Bakumatsu Kourinden Oni

Super Nintendo · 1996 · JP

Also known as: Bakumatsu Kourinden - Oni

Banpresto Pandora Box Role-playing (RPG)

Publisher: Banpresto · Developer: Pandora Box · Genre: Role-playing (RPG)

The game is set in the end of Edo period in Japan (1600-1868). Japan, controlled by the feudal rulers (shoguns) of the Tokugawa dynasty, consumed by a peaceful sleep for three hundred years, was awoken by the arrival of the Westerners. The gameplay is similar to Dragon Quest series and other console-style RPGs: the battles are random, turn-based, and are viewed from first-person perspective. You fight using physical attacks and a variety of special moves based on spiritual energy. An unusual addition to the gameplay is the karma system. By doing good deeds you can increase your karma level, in an Ultima-like way. This way you get more money and precious items from fighting monsters, and your special powers increase in strength. If you don't show compassion, steal people's things and lie, your karma will decrease, you won't get money from random battles, and some people will attack you.