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This is a remake of the classic Korean RPG Romancia with improved graphics and mouse support. You are cast as a dashing prince who sets out to rescue the princess of the kingdom from the hands of an evil dragon. Gameplay is a mixture of 2D side-scrolling action with RPG elements as you can equip weapons, chat with NPCs and receive quests which usually involve going from the town to the dungeons and retrieving an item or slaying a specific monster. It simplified the RPG mechanics of Xanadu, such as removing the character customization and simplifying the numerical statistics into icons, and emphasized faster-paced platform action, with a strict 30-minute time limit. The action took place entirely in a side-scrolling view rather than switching to a separate overhead combat screen like its predecessor. These changes made Romancia more like a side-scrolling action-adventure game. The remake features (besides updated graphics) a save-anywhere feature, an arrange mode which includes hints and game history, new MIDI music, a narration mode with clues and commentary at the top of the screen, and an artwork gallery that includes both original as well as newly made artwork for the game. It also comes with a hardcover artwork book of more than 100 pages and the original PC88 game is included. |
