The first game from tri-Ace released on the Super Famicon published by Enix. A huge scale role playing game with beautiful graphics and sound that were impossible on the regular Super Famicon, that includes skills, talents, special move system, item creation, private action and full motion active battles.
Role-playing (RPG)AdventureActionScience fictiontime travelmagic2djrpgcookingtime manipulationspaceshipmultiple endingsleveling upvoice actingshoppingnon-player characterSuper Famicom
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Character
Earnest, epic, grave and plot-driven.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Super Famicom
- Developer
- tri-Ace
- Publisher
- Enix
- Released
- July 19, 1996
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 22 ratings.
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