Capcom wasn’t the best at crediting their development teams in the ‘90s, but they at least usually did a roll with pseudonyms. Outside the music composers and the fact that the fantastic Julie Bell did the North American artwork, I can’t find information on who designed Demon’s Crest. Strangely, there are no in-game credits to Demon’s Crest.
It just gets its point across efficiently and doesn’t drag things out. Despite this, it doesn’t feel truncated or short on content. Like the previous games in the Gargoyle’s Quest series, Demon’s Crest is a pretty short game. These are necessary to get the best ending of the game, but it makes the latter half of the game feel a bit flat when your rewards are just more on top of a lot. You get your most important powers before the halfway mark, and then you’ll spend the rest of the game just getting health power-ups and inventory items. After that, it doesn’t really know what to do with you. It starts you off weak, and then it doesn’t take long before you live up to the name of Firebrand. The level design is rather routine, and it doesn’t do much that wasn’t already established in the NES and Game Boy titles that came before it. Don’t get me wrong, in terms of gameplay, it’s definitely top-shelf. As a platformer, Demon’s Crest is great, but it isn’t the best.
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