Farland Story is the first in the row of successful Japanese strategy RPG games released in 1993. Farland Story consists entirely of battles (save cut scenes and the ability to shop if you are near a town after a battle). During battles, you move Arc and his party over the terrain, and attack when there are enemies in range. The party consists of different classes - knights attack with swords, archers specialize in long-ranged combat, priestesses heal, etc. Every attack leads to a counter-attack, from the enemy's side as well as from yours. You gain experience points for every attack, and can level up in the middle of a battle.
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Game Review - originally written by Spinner 8
This is part one of a series of strategy RPGs that is really, really big, spanning just about every single console and computer system imaginable. And, of course, you have never seen or heard of it. It's just not fair, you know? Well Farland Story here can with much certainly be called the Easiest Strategy RPG Ever. The enemy AI doesn't seem like it's all there, you're always more powerful than your enemies (and you usually outnumber them) and Alicia, your healer, can heal any party member once per turn, without any loss of MP or other somesuch.
Yet, I still managed to get slaughtered in the third mission. Those Casters are freaking bastards.
Anyways, it's a really fun game to play, whether you like these sort of games or not.. It's not some kind of hardcore Tactics Ogre kind of game, it's just nice and fun. And isn't that what it's all about, kids?
This is part one of a series of strategy RPGs that is really, really big, spanning just about every single console and computer system imaginable. And, of course, you have never seen or heard of it. It's just not fair, you know? Well Farland Story here can with much certainly be called the Easiest Strategy RPG Ever. The enemy AI doesn't seem like it's all there, you're always more powerful than your enemies (and you usually outnumber them) and Alicia, your healer, can heal any party member once per turn, without any loss of MP or other somesuch.
Yet, I still managed to get slaughtered in the third mission. Those Casters are freaking bastards.
Anyways, it's a really fun game to play, whether you like these sort of games or not.. It's not some kind of hardcore Tactics Ogre kind of game, it's just nice and fun. And isn't that what it's all about, kids?