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-The dude who had the shield before me was Uther. The chunky German kid from the Simpsons?
-Merlin: Hold out your hand. I want to spit in it. Im an old man so you have to let me.
-Ok, so it now deflects projectiles if I block at the exact moment of impact. Eh. Blocking sounds easier overall so Ill still to that, thanks.
-Ooh theres a shop here. Suddenly all those coins Ive been picking up make sense!
-I talk to Gwen on the edge of town and shes decided to help and stay guard. Cool ok guess Ill go fight Morgana myself but make sure the coffee shop has good protection.
-Im half tempted to grind the earlier levels again to get the money I need, but honestly Im not sure how much that one extra health or one extra magic is going to help. And then theres a fourth item that says faster health recovery but I dont think I can actually recover health? I just buy the one extra life because thats huge and then move on. I can always come back if I get the sweet sweet cash.
-Oh Im in the castle already! This might not take all that long.
-New enemy is a knight statue that doesnt move at all and just stabs downward. I think the chandelier above him is a trap so he actually hits me twice while Im looking at the not trap chandelier. Doh.
-There is an actual trap chandelier like I was expecting, but one screen over. I jump into it by accident and it's an instant death. Yep, that tracks.
-Gawain: Look at what Morgana has done to this place. It is a shell of its former glory The interior decorating is all WRONG! How dare she move the side tables to the other side of the room!
-Wow this reflective shield is a game changer. A lot of my deaths came around pits, and sort of timing a jump over a projectile while avoiding a different enemy coming in for a hit. With the shield, I can pretty easily kill any projectile shooting enemy now from safely across the screen.
-Yeah this nerfs things a lot. I defeat this whole levels losing only one life (due to the aforementioned stupidity).
-The boss is kind of fun, but easy. Its a dragon thing that shoots fireballs at you and you just need to reflect them back. Theres a beam attack it uses too that you can block, but it is pretty easy to fall down once you hear the audio cue so it cant hit you.
-I have enough to buy an extra heart container. I might just grind this level for a while and boost myself up as high as I can because this level is super easy and shouldnt take more than 10 minutes or so at a time.
-The game crashes my next time through the level, which I assume is a sign not to do it. I beat it one extra time so I have enough to get the extra bit of magic and then I'll move on.

Time Played: Probably 2 hours, including all the deaths and restarts (mostly on level 1, strangely enough)
High Score: Well I've got two of the six secret things I need to buy the double damage upgrade. I'll count that as the high score.
Beaten? Probably about halfway there.
Grade: Actually, maybe a 6. This is crazy old school but I am a sucker for HARD games. I like the challenge and this one definitely isn't afraid to get mean. The movement is a bit slow for my liking, and honestly the bosses are a bit underwhelming. But it definitely isn't bad.
Favorite Part So Far: When I fell in an instant death pit two screen in, got back to the screen and fell right into the very next pit. It was a very "oh wait this game is for real" kind of moment.