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Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book

Small tales add up to create a history that is all your own. Your mission is to seize the key of fate and build the history of this land. Lunatic Dawn - Passage of the Book is a non-linear RPG in which you can…

1 March 1997

Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Artdink, released 1 March 1997 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book is

Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Artdink and released in 1997. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your adventure takes place on a vast continent inspired by medieval Europe, Japan, and China. This world is governed by the four forces of Order, Chaos, Good, and Evil. Your actions will affect the balance of these forces and the future of this world. You are a free adventurer. Go to an inn and select your quest. From simple tasks like shopping and delivery to extermination and escort, and even smuggling. Depending on how you choose to live, you could become a great hero or a great villain, saving the world from darkness or helping to destroy it.
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How it plays

Its themes are fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book launched on 1 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and NBA ShootOut '97.

Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, NBA ShootOut '97.

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When did Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book come out?
Lunatic Dawn: Passage of the Book was released on 1 March 1997 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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