Arcana (1992)
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Publisher
- HAL Laboratory, HAL America Inc
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
- Rating
- 3.5 of 5, 8 player ratings
- Where to get it
- Website
How it feels
A card-based fantasy RPG where a young hero summons elemental spirits to battle evil in a classic turn-based adventure.
classic rpgdark fantasyturn-basedcard-themedatmosphericstory-drivenretro
About
In this game you play as a young boy named Rooks. He's the only one that can save the world from the evil Galneon. With the power of the cards he begins his adventure. All of the people you fight with and against are displayed on cards. They can have an elemental attribute or not. Rooks is able to summon an elemental to aid him. He can only summon one type at a time, and he must find them before being able to summon them.
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