[Gameboy?][2005] old game, rpg or jrpg. your character was top down, you could swing your weapon like in stardew valley, the character had different tools.
Platform(s): Not sure as I played on emulator that my brother showed me.
Genre: RPG
Estimated year of release: 2005
Graphics/art style: Goldens sun/ stardew valley
Notable characters: I believe the character has spikey hair
Notable gameplay mechanics: The character could use different weapons, like sword, axe, pickaxe to attack or destroy obstacles.
Other details: I don't recall the console sorry, however it looked maybe newer than game boy advanced games but older than ps1.
I remember the character being on the side of a mountain, and there being a large stone gate in the mountain.
You would clear one area of the map then load in to the next area.
u/Kvorev — 7 days ago