The Story of King Aress
The Story of King Aress is a turn-based strategy game taking place in the world of Elenes. Players take control of Aress, who, on his 16th birthday, wakes up in hopes of getting a surprise from his father…
The Story of King Aress is a strategy developed by Gust, released 18 March 1994 on PC-9800 Series.
What The Story of King Aress is
The Story of King Aress is a strategy game developed by Gust and released in 1994. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Story of King Aress is a turn-based strategy game taking place in the world of Elenes. Players take control of Aress, who, on his 16th birthday, wakes up in hopes of getting a surprise from his father Rudolph Adfral, but finds only a letter informing him that he is actually the son of a king and was taken into custody in order to protect him from harm. Having brought up and taught Aress for 16 years, his adoptive father ends the letter by telling Aress that he's free to choose his fate when he becomes the king. Aress goes out on an adventure with his two friends to claim the throne and restore his home country.
What it launched against
The Story of King Aress launched on 18 March 1994, within three weeks of Super Metroid, Final Fantasy III, FINAL FANTASY VI and X-COM: UFO Defense.
Released around the same time: Super Metroid, Final Fantasy III, FINAL FANTASY VI, X-COM: UFO Defense.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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