Sword Master

Sword Master is a video game in the strategy genre developed by Right Stuff Corp. and published by Right Stuff Corp. originally released in 1993. It is currently playable on TurboGrafx CD.

One night, a lonely and gloomy-looking traveler who calls himself Ax appears in a tavern on the outskirts of the castle of Satania. He meets Althea, a girl from a village whose inhabitants were slaughtered by orcs. The two travel to the castle, where they meet the king of Satania, and learn of the existence of an ancient and powerful artifact that has brought about the resurrection of a powerful demon. Ax reveals his own demonic heritage, but is willing to join forces with the people of the kingdom and fight his kinsman. . .

Completely unrelated to an earlier game of the same name, Sword Master is a tactical RPG, that is, a hybrid of Japanese-style RPG and strategic battles. The player controls a small party at first, but can later command several units. Most of the game takes place on battlefields. The player manages the heroes in turns, attacking or casting magic when the enemy is within range. Attacks are presented as short, full-screen animated sequences. Characters gain experience after each attack and can level up in the midst of battle.

Unlike many other games of this type, Sword Master contains an additional RPG element in the ability to navigate characters in real time through towns and other 'friendly' areas. The story progression, however, is completely linear, and the player cannot explore hostile areas.

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