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Cris Tales

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Role-playing (RPG)AdventureIndie
This love letter to classic JRPGs layers its turn-based combat with a clever temporal twist. Players can view the past, present, and future simultaneously, allowing for strategic manipulation of enemies and the environment. The stunning hand-drawn art and focus on narrative choice create a memorable experience, even if the combat occasionally stumbles into familiar genre pitfalls.

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To stop the Time Empress and rewrite the future of the land, you will embark on a harrowing journey across the kingdoms, meeting and recruiting powerful allies to aid in the fight. Master their abilities and Crisbell’s unique Time Magic to overcome mighty foes: send them into the past to face their weaker, younger selves; to the future where they’ve succumbed to all the damage of a poison applied in the present; or create your own strategies in this one-of-a-kind combat system. Your choices in this world will have far-reaching consequences for everyone you meet. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play!

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A side-scrolling adventure where you, as Anne, must navigate a world of forgotten objects, solving puzzles and making choices that shape the narrative, echoing Cris Tales' focus on story-driven gameplay.

Why recommended

  • Criteria — Strong Story driven by dialogue choices and character interactions within a world of lost souls.
  • Side-scrolling perspective with a focus on exploration and environmental puzzles.
  • Thematically similar to Cris Tales, with a heavy emphasis on narrative and adventure elements.
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Why recommended

  • Criteria — Adventure elements are central, with a focus on exploration and discovery.
  • Single-player experience with a focus on a narrative journey.
  • The game's action-adventure gameplay shares a similar thematic tone to Cris Tales.
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Embark on an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology, with a strong narrative inspired by Journey to the West, offering a similar fantasy setting and adventure focus as Cris Tales.

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