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ultrafilter posted:It's hard to appreciate now, but rescuing the princess after the first dungeon was a huge departure from the standard approach to gaming at the time. In pretty much every other game to date with a captured princess, rescuing her was the win condition. The only exception I can think of is Dragon Quest, and there it's still a major quest line that'll take you about halfway through the game. Having that over and done with an hour into the game made it really clear that this was something new. Actually, in Dragon Warrior rescuing the princess is technically optional; the only requirement for beating the game is to defeat the DragonLord. Rescuing the princess is the game's only sidequest. The only thing you get for rescuing the princess is the item that helps you locate Erdrick's Token. The token can be found without it by trial and error, prior knowledge of its location from a previous playthrough, or using a FAQ. Failure to rescue her results in a slightly different ending that mentions your bachelorhood (and no "But thou must!"). You can even do both things simultaneously by rescuing the princess and then killing the DragonLord before taking her back to her castle. The DragonLord will actually have additional dialogue thanking you for bringing his bride to him, saving him the trouble of fetching her from the dungeon himself. Personally, I don't rescue her; she's kinda obnoxious.
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MagusofStars posted:IIRC, the castle you need to deliver her to is also the only save point in the entire game. So if you're going for that extra DragonLord dialogue, you're basically doing the remainder of the game as an Ironman run. The princess is literally just a few steps out of the way on the run from Tantegel to Charlock. You have to walk right by her cell just to get through the Swamp Cave. It's a two minute detour to grab her then keep going to the DragonLord. You're making it sound like you're going to have to grind/quest for hours after freeing her or something.
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