Underplayed Gems

Magna Carta Portable (2006)

Magna Carta Portable cover
Developer
Softmax
Publisher
Banpresto
Platforms
PlayStation Portable
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)

How it feels

A turn-based fantasy RPG that rewards precise timing within its methodical combat flow.

story-drivenfantasymethodicalskill-basedslow-burn

About

This is a handheld port of the Playstation 2 game named Magna Carta: Tears of Blood. However unlike it's PS2 main version, this PSP port was only released in Japan. Magna Carta: Tears of Blood is a Korean-made RPG in Japanese style, and a sequel to Phantom of Avalanche; it is set in the same world and has the same protagonist. The game's combat system is turn-based at core, but requires the player to press buttons in a rapid succession and with precise timing to execute attacks. The characters can store up energy to unleash a stronger attack later. Using the technique named Carta, they can also perform various special moves which are based on elemental affinities.

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