Underplayed Gems

Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia (1996)

Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia cover
Developer
SystemSoft
Publisher
Agetec, ASCII Entertainment, HAMSTER, Toshiba-EMI
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Strategy

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How it feels

A measured, hex-grid tactics game where careful planning of monster summons and tower control matters more than speed or spectacle.

turn-basedtacticalmethodicalstrategic depthgrid-baseddeliberate pacingfantasy settinganime-styled

About

Masters of Monsters is an anime, turn bases strategy / combat game. You have the option of Story Mode, Single Map Mode, or VS Mode. You choose one of the Disciples of Gaia. The alignment of the Disciple (Law, Neutral, and Chaos) determines what type of creatures you can summon. The goal is to capture and control towers and to summon / build up / replace your monsters as you combat your opponent on a hex grid / turn based map. In Story mode you play as Iros and have the aid of one of the Disciples where you have to fight the other Disciples and your goal is to defeat Gaia, the once “protector” of the world turned evil.

Screenshots

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