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Role-playing (RPG)

Brandish

Nihon Falcom · Koei

3.5/5Friday, October 25, 199134.8 years ago

Release

Friday, October 25, 1991

Player score

70/100

Platform families

1

Connected releases

1

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Inside Brandish

What it is

The game is an action RPG, a dungeon crawler with plenty of creatures to defeat and many weapons, armor, and other treasure to collect. You can also use magic spells. The camera rotates automatically according to your movements. You also have the ability to jump forwards.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Action · Fantasy

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Languages

2 supported

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3 assets

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1 Remake

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1 release

Remake80Brandish: The Dark RevenantMar 19, 2009New production

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Who made it

Koei
Publisher
Koei Tecmo
Publisher
Nihon Falcom
Developer
Nihon Falcom
Publisher
NEC Home Electronics
Publisher

Platforms

PC-9800 Series
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 4
FM Towns
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Super Famicom
Gen 4

Release history

Oct 25, 1991PC-9800 Series
Jun 17, 1994Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Jun 25, 1994Super Famicom
Dec 1991FM Towns
Feb 1995Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Themes & modes

ActionFantasySingle player

Tags

retroachievements
fan translation - portuguese

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3.5/5· 7 ratings

Details

Released: Friday, October 25, 1991
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Publishers: Koei,Koei Tecmo,Nihon Falcom,NEC Home Electronics
Franchise: Brandish
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Modes: Single player
Languages: English, Japanese
In player libraries: 7

Platforms

Nintendo

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)