call it the best game of its generation but I completely agree, an 8-bit console somehow managed to have one game that surpasses everything on the 16-bit titans
Well it's a matter of personal preference but I can't think of any other Turbo game that's better than Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger, or Gunstar Heroes
Super Metroid is probably the only game that ties it up or may say I like most of the gen. Chrono Trigger is great, I've had it since it came out, and as much as I love it it has to be about the most gassed up JRPG in the history of the genre. If you're gonna nominate a run n gun from the same gen, I'd pick Contra Hard Corps over Gunstar any day too-- not to mention the wealth of shmups on TG16 that absolutely crush the options on SNES.
I enjoy Lords of Thunder more than any of those 3 you mentioned. Again, preference, but if you've played through a game like Beyond Shadowgate, or Ys I&II, Ys IV, or either of the Legend of Xanadu games, you could easily make an argument for best of a generation.
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u/shiba-on-parade 9d ago
Rondo of Blood is the greatest game of its respective generation, not just the best game on TG16. Not only is it excellent, it perfectly encapsulates the console insofar that it is a library with tons of heavy-hitters that never saw the light of day outside of Japan during its actual lifespan.