GameCritics: The Dark Spire Review

GC: "Having been a card-carrying RPG nerd for over two decades, I can count on one hand the number of console and handheld RPGs that were nearly too difficult to finish. Seventh Saga confounded me for years (I finally sat down and finished it a few years back), Phantasy Star II's first person dungeons made me insane, the Cave to Rhone segment in Dragon Warrior II nearly gave me a stroke, and...that's about it. Sure there are side quests that are insanely difficult (or extraneous challenges like beating Star Ocean II's Indelacio with the limiter off) but when it comes to core game experiences, I've not run into many RPGs that I couldn't handle. I can now add another entry to the "very difficult" list." -