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PAL: Shinken Densetsu

PAL is in most ways a traditional Japanese-style role-playing game. The player orders each character in battle, choosing attacks, items, and techniques. Equipment upgrades are represented as scrolls, and…

25 April 1997

PAL: Shinken Densetsu is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Fill-in-Cafe, released 25 April 1997 on PlayStation.

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What PAL: Shinken Densetsu is

PAL: Shinken Densetsu is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Fill-in-Cafe and released in 1997. It was published by Tohoku Shinsha. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One rainy day, a shy young girl named Kaoru was walking home from school. Near her house, she found a puppy abandoned in a box. She rescued the puppy, naming him "Pal", and cared for him dearly. However, not long after, the prophet Nostradamus, having waited hundreds of years searching for the one who will finally make his predictions come true, has finally found the one he's been seeking. It just so happens that this person is none other than Pal's owner, Kaoru. Nostradamus sends his servants, who kidnap Kaoru, leaving Pal all alone. The Seven Gods of Luck, taking pity on Pal, grant him a rare gift: a Fruit of Evolution. Eating it, Pal transforms into a human. Together with Kaoru's…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

PAL: Shinken Densetsu launched on 25 April 1997, within three weeks of Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Doom 64 and Jonah Lomu Rugby.

Released around the same time: Star Fox 64, Shadow Warrior, Doom 64, Jonah Lomu Rugby.

Official trailer

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When did PAL: Shinken Densetsu come out?
PAL: Shinken Densetsu was released on 25 April 1997 for PlayStation.

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