Underplayed Gems

Great Greed (1993)

Great Greed cover
Publisher
Namco
Platforms
Game Boy
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
2.8 of 5, 3 player ratings

How it feels

An RPG that ditches menus for real-time button-press combat, making every fight feel immediate and reactive.

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About

This RPG breaks from the normal formula in a few respects. The battle system does not use any menus, switching all commands to simple button pushes. A being attack, B for dodge, Start will run and the D-Pad is shortcuts to certain spells. The combat is also live, in the sense that if you take too long to complete your turn, your opponent will attack again.

Screenshots

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