Dungeon Fighter Quest Hunter

Despite having a history spanning decades, this game doesn't have much of a tale to tell.
The adventure centers on Ares Toraernos, a young warrior who finds himself lost in a labyrinthine spire deep within the subterranean kingdom of Vittoria.
His only interests are survival and escape.
Dungeon Fighter Quest Hunter isn't without its charms, though.
There's an endearing roadrunner and coyote dynamic between the protagonist and his nemesis Dela Delon,
a vengeful sorceress who spends most of her time falling into pits. It's a game largely bereft of narrative, almost happily so.
Falcom seems more than content to thrust old school dungeon crawling squarely into center stage.
Traipsing through mazes in search of the next staircase is the primary focus.
However, the journey to the surface isn't as simple as it sounds.
As one might expect, the tower is teeming with monsters, traps, and pitfalls.
The treacherous setting is almost the principal character of this yarn.
Dungeon Fighter Quest Hunter is difficult, but unlike the original, it's not challenging for the wrong reasons.
While nearly identical in most respects, massive improvements have been made to the camera controls.
Both versions share a top-down perspective.
The hero is positioned in the center of the screen and can move forward, backward, and side to side using the control pad.
Turning to the right or left is handled with the shoulder buttons, which actually pivot the world around the character.
The design initially seems clumsy and odd, though it's never as bewildering as it was back in the day.
The original game rapidly transitioned from one perspective to the next in a jarring fashion, whereas the remake has a clear twisting animation.
This is definitely the version you want to play.
Again, Brandish: Dark Revenant is all about surviving long enough to find your way to the next staircase, and there are a myriad of traps, foes,
and puzzles along the way to prevent you from achieving that goal.