Benkei Gaiden (1989)
- Developer
- Tokyo Design Center
- Publisher
- SUNSOFT
- Platforms
- Wii, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG)
How it feels
A Famicom overhead RPG set in feudal Japan with fantasy overtones, random battles, and dense Japanese text menus.
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About
Set in a sort of old Japan with fantasy overtones, Benkei Gaiden is a standard overhead RPG. Battle scenes are random and turn based (with quite a nice bit of music), and the game relies very heavily on Japanese text based menu systems.
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