*Contain spoilers* Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is not a new game for me, having owned the original game since the early 90's. I've always enjoyed the game, even more so than Wonder Boy in Monster Land which I always found too punishing and rewarding secrets too much. The game itself is good, even by today standards. However I wish they would modernized the combat slightly, making it more responsive. This remake is no difference and is definitely an enjoyable experience, but I must admit I didn't find the additions to be enjoyable. Charm dungeons were either way too easy/short or relied on annoying/tedious mechanics too create challenges. A design choice I've always found lazy. Hard mode added various changes around the game that didn't make much difference, except two places. One 100% game on normal and another completed game on hard mode, resulting in 100% completion in achievements, in less than 8 hours is not really a lot of content for the price compared to that of other games. There is another difficulty options which I again think belongs in the tedious category and I have absolutely no desire to go through it. TL;DR: I don't believe the full price is justifiable, even for new players, since the game is lacking in the content department and other games offer more and that includes games in the same category.
