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Much of the game consists of dull combat and boring puzzles.
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It’s an isometric adventure game, which combines the awkward diagonal movement of games like Sega’s Landstalker, with the sluggish movement of cinematic action games like Prince of Persia. This is an awesome premise, but unfortunately it’s ruined more or less immediately after the introduction. Kish takes matters into her own hands, frees herself, grabs a sword from one of the fallen warriors, and then begins her own escape. A rescue team is sent after her, but all of them are killed before they can fulfill their mission. You control the princess Kish Lim Mihsa, who has been abducted by the demon lord and is kept chained in a dungeon for use as a sacrifice.
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The “damsel in distress” trope has been used in fiction since time immemorial, so it’s refreshing that the PC Engine title Götzendiener (which means “idol worshipper” in German) flips in on its head.
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