AD&D Eye of the Beholder - SNES

Played for: 20 minutes

After seeing AD&D and TSR in the opening screens, I pretty much knew what to expect.  Screen-by-screen hardcore RPG.  That's pretty much what I got.  Making characters was pretty strightforward, though still fun.  Pick a slot, pick a race, pick a class, pick a picture, roll your stats.  Standard AD&D stuff.  The opening cinematics were a surprise.. they were actually fairly cinematic.  Nice graphics, some surprising animations.

Then you get stuck in the sewers, left to fend for yourself.  I started using the SNES mouse, since it seemed like it would play easier, but I don't know if the emulator doesn't recognize a second button or what, but I just couldn't figure out how to attack, so I almost died from sitting there in front of a basic goblin trying to figure it out.  All it would do when I clicked on my weapon was unequip it!  Finally switched to the controller, gained the use of multiple buttons, and figured it out.

The music sets a good mood, but gets a little repetitive by the time you're lost and just wandering around.  The graphics in general have really nice details and shading.

I'm not huge on these games in the first place, so I'm not too into it, but for what it is, it seems pretty good.  Standard, but good.  I'm not sure how this would differ from any other AD&D game that exists, other than maybe some slightly different story.  I stopped when I realized I had looped around and ended up back where I was.  I'm not about to start drawing maps.

Hit it or Quit it?
Quit it.  Fun enough for what it is, just not my type of game.