Ludography
Lunatic Dawn cover

1993 · Artdink · Role-playing

Lunatic Dawn

The first title in the Lunatic Dawn series from Artdink, released in 1993 for PC-98 and FM-Towns.

Released
1 October 1993
Platforms
PC-9800 Series
Genres
Role-playing
Developers
Artdink
Publishers
Artdink
Themes
ActionHistoricalSandboxOpen world
›Story

A long time ago, humans possessed unique power, that allowed them to create wonderful things and to build a highly advanced civilization. But it all ended when the chariots of the terrifying Death God attacked and destroyed the beautiful cities beyond the skies. Humans have lost their memories. And the magical powers from before started serving evil intentions...

Although a Japanese game, Lunatic Dawn is much more similar to "old-school" Western RPGs than to its compatriots. For once, it is not a story-driven game. There are almost no scripted events, very few dialogues, etc. The overall theme of the game is quite abstract: the cities serve as places to buy equipment and learn combat techniques, but have no real locations (everything is accessed via a menu).

Keywords

  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • character creation
  • rpg elements
  • pausable real time combat

Media

Lunatic Dawn screenshot 1

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PC-9800 Series1 October 1993Japan

Editions and related releases

Included in
Lunatic Dawn: Legend Pack

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