Wait, Are Zelda Clones Good? | Crusader of Centy: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Retro Review/Retrospective
34Released throughout 1994 and 1995, Crusader of Centy (AKA Soleil and Ragnacenty in Europe and Japan respectively) is a top-down action game for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive in the UK/Japan) by Nextech. It revolves around a silent protagonist named Corona as he explores the fictional kingdom of Centy in order to train and become a hardened warrior, before questing to improve the world he lives in and put an end to a war between its humans and monsters. The game was created to kick off Sega’s Mega-Role-Playing Project, a promotion that was centered around the company releasing a number of RPGs in Japan to help boost the relatively low sales of their hardware in their home-region. And, probably because it was designed to fulfill the campaign’s intent of putting out high profile games in a massively popular genre within the country, it decided to crib quite a bit of the design found in one of the biggest franchises on the planet - Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda.
But... Is it worth checking out? Well, yes! I think that Crusader of Centy is a great game and is one that's deserving of any Sega Genesis fan's time. While a bit rare, the game provides all the thrills it needs to in order to make for a fun playthrough. On top of that, it also provides some valuable insights into how vital 'video game clones' are. Because the Zelda series has predominantly been 3D for decades, games like Soleil/Crusader of Centy/Ragnacenty provide fans of the original 2D formula an opportunity to play a 'new' adventure like the ones they love so much. And that alone makes it a worth addition to video game history, Sega history, and (of course, The Legend of Zelda's history.
Chapters:
00:00 - Disclaimer
00:15 - Cold Open
02:40 - Intro
03:25 - Background Info
09:09 - Question of the Day
10:13 - Crusader of Centy Review
27:19 - In Regards to Zelda
43:51 - On Cloning
51:24 - Summary/Conclusion
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But, how does it hold up these days? With as many traditional 2D Zelda adventures (and new ones like Breath of the Wild and it's sequel Tears of the Kingdom) to play, is it worth checking out? What about other clone games in general?
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