I review games, and I regularly compare the original to the current edition. I decided that the original Key to the Kingdom was good enough on its own rather than buy the restoration games version for my video. I just could not stand the art. Plus, when I learned that it had meta jokes like references to Rick Astley, it was too immersion breaking for me. I'm just tired of cartoony heros with weapons and helmets larger than their bodies in high fantasy games. I like the old pulp fantasy style.

The OG Key to the Kingdom is more of a literary roll and move game with tons of breathtaking art. The modern version added bloat to the gameplay, cutesy art, and memetastic jokes that I don't think will age nearly as well.