Underplayed Gems

Tasogare no Ode: Ode to the Sunset Era (1996)

Tasogare no Ode: Ode to the Sunset Era cover
Developer
Tonkin House
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)

How it feels

A modest, story-driven old-school RPG that feels like a gentle journey of meeting new companions and solving small problems as you travel from village to village.

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About

Tasogare no Ode - Ode to the Sunset Era (Koukon no Ode): Ruckert (the game's main character) is a troubadour and is on a ship, the ship was caught in a storm and shipwrecked. He wakes up on a beach of an island. He realise that he lost his instruments and decide to go to the village near the beach. As soon as he arrives he got caught in a barroom fight and after that he will start his journey and will meet some people that will join him in his adventure. To advance in the game the player will have to use different objects that he will obtain talking to some characters. The game features music institutes in the towns where Ruckert can go. As he is a musician he makes music attacks in the battle parts. The game uses 2d graphics engine and orchestral music.

Screenshots

Tasogare no Ode: Ode to the Sunset Era screenshot 1

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