Forgotten Games: G.O.D. Growth or Devolution - SNESdrunk 

This actually looks excellent. It's like our childhood gets a second chance to play these games.

I think that every RPG should have a feature where you can keep track of what's happened in the story so far, because I find that it's easy to forget what you were supposed to be doing in order to advance the game if you take a break from an RPG for too long, so it's very nice to see something like that in this game. 😁

I love the illustrator for this game. He drew/wrote Magical Taruruto!

this game is great. Nice to see you covering SNES jrpgs that have been fan translated again.

Among others, the work done by Dynamic Designs and Aeon Genesis is something we will be eternally thankful for

Ohhh the artist of Golden Boy

SNES-Drunk T-Shirt = "So that's Cool!"

Gotta be honest: for all my time looking into JPN-only RPGs on the SNES, never heard of this one! Wow!

Another RPG in a modern day setting was "Idea no Hi" ( Day of Idea). I thought it was pretty good, at some point in the future an English patch may become available.

Pretty much all the late SNES JRPGs didn't get translated for the reasons mentioned here. Came out too late on the SNES's life cycle when the N64 was either already out or about to come out in Japan, at a time when localization took several months and printing cartridges took several more leading to a 9-12 month lead time to get to market on a port, which, when a company projected forward to see if they'd get a decent ROI quickly realized they wouldn't due to the competition from the next-gen console. The result is a BUNCH of the best JRPGs on the system never made it over: Tactics Ogre, Star Ocean, Tales of Phantasia (thouge ToP and TO at least got PSX ports) and also this game.

That thumbnail looks like a bad Akira Toriyama DBZ creepy pasta, also the Krillin look alike is creeping me out lol

Never even heard of this one before, but man it looks like we missed out big time on it! I have absolutely no time to track it down and play it now, but back in the day this would have been one of my favourite games, I can tell.

I’m getting strong Lufia 2 vibes with it. The main character reminds me of maxim and the over the shoulder style battle system is also reminiscent of Lufia 2

Great review! Glad you found enjoyment in it also.

Never would have given this game a thought after only seeing the title and thumbnail. The gameplay captures look really good though like it's probably a solid game. Thanks for covering this one

Well damn, this game is going on the mini-snes next! This looks absolutely awesome, thank you for shining a light on this game. Thank you so much for all your work!!!

Hey dude, thanks for these videos. Your channel has become my nostalgia fix, and I feel like you give very honest reviews

Man this is one that's a perfect example of why I dig your shit so much thanks for a great recommendation

This game looks amazing, if I had played this back in the day, I feel like it would have been one of my favorites

Ever since Terranigma I've really tried to seek out rpgs that never got localization. I'd never even heard of this game before this channel. Also those old school (and yes tedious) rpg mechanics still don't bother me, buuuut the "easy mode" improvement patch sounds like the way to go. This channel is awesome. For nostalgic SNES gems it doesn't get better. This game really feels like it was influenced by Quartet creations (illusion of Gaia, Soul Blazer, etc), probably the 2nd best rpg developer for Nintendo. Definitely gotta check this one out. God bless emulation.

Looks like maybe this game uses the SNES' high res mode. Either that or something caused your capture to came out sort of blurry.

Dang its always so bittersweet to find out about these games that were never US localized, you can always tell how much tlc goes into them- the graphics look so good and the battles are surprisingly unique (for the time) with behind the back (Dragonview?!) style and great animations, these are truly potential gems lost to the sands of time, I always think the translators that make it possible can't be thanked enough and to you for giving these types of games a new audience and awareness @SNESdrunk your doing the lord's work (or dare I say G.O.D.'s job ;P ) Also, speaking of did Maka Maka ever get the english treatment?!!

I love the treasure trove of translated games.

What you said about Earthbound being more than just wacky dialogue and crazy characters, but that it actually tackles some heavy themes shows you understand it better than almost every developer who ever made a game "inspired" by it.

thank you for the introduction, this really looks interesting, definitely going to check this one out. Man your channel is freaking awesome

3:00 another snes rpg that had a diary is Glory of Herakles IV, which was translated by Transcorp by the end of 2016, I think. One of the members, Plato, was in charge of writing new pages of it as you progressed through the game.

Finally found a way to start playing all these English patches for snes i have watched your channel for so long but now I finally get to play all the games can’t wait to add this to the list thx drunk

This game is a good one. The story is both quirky and serious. There are some truly light and humorous points, but there are also some extremely dark moments which really tug at the emotions of the player. Drunk is right; you should play this game if you are a fan of JRPGS.

A new SNES Drunk upload!... And now I know I'll have a great rest of my day.

Oh Drunk. This is the one we've been waiting for since your excellent Improvement vids! Thanks, hon. X

Great video, dude. Hope you have a great rest of your day too.

Super high on the random encounters! The wacky ass story kept me hooked tho. Definitely recommend it

Definitely checking this one out, thanks for making us all discover it! Any other SNES RPGs like these that haven't been ported to the west would be appreciated too, you do a great job of snuffing these out! :D (Can't remember if you did a video about Rudra No Hihou? Could be a nice one!)

Currently playing this game. I needed this video!

Great review! There is just something charming about many 16-bit JRPGs. I'm glad the hacking community has been able to give us an opportunity to play many games that were originally Japanese exclusives. I'm definitely checking this one out! It looks like a fun adventure!

Love your videos man!

Added to my "To play" list :D

I love the "no not that _____" segments of the videos

I love this section forgotten games... Thanks SNES drunk.

This looks great! Got some early wild arms vibes from the terrain and shhhhhtuff.

Total length of video: 470 secs. Total length of "SNES Drunk": 2.5 secs. .53% of the video was spent listening to "SNES Drunk".

Oh man, this sounds amazing. I think the game would test my patience though with all the text-heavy help files. It is nice that the game remembers what you did regardless.

I remember playing this one quite a few years ago and having a blast with it

Nowadays it's quite expensive. Remember the days when I got this game for 20 bucks CIB from Japan. Now you have to pay up to 500 Dollars.

The thumbnail made me think for a second that there was some Golden Boy SNES game I had never heard of. It looks like the artists/author for Golden Boy, Tatsuya Egawa, must have been the artist for this game, and that journal system may have been an influence of his.

Been subscribed for a while and I love your stuff man. Do Shounen Ninja Sasuke next!

Ive played through it around a year ago, having a soft spot for snes games this really took me back to that era. Its a very charming and a soulfull rpg, comfy would be the right word to use here. Exploring the world and seeing whats happened to it and the people was always something to look forward too. It has a huge world map and a lot of exploration, a bunch of weird sidequests that leaves you confused but is sure to leave a giggle. Story is good, it has its twists and it moments but as I mentioned before charm is the thing here it captures that charm many rpgs seems to fail to do. Combat is great with a lot of areas to uprade and mix it up to your style. Unfortunately some work better than others and it will be a one sided choice. Its a great snes rpg, one of my top 5 on the snes, writing this brought happy memories and it was definietly a satisfying playtrough a must play for rpg and any gaming fans if youre looking for a unique yet familiar experience . The only gripe I have in the version Ive played was a unique sequence in Las Vegas where you have to say yes to everything, if you dont the game wont progress any further , I wish I knew that before because I had start the whole game again from scratch again. And those extra boss fights at the end, it was unique and never seen a other rpg do that.

Safe to say that the name of the game would have been changed for a US release. "Final Fantasy: The Alien Chronicles," or "The Secret of Aliens," or something.

Gotta give it a shot, thanks for the recomendation Drunk!

I've made this comment before, but I can't believe that it's 2022 and I'm STILL discovering these lost SNES gems!

Thanks for going in depth on this one, it surely was one of those games whose title doesn't reflect what it's about. Keep up the good job, SDrunk ✌🏼

Gonna try it out, thx for the tip!

Kids randomly walking into people's houses without knocking. The nerve! At least the kid in Robotrek had the decency to ring the doorbell before walking to somebody's house.

That is an interesting looking game, I would have loved it as a kid had it come out over here. I may have to give it a try with the enhancement patch as I have a hard time playing those old grind heavy RPG's these days, there is not enough time in the day anymore lol.

I used to play this back in 2018 and I got stuck and don't where to go next and I forgot about this. Thank you for reminding me.

This looks great. Gonna have to check it out.

Ohhh man, this game was part of my childhood, I remember playing it on an emulator... The translation patch wasn't done at the time.

Tried this game before, it was hell of a grindfest with hard bosses... gotta try it with the patch now ! the game really looks great.

Liked that game mate,the ending boss shocked me a bit though,solid enough to me👍

I've been playing this game on and off on my phone for the last couple months, and it's pretty fun. The grinding hasn't really been an issue for me. There were only like 2 times so far that I felt I actually needed to grind to be able to do a dungeon. Haven't finished it yet, but it's been fun

Looks pretty good actually.

You always find the most interesting games

Definitely will be playing this soon

Definetly playing it soon!!

I've played this one. It gets real dark real fast.

I've been debating for sometime to add this one to my Super Famicom collection, but I didn't know enough about it to make any informed decision. This really helped give me the proper context about the game without spoiling it I've been curious about. I also have to add, just saying this personally speaking, I appreciate you saying no this isn't Final Fantasy 6 or Chrono Trigger but it doesn't have to be. I love those games, don't get me wrong, but I'm glad not every game is like them. I like variety in my old school rpgs so I can play something depending on my mood. I mean, one of my personal favorite rpgs of all time is Albert Odyssey on Sega Saturn which a lot of people find nearly unplayable. It's a very slow paced game, and it has these very quirky, Looney Tunes humor moments that for some takes them out of the game, but I find gives it it's charm. I find it a relaxing rpg, the kind you'd play on a rainy weekend or something (except for the end dungeon area. F**k that part full stop). If it had to be super serious the whole time, and have time travel, and Operas, and crazy combo attack systems, and was fast paced I'd find it exhausting to be quite frank and honest about it. If I want that, I'll play FF6/Chrono Trigger. If I don't want that, I'll play something else. If I want to play something that's a bit out there, long, but at it's core is a simple old school rpg I'll play something like this. It's nice to have options.

This is awesome! A new old-school rpg I know nothing about.

I don't know anything else about this game other than what I've heard you say about it. But I will say that the music sound incredible and I'm going to look up the soundtrack right now

Thank you for discovering another hidden gem!

Yeah, you finally tried it. I believe the creator of G.O.D. was inspired by earthbound aka mother series with a hint of megaten. It's an awesome game.

Crazy I never heard of this one but given it seems like the translation took awhile I can see why. One day I'll check it out I hope, love finding out about titles that history overlooked and giving them a second chance.

Fun fact: this game is quite popular in japan, has a remaster? Remake? On psx, additionally it has a cafe event even to this day, and has some expensive merch and plushies sold at that cafe event

If Earthbound, Phantasy Star 2, and Chrono Trigger got put into a blender, you'd get this

Nice, thanks buddy!

When i got bored a few years back i looked through the list of translated snes games i never heard of, ended up finding this. I was shocked i never heard a single thing about it.

The game review goat has blessed us again, thank you snes drunk could you look at the lemmings series ?

It's rare for me to find something I missed on super famicom. I'll definitely have to pick this one up "Any way I can."

I hope YOU have a great rest of your day

Thanks again for keeping these videos going. 👍👍 how the hell do you find some of these obscure games? Have a great day! Bill Chicago

That thumbnail art was absolutely done by Tatsuya Egawa. I'd recognize those women anywhere.

those combat screens look great

I forgort how tanked I was yesterday! Good Review g!

A game to use the fast forward button on. Got it.

Huh, this one looks interesting. May have to check it out someday.

Flawless Fawlty Towers reference 👌

I appreciate the Basil Fawlty reference thank you!

This game does seem pretty neat looking. One of these days i'll own something that can allow me to play games "any way i can". Once that happens this channel will be invaluable for the reminders of what other games and patches to get. 😄👍

snesdrunk rn, thnx for the review

The cover art is clearly the guy who created Golden Boy. I figured this would be some sort of harem genre, as that's what he specializes in. But it doesn't seem like it.

This game is fantastic.

2:40 LOOOOOOL 🤣

Welp, you said Earthbound several times, I'm sold, downloading now.

Illustration matches the Manga Golden Boy!

Seems like the character designer for this game was by Tatsuya Egawa known for his Golden Boy manga.

Hahaha you got me at Basil Fawlty.

I actually played this this year. I enjoyed it. It was clunky, but enjoyable. was hungry for more Earthbound-like rpgs

You had me at riding a Dolphin👍

Thanks 👍

The reason why it wasn't localized is in the title... "You visit the Vatican of all places!" :3

Heya snes drunk. Have you ever heard of or played air strike patrol aka desert fighter. It's a game in the same vein of desert strike / jungle strike etc. Only released in japan and eu. Just found out about while looking for games that are similar to the strike series, which unfortunately there doesn't seem to be many.