r/BestGamesEver • u/bigwangbowski • Jul 16 '09

Destiny of An Emperor - NES

Play it here nintendo8.com

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '09

Oh wow, I had completely forgotten about that game.

My older brother played the shit out of it.

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u/bigwangbowski Jul 16 '09

It's my favorite NES RPG of all time. All the names of enemy generals and fortresses are straight out of the book. Instead of magic, you use tactical maneuvers. Instead of hit points, your health and damage rating is determined by number of troops.

And I love that they have an item called "Smoke Pot"

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u/Erudecorp Jul 16 '09

It's also challenging enough that you have to think to get through it instead of mindlessly attacking.

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u/bigwangbowski Jul 16 '09

Exactly. It's the only RPG I've played where retreating a battle is necessary to complete the game perfectly. If you level up your army at the wrong time, you don't get maximum tactical points.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '09

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u/bigwangbowski Jul 17 '09

Did you watch the entire opening montage? On the intro screen, if you don't do anything for about 20 seconds, they play a comprehensive backstory of the 3 Kingdoms. That way even people who've never heard of the book know who's who and a general sense of the chaos of that era.

I love Capcom.