Lost Power is a very typical mid-80s RPG since the dungeon crawling hack-and-slash gameplay itself is pretty straightforward, but has a high concept that allows the player to fill in the narrative gaps. The presentation is also noteworthy as most of the visuals are simple but the enemy portraits are very well done, and even seeing the undie-clad muscleman slowly transform into a ferocious monster is its own particular reward.
The game was developed by Winkysoft, who mostly put out PC software through the 80s. They later worked on an assortment of anime properties through the 90s, with their real wheelhouse being the extremely popular Super Robot Wars series and continued to make them all the way through their bankruptcy in 2016. They are also developed the shockingly decent arcade beat-em-up series Denjin Makai.
Cover Art:
Screenshots:
