Underplayed Gems

Eternal Melody (1996)

Eternal Melody cover
Developer
Starlight Marry
Publisher
Media Works
Platforms
Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genres
Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel

How it feels

A slow-burning fantasy journey where careful planning of training schedules and turn-based board game battles drives progress through a strange otherworldly adventure.

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About

Main character is a normal high school student who gets into an accident at the construction site. Instead of dying he finds himself in a strange world. There he learns that he needs to find a powerful artifact in order to return to his world. However, there are also other contestants for the treasure as it can help to conquer the world. Will protagonist return to his world safely? The primary objective of this game is to plan training schedules for yourself and the four members of your party, including you, to strengthen them. You must win several board game battles that occur during the journey. Additionally, by forming close bonds with the girls you recruit as allies, you can receive a confession of love from them in the ending (if you fail to build a good rapport with any party member, you will receive a confession from one of the rival characters, Kyle, Remit, or Iris). These romantic elements are secondary objectives. There are a total of 27 different endings in the game. This game can be considered a precursor to MediaWorks' Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku Series.

Screenshots

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