Back on the NES, the third chapter was my favorite. However, in this new version, much of the tension has been eased off, and somehow, earning the money goes from being a fun adventure to being annoying and tedious.

The first chapter seems to have suffered the least from this drop in difficulty (since it wasn't that bad to begin with), and it's both fairly straightforward and fun. It was disappointing when Healie called out to me in the well cave (in the original, either you found him or you didn't, but had the opportunity to find out about him again when you met the soldier in the tower). They've just dumbed down the gameplay.