Kareu no Tame ni Kane wa Naru - review

Here's a blast from the past - a Cubed3 review of Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (or, in English, For the Frog the Bell Tolls) for the original Game Boy:

It's hard to figure out why this never received a Western release back in its day. Perhaps the reception in its home turf was deemed too lukewarm, or maybe the battle system was too unconventional to fit Western tastes, or maybe the overall humour was hard to relate to (there is a large amount of puns on purely Japanese things). Or maybe it's a combination of all the aforementioned reasons; maybe the very fact that it was a RPG hampered its release, like so many other Nintendo-developed RPGs, such as Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima, Eiji Aonuma's first title as director for the Super Famicom, which suffered the same fate and could be likened to this one in terms of originality and resemblance to Zelda. Nevertheless, this little Game Boy game paved the way for Link's Awakening and is an important part of Nintendo's history of bringing great experiences in handheld form. It plays well as a portable RPG, is enjoyable in short or long sessions, and reflects the same level of quality as other contemporary R&D 1 releases. It's a must-play piece of Nintendo history.

Read the full review in the source link below!