Linda³

Linda³ is a video game in the role-playing (rpg) genre developed by AlfaSystem Co., Ltd. and published by NEC Home Electronics, Ltd. originally released in 1995. It is currently playable on TurboGrafx CD.

An asteroid is approaching the planet Neo Kenya. Scientists warn that the planet could be completely annihilated by it. In an unexpected turn of events, a deity known as Anubis spoke to the people and asked them to save the planet's animals before the asteroid hit it. Anubis sent the humans a huge ship - an enlarged version of Noah's Ark - and demanded that one man and one woman dedicate themselves to saving the animals. A whole special team has been assigned to the project. Ken is one of the youngest members of the team, and is sent on the great mission to save the animals, along with his childhood sweetheart, the lovely Linda.

This somewhat unusual premise carries over into the game mechanics. Although Linda³ is, first and foremost, a Japanese-style RPG - with a top-down 'world map', cities, turn-based combat, simple leveling up, focus on narrative and characters, etc. - But it also has unusual gameplay features among games of its genre.

There are no random enemies in the game; they appear visibly on the screen, and contact with them triggers the familiar turn-based battles (seen from the first-person perspective). Hostile animals are not to be killed, but captured. They can then be used in the cities for various purposes, such as upgrading weapons and armor, food, etc.

Saving animals is central to the progression of the game's plot; in fact, at the beginning of the game, the game offers three selectable difficulty levels, which are determined by the number of animals Ken must save to complete the mission.

In addition to hostile animals, there are also certain types of animals (such as dogs) that will join the party and fight alongside Ken and Linda.

It is possible that we have multiple downloads available when different versions exist.