I feel like Jason hit Select and Y at some point during this SNES RPG survey because his reviews got a lot better over the course of it. Jason Graves, you ARE in HYPER CHINESE MODE.
Culture Brain made another RPG-hybrid game called The Magic of Scheherazade for the Famicom and NES way back in 1987, this one having a middle-eastern motif. It is something of a cult classic amongst NES RPGs. I purchased it maybe 13 years ago on a recommendation found it quite enjoyable, if rather strange, and might give you an idea of what Culture Brain was trying to create with all these Super Chinese spinoffs.
When the SNES was new, Super Ninja Boy was actually great, because i hadnt played final fantasy 2 yet probably. I still get that tune stuck in my head once in awhile.
I'm that insane guy this time around that's excited to hear that Super Chinese World 2 & (moreso) 3 has been translated, as Little Ninja Brothers is one of my favorite NES games. I had checked to see if they ever were translated years ago, and figured the series was unknown to the degree they would never get a fan patch, so it never occurred to me to check again. Honestly disappointed over how Super Chinese World 2 comes across, but I'm legit excited to give the Turn Based Mode in Super Chinese World 3 a try despite it's flaws. You seriously just made my day with this upload! P.S. 15:10 - I acknowledge and approve of the "Blind Gameplay" section
Little Ninja Brothers is a very cool game for the time. It's a cool beginner RPG with none of the extreme grinding it's contemporaries required. The quest is straightforward to figure out mostly. Plays well.
Way back I use to just window shop rom sites to find games that were similar to secret of mana. I remember coming across chaos seed and being hooked. I saw these too but it slipped my mind at the time. Thank god it did 💀
Much like Jason during the beat-em-up segments of Super Chinese World 2, i am almost always in Hyper Chinese Mode… which means I am on my #GrindSet 💯 🔥 on god ☝️
Was never too big into the Super Chinese series. But I liked their sister series: Hiryu no Ken/Flying Dragon. It was neat when they’d cross the two together in a few of the entries.
Oh funny, I literally just finished the 3rd game a month ago both in Action and Turn Based modes and while I got through it relatively quickly...ehhh..I mean, having the special moves and combo possibility in action mode is nice sorta, and in turn based mode,...It definitely was a bit less annoying and switching characters added 'some' strategy for certain specific abilities that were just busted in power and helpful against that annoying final boss who's 5 parts were considered individual enemies, which goes a bit easier in action mode. But literally what you said, Beat em up and RPG, sounds cool but...not exactly done well. I was looking forward to the series after I played SD Hiryu no Ken Densetsu years ago and learned more about Ryu and Jack from Super Chinese. Honestly...Just play Super Chinese Fighter (yeh, it's a bit weird to play, I sadly lost right at the end in my playthrough XD) and the Hiryu no Ken/Flying Dragon series.
The Super Chinese World series is pretty bad. But Culture Brain did make some banger NES games. Little Ninja Brothers is MUCH better than Super Chinese World. The controls are more responsive and the game is just generally more fun. Magic of Scheherazade is another really good NES RPG. It's an Arabian Nights theme that has both Action RPG and Turn-based RPG elements. I recommend giving both of them a shot.
Dude, you went into this already hating this game and your review shows it. And im not even arguing for it being a good game(tho i did enjoy it and had a better/different experience). You went straight in, only found negativesnevwr mentioned the inprovememnts from game to game, and listed all your nitpicks that dont effect game play. Again, you are entitled to your opinion and made valid points. But you didnt even give this game a chance. Even in the 3rd ine, you switched to another game play style. You hated this game series from the jump
