Necromancer (1988)

Developer

Hudson Soft

Publisher

Hudson Soft, Konami

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Wii U, PlayStation Portable

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)

How it feels

An obscure late-80s fantasy RPG with a darker horror undercurrent beneath its retro JRPG trappings.

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About

Necromancer, originally released as Jaseiken Necromancer is a fantasy role-playing video game. It was released first only in Japan for the PC Engine, but saw a later release for the Wii and Wii U Virtual Consoles, the latter being released worldwide. The Wii U release was when the game received its localized title, but the game itself is still only in Japanese.

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