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The Essence of ‘Zelda’
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 01/24/2021
“Knightin’+” is the commercial evolution of the Flash game, “Knightin’,” which was originally released as a free demo on Newgrounds. Developed by the one-man Ukrainian Indie, Muzt Die Studios, “Knightin’s” aim – whether in its free Flash incarnation or its cheap Steam incarnation – is to capture the essence of early Action/Adventure games as exemplified by Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda.” And with Nintendo no longer ‘held back’ by its hardware, top-down, traditional, official ‘Zelda’ games are off the table (except when considering the endless stream of remakes). As a fan of these traditional Action/Adventure titles, I’m always on the look-out for Indie games that are stimulating in the same ways. While “Knightin” does successfully capture the …