Underplayed Gems

Growlanser Generations (2004)

Growlanser Generations cover
Developer
Career Soft
Publisher
Working Designs
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 4 player ratings

How it feels

A deliberate, story-rich tactical RPG experience where commanding your party through moral choices and strategic battles unfolds across dozens of hours with branching consequences.

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About

Growlanser Generations marks the first time this Turn-Based Strategy RPG series made it to the States. Growlanser Generations is a compilation of 2 games from the series, Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness. Growlanser Generations can give RPG fans over 60 hours of gameplay between the two games as well as multiple endings so pure RPG fans can play through a few different ways to try to see them all. In combat, the player controls each party member by giving them orders in the beginning of each turn. Each game also includes an auto-battle feature which will let the computer fight your battles for you.

What players say

A two-game tactical-RPG bundle and one of Working Designs' final localizations, valued for deep strategy, branching stories and the studio's signature quirky writing; appreciated mainly by SRPG diehards and collectors rather than as a breakout cult hit.

Screenshots

Growlanser Generations screenshot 1

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