Meru Purana (1996)

Developer: Gust
Publisher: Gust, Koei Tecmo
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

Playing feels like carefully assembling and directing a small fantasy squad through deliberate, choice-based tactical battles.

tacticalmethodicalfantasysquad-basedmeasured pacingdecision-drivenmoderate difficulty

About

Meru Purana is a mix between an strategy game and a RPG where the player controls a group of characters. The player will have to decide the components of each battle group, and the possible actions and choices of commands in battle.

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