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One of my favorite games of all time and criminally underrated. Amazing puzzles, challenging but doable gameplay, awesome music, great narrative.... Never understood why it didn't get more attention.

Indeed, miserably underrated. Alundra hasn't aged at all, today it still feels fresh.

I played Alundra as a teenager (13 yo, now 31), and what I remember the most is the ambiance of the game, the darkness surounding the story and indeed, the feeling of accomplishment when you solve puzzles and progress through areas. I agree with you on all points. I'm from France and not many people know this wonderful game despite its originality and... to be honest, the designs, sprites and visual direction of this game still impress me today ! Thanks for the bit of nostalgia btw, this is a great video.

It has gameplay from Zelda, but the entire feel and atmosphere is completely different and unique. I still have my original playstation copy that I pop in every now and then. This game is very hard at points because of the puzzles, but a really great experience.

Wow.. this is the first actual “hidden gem” I’ve seen in like 5 years. Kind of reminds me of the ‘Oasis’ games on Sega consoles.

I am literally in the middle of a run of this right now, truly underappreciated

Alundra holds a very special place in my heart being the first Zelda-like I've ever played. Since getting it I've played it every year and with each subsequent playthrough I always seem to find something new about the game be it an exploit an Easter egg whatever it may be. Im.30 years old now and upon initially discovery I didn't really understand alot of the core themes of the game until I after I had graduated. But as time progressed I found that alot of what the game explored impacted me in ways that I could only describe as character defining for the person I've become. Loss is intrinsic to most people bit it isn't until you actually experience it first hand that you understand the full gravity of what's transpired. And in those time when you don't know what to do alotnof us turn to faith for the answers we seek. Reality is stranger then fiction and there comes a time when you have to ask your self if what you believe in is the correct path or if there ever as a path at all. Depression is a frightful thing that most people sadly cave to and I can't say that its never experienced but sadly most people do and im.no exception. Everyone has demons and monsters that they have to deal with by themselves tho and sometimes it doesn't have the intended result you wish for but in the end if it matters enough and you strive for the best possible end things can and will work out for the best. The thing that matters most at the end of the day is how you decided to carry yourself tho such adversity thats how you define your self thags what this games taught if nothing else after playing and beating it 18 times. No game past present or future makes me.feel.the same.way alundra does and im not sure there will be one that ever does again. Tl;dr This is my favorite gamr.of all time and if you're any kind of Zelda fan you owe yourself this experience at least once before you pass on

Great classic Action-Adventure. Probably everyone will "shit storm" me here....... but I always liked this game much more than Zelda: A Link to the past.. The adventure factor (solving puzzles to forward the gameplay and background storyline ) and the beautiful soundtrack were spectacular back then.

Landstalker is criminally underrated...in my head-canon it's a part of the Shining universe.

I loved this game.... As a kid I remember it being mind bendingly difficult at times... Really underrated.. Probably still in my top 10 rpgs

Nothing will ever convince me "Alundra 2" was devoloped with the intention of actually being a sequel and not just a name they slapped onto it after.

Love this game so much! This is the second game I played on the PlayStation only after Final Fantasy VII, and I remember being blown away by the 32-bit 2D graphics. To me THAT was next gen!

Something I always appreciated about workingdesigns, is that most of their games had disk art variants. Little touches like that is part of what made them special.

So much nostalgia! I was introduced to this game when I was around 12 years old. I remember it being very difficult, but also very rewarding with every mission you completed. I however ended up loaning out the game before completing it, and I would not play the game again until 2006 when I was in college. I successfully beat the game, and enjoyed it just as much then as I had previous. Good times!

Played this game a couple years ago. Fantastic. What I remember most is some hair pulling puzzles and how depressing the story is. Working designs DID tweak the gameplay and made enemies more stronger and take more hits to defeat. Also if you die a lot they give you an option to have a legendary sword that just one shots everything and if you are a completionist there is missable gilded falcon statues that lock you out of getting a weapon called the spirit wand.

Alundra was of the few games I've never fully completed and first fictional piece of media where I actually cried at the passing of a fictional character. The mature themes along with the music and the mind bending out of the box puzzles made this game truly unforgettable. And apparently, Alundra gameplay can be seen at E3 1997.

It's a shame the soundtrack didn't get as much love as I expected. I find it to have a unique sombre atmosphere throughout whilst having some catchy one's too and I come back to listen to the ost whilst walking regularly. I regard it as one of the best game sound tracks on the ps1, alongside Wild Arms 1 & FF7.

Alundra - Link to the Past (😂), was one of my favorite games as a teen. It was just the right amount of action, storytelling, and intrigue needed in the 90s. Oh, how I miss great games like this as they helped me navigate life when I was a teen. Although I can now say, don’t “sleep” on this one. However, I would never “dream” of doing so. Therefore, this is a great game that I’ll never forget. Great video and thank you for the memories!!

Me and my friends used to "UH!" every time the town music is playing. "You know what I'm saying?"- Jess.

man the overworld map theme is one of the best Ive ever heard.. and its called the wind that shook the earth. Amazing.

RIP Working Designs. Alundra was so good

We need an Alundra HD Remaster Collection!

Playing Alundra feels like being in a nightmare,.. and I'm saying this as a compliment. It gives off the vibe that I'm in a fantasy world, but everything is corrupted everyone is suffering, and the brutal difficulty in bosses and puzzles make any Zelda game looks like a child play. The part where we went on a paradise-like garden felt like it's a sweet part of a nightmare. The final dungeon felt like it's a gateway between the nightmare and the real world. And when I finally beat the game, I did feel like I won against the neverending nightmare world.

Classic game. Remember playing this in my youth, an epic adventure

Fun fact: Alundra comes with a cool map and features multiple variants to the disc art. Love the channel.

I bought this and Wild Arms around the same time from a game store, and loved them both so much. I could barely put them down.

I got it on the PS Vita. It's aged pretty well and is one of my favorite retro games on the handheld.

Always look forward and enjoy your videos. Funny enough I still own my original copy of this from when it originally came out. I go back to it every so often. Such a classic.

Alundra is great, no doubt. And worth playing through to the end. BUT there are a couple puzzles that are maddeningly difficult and require pixel precision. I could do without those.

That game looks great! Also, the outro music for your video is nostalgic for me. Thank you. :)

One of the greatest childhood gaming experiences regardless about the sequel. They were a greatest inspiration, that I so happened to name myself for the nostalgic reasons thanks to vaporwave. Thank you for making this review chief~ stay groovy as well

I (finally!) finished this game today, after being on-and-off it for 3,5 years. It´s such a good game, extremely changelling from time to time and with a storyline unlike anything I have played before. Dark, one could say. I stumpled upon the game by sheer accident. It really should get more props. Man I am glad to finally finished it though.

Nice review and reminiscing. The composer, Kohei Tanaka, didn't make music for any of the Shining games. Today, the 2 games he's actually more well known for are Gravity Rush 1 and 2.

Funnily enough, in contrast with the video, the thing that stuck with me the most from the first time I played Alundra 20 years ago is the spectacular music!

I was just cleaning up and found the old Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lion for the PS1, and I opened the case to find both the game AND Alundra inside it, and it was instantly flashbacks that made me look up for my old PS2. Back when I played it, I could not read english, so I just blindly stumbled my way around, and never got anywhere, but was always super fond of it. Can't wait to actually try and beat it xD

I remember Alundra as the gem it was id love to play it again its in thee back log. I loved the overworld exploration and discoveries you can make.

I wish there would be a HD remake of this. One of my most favourite games ever. I seem to play through it every 3 or 4 years, and its still amazing.

My very first video game I ever played! I got a used PS1, FIFA 99 and Alundra for Christmas. Incredible game that I still remember, and that Inoa village theme.

I'm playing through Alundra and a couple of things stand out to me: - Your character is hinted at having a backstory but only sometimes, there's a girl in the village who's like "why did you come back?" as if we've been in this town before, and of course how you somehow don't know what your own clan of elves can do but some random book does. Meanwhile the manual is more concerned about explaining a self-explanatory ban on idol worship. - How the dialogue mixes an attmempt at old-timey speech with very modern stuff. Like... a literal surfer bro.

I loved Alundra. I played it on release back in 1998. This game holds a special place in my heart, those damn puzzles had me stumped but i got through them, the music was so good and the bosses were so cool. I remember in those days, RPG's were a niche market as there were few of us back in the SNES days (But growing fast) and Sony USA were against releasing RPG's thinking that no one outside japan wanted to play them. Then FF7 released to the world which opened the flood gates and allowed games like Alundra, Xenogears, FF tactics, Arc the Lad to name a few, to finally get the recognition they deserved. I was grateful to companies like Working Designs for releasing some awesome titles that i think would have never seen the light of day outside japan. I miss those days, sweet memories.

You remind me the great OST and the puzzles of this game and you remind me the villain melzas omg such a good game

I could gush and gush about this game. Really. I truly believe this game isnt for everyone - but for those it is for - it must be unforgettable. Going in blind, the only other games I've had to work my brain so obtusely so often for were The Witness, The Talos Principle, and La Mulana. And I love those games. Outside of a few hiccups in design like bad luck with the roulette and enemies need about 25% less HP, its damn near the perfect game for me. My favorite part was somewhere near the end of the 3rd dream when I realized... Working Designs are not going to give you a fairy tale ending. This is not a feel good coming-of-age story like Lunar. You will not laugh in the same way as Popful Mail did. (Except for Bonaire, jebus bless.) I feel like if I write much more I'll be stan-ing this too hard, but this is almost a masterpiece of gaming and its a shame so few have played it.

This is a game I'd never heard of or seen covered prior to your video. Thanks for the video, Alundra definitely seems worthy of finding and playing. :)

I was stuck on that saints puzzle in lars crypt for ages. Couldnt figure it out back then. Used a walkthrough more then ten years later to finally get past that part.

One of my favorite games on the PS1 alongside Legend of Legaia and Brave Fencer Musashi

Great video. I _absolutely LOVE_ Alundra. The puzzles are absolutely insane, the story is very mature and the game is very lengthy. I would also add the spiritual sequel by many of the same devs, Dual Hearts. While Alundra 1 is still their best game, it is pretty decent. I would also recommend all fans of Alundra to play Prodigal (on Steam) for a more... Link's Awakening take on the Alundra formula (Alundra and LA fans will understand this). I wish more people played this game, it is a game I put in every console I can ranging from PS1, PS2, Wii U, New 3DS (yes), PSP, PS Vita and Switch. There was a time where I said the best 2D Zelda is Alundra and the best 3D Zelda was Okami. Those times are gone, but Alundra is still, to this day, one of the best games in the genre. PLEASE, Legend of Zelda fans, I implore you to give this game a shot.

I rented this game when I was around 8 years old. I really liked it, but when I thought of it recently, I couldn't remember its name. I gave up, and now your video popped up on my feed. Thanks for making this video!

Alundra has a 10/10 OST

After having played Landstalker & experiencing all of the puzzles, story, & play style, I picked this up right away & loved it. Such an amazing game!

This game was amazing to me back in the day. My mother got it for me on my birthday back when there was still the videogame store called funcoland before ebgames and gamestop. The cemetery puzzle had me for a while. It had to be really overlooked, it also shared a song on it's soundtrack that legend of legaia had. I wish the second was like it's predecessor but from this and everything else i've seen it's far from it. Thanks for bringing much needed attention to this game. It should really be ported over to the switch

U say this game doesn't get the love that it deserves, I would say the same for u and this channel. I think ur articulate n eloquent when u describe the games and ur footages are perfect and fitting. I am honestly surprised u do not have more subscribers to this channel compared to others, so having said all that I am glad I found this channel a while back ago and subscribed, keep up the good work thx.

The sign next to a lava pool saying something to the effect of "only idiots beyond this point." being dumb young kids when we played it we were stumped trying to decipher what an Eye-diot was. It wasn't until about a decade later I read the word idiot and the realisation slammed home. That and I always loved the line from one of the sailors at the beginning about the drink that would put hairs on your chest... or burn them off.

I used to have Alundra in the 1990s, and it was an amazing game. I would like to find it again to buy it.

I mainly knew about Alundra since I pretty much got all games localized by Working Designs since the Sega CD days. I remember being pretty impressed by the enemy AI, that it seemed to be a lot more intentional and strategic, and less just predictable patterns. And I do remember the puzzles being moderately challenging though it didn't seem to be much harder than older adventure games I'd played, and the logic of the puzzles made more sense. A lot of fond memories of this game even though I only played through it once or twice. Glad to see more people finding out about it and learning that it's apparently aged pretty well.

I played this game years ago and I just recently found out it has a whole portal based fast travel system that I never found. I miss little things like that in games.

Man I love alundra I still have my orginal copy of it but I dont have a ps1, I'm glad there are still fans that remember this game

I had it on PSP!!! I remember I needed a guide to solve some of the tougher puzzles.

Excellent video. Loved this game. The somber story hits hard.

Currently playing again on my steam deck, still so good.

Tnis game is immensely underrated. I got this game when it first came out and although I lost the case I still have the original disc. This game means the world to me, the story was awesome and dark and every mission felt like life or death for the people of the village, I was always so upset that at the fact you can't save everyone. The puzzles were brutal but as you said they felt rewarding for solving them. Landscaper and the shining force games are my other favourite games so to hear them referenced was lovely. I didn't like link to the past but I adore Alundra. I still play it to this day, Kodaly on emulator though because I need them save states for those tricky jumps! It's hard to pick a best moment in a game filled with so much grief. But killing the Murrg always felt so good because I hate them damn monkrys so much especially for what they did to the miners.

That first boss battle was tough. You have to fight a huge blob enemy that splits into smaller blobs and you have a very small battlefield. Also the boss is in that mans dream. After a few hits he split into 4 medium sized mini bosses. Each one of those spits into 4 blobs that you have to defeat. The best way to beat him is to simply focus on 1 of those mini bosses until he becomes 4 enemies and defeat those to keep the battlefield easy to avoid taking damage from them. As you take them down 1 by 1 until the boss is defeated and you can progress in the story.

I played this game back in high school (mid 2000s) and man, this game is such an underrated gem that it’s truly criminal.

The soundtrack is the best part of this game! so memorable 💗💗

This games soundtrack shall always be my favorite among the plethora of game i have played in my 25 years. Nothing will ever top it.

I was late to this one having first played it in 2017, but it is one of my favorite games of all time. I never would have guessed the best Zelda-like has been hiding around for over 2 decades.

Spent my spring break in college 2006 playing this game. 18 hours a day, for 7 straight days. Finished everything except that damn roulette game. Never could get that last falcon.

I loved playing this when I was a kid, I still have the original black label with the large art book/instruction manual. Cool to see it's selling for around 200 on Ebay now. No way in hell I'd sell it or any other of my PSX classics. :) This game is amazing.

Thanks for the great video. Ya I played and completed Alundra. I was a fan of Working Designs especially after playing Dragon Force on the Saturn. I remember finishing Wild Arms on the PS1 then Albert Odyssey on the Saturn then somehow this came up .. Overall it was fun.

I love this game a lot. I think going into peoples dreams is what made me like it the most. I played this game when I was 9 years old and beat it. It was difficult but very rewarding. I then replayed it when I was 23 and some of the puzzles were so difficult I had to look up guides online. I thought to myself how the heck did I beat this when I was 9 without having internet access. Meias dream was probably my favorite level because it was a nice change of pace, developed the story further and the music was perfect for that dream.

Alundra and Terranigma are two of my all time favourite games and I would love for both of them to get a remaster.

This is probably on of my favorite games that I've never actually finished, as I always stop for some reason, then forget were I was, and have to start over. I did recently discover the "Un-Working Designs" version, and this may have been part of the issue, as it fixes the games difficulty that was increased when brought to the west. Why do companies do s**t like that, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I never had a PS1 and I’ve never heard of this game, but now I hope I play it some day. I’m interested for sure.

The puzzles definitely reminded me more of lufia 2. Great take!

I distinctly remember getting to basically the end of this game, but getting stuck on the puzzle and not being able to figure out what the hell to do. Awesome game, but puzzles were a bit cryptic IMO. Can you review Alundra 2 next please?

I used to play alundra 2 and that princess alexia was my first ingame love

I remember there was 4 cd physical options for this one. The CD art change. working designs always did a wonderfull work. 🙂👍

One of my greatest regrets growing up was never getting this game. I asked for it for Xmas, Birthdays, and I never got it. I only rented it a few times at the local Blockbuster and loved it to no end, but I was never able to finish it. Later through emulation i was able to play more of it, but at that point i had access to soooooo many other games, my attention span couldnt handle it. Definitely need to revisit this.

One of my favourite games, completed it more times than I can remember.

Man, I doubt think I've ever heard of this game before, but it looks sweet! The pixel art looks great! It's not very bright and colorful, but there's a ton of detail that makes it awesome!

I will not forget this game as I was stuck at some point in the game and cant solve a certain puzzle. It took me a week after solving it though i cant remember if i was given the solution or was given a hint by a friend. But yeah it was rewarding when i beat the game. Its a shame i already forgot the plot of the game but will be happy to go at it again

I was not aware that thia game had the same music composer as the Shining Force games, but that is awesome considering the fact that those are aone of my favourite games on the Genesis!💖

This brought some of the best memories I love this game so much

I rented the game as a kid. I actually like it more than the Zelda series, because of the puzzles, the great story, and the vast world. It also had a tone that appealed to me. Just a great game. Never could find the game for purchase at the time. But I totally would have.

This was a fantastic game. A great group of local villagers that made you care about the town and root for them, and the puzzles were just the perfect amount of challenge. I wish I still had this game, but that was back at a time where you would finish a game, take it in and trade it for a new game. Still remember how much I loved this game though. The werewolf story’s end made me so sad, really made you feel like the loss in this game was real

I asked mom and dad to get this for me as a kid, solely from the box art and I wasn’t disappointed. It felt so epic at the time. One of my favorite PlayStation games. Too bad I don’t own it anymore…

I've never heard of this game, and it looks so good! I'll have to look into it more

I remember picking this game up with resident evil 2 great times :D

Winter/Christmas 1997, nostalgia bring me with you!

I sadly never could find a copy of Alundra, but I always wanted to play it. I had a playstation demo disc that had the trailer for Alundra and I thought it looked amazing!

I loved this game as a kid, but the thing that has stuck with me the most throughout my life from this game is easily the soundtrack. The Black Angel Come Forth is one of the most intense and threatening pieces of music I've ever heard in my life, and is easily one of the best boss themes ever made IMO. Kline's Dream is one of the most wintery sounding pieces of music ever written, despite featuring a Phrygian section, which most would associate with deserts and not snowscapes. And the Zazzan boss theme! It's such a shame it only plays during that stupidly easy boss fight. To this day I don't get why Zazzan got his own special boss theme, but it's one of the best pieces in the soundtrack. Just flawless execution musically, even down to the "UHH!!!" in the Inoa Village theme. The entire soundtrack is done in a very orchestral/common-practice style with the extreme dramatic flair, and it just really manages to leave a mark that stays on you forever. It just all feels so BIG and has so much OOMPH. I think there are quite a few soundtracks that don't get their due from the PS1 era, and Alundra is top of that list for me. It's just full of so much nuance and subtlety while still being extremely punchy and catchy.

"Nightmare on the elm street" but as horror epic fantasy adventure instead of a horror 80's b-movie. When i played it for the first time i was terrified to go out of the house every morning. Because i just knew that something bad happened with the villagers again.

One of my main criticisms with the game is the lack of an accessible in game map. What I mean by that is that if you go to the hint lady they will show you a map of where you need to go, however, there is no way to access the map outside of that.

Loved this game. Been looking for a way to replay it for years.

Alundra had a killer soundtrack, too

I picked this up way back when. Had a lot of fun with it!

Happy to see you cover my favourite Zelda ALttP that isnt Zelda ALttP title from my childhood. Looking for the physical game these days now that I have managed to get a hold of a Ps1 :D

I have alundra! And for me anyway, it's incredibly hard puzzle wise. I love this game but feel stupid cause I just have a wicked hard time with puzzles.

I'm playing it. Got my copy up to this day. Alundra is one of a kind. VGs resorted too much on solving through fight. Alundra put that balance back, yet spoiled players will consider it boring. It's a must play title. For Zelda and non-Zelda fans.

I loved Alundra! The puzzles were brutal but so satisfying. It's true that pixel art from that era has aged beautifully while those early polygons look so nasty by comparison.