I played this game as a kid and it wasn't that bad for its time, really. It's fairly difficult though. Limited number of saves, lot of easy ways to die, etc. so you may find yourself needing to restart due to not having any saves left or running out of resources. One thing you can do is write down spells you learn and input them via the spell rune entry system when starting a new game so you can have access to powerful magic right away, although since the game does have leveling and stats you may not be able to use much of it before you run out of mana.