[FC] Ys (1987)

How:
Came to know about it through the extensive HG101 article. Gave it a try and found the gameplay lightheartedly fun.
Pros:
- Fun and light action RPG
- Painless level grinding
- Very nice graphics for the most part
- Amazing music by Yuzo Koshiro
- Can save the game at any time
Cons:
- Boss fights are either frustratingly difficult or excessively easy
- Total lack of magic and such
- Almost no economy at all, gold quickly reaches the maximum allowed and has no use
- Some areas can be utterly confusing (the caves, the mirror maze)
- Very small world, with just two towns, three dungeons, and just a few items