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Kaijuu Monogatari

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A 1988 Namco role-playing game for the Family Computer

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About this game

Kaijuu Monogatari is a role-playing game developed by Birthday and published by Namco for the Family Computer in Japan. Released on November 18, 1988, it was Namco's first published traditional console RPG.

The game follows a classic quest structure: receive a mission from a king, gather information from townspeople, and battle enemies in the wilderness through turn-based combat. The four playable characters can be controlled independently, combined into one party, or divided into separate parties.

A large cloth map depicts the known world, including its major and minor geographical features.