1996 · G-Artists · Role-playing · Strategy

PoPoLoCrois Monogatari

PlayStation exclusive

The first entry in the PoPoLoCrois franchise, a series of tactical RPGs published by Sony.

Released: 12 July 1996
Platforms: PlayStation 3 Super NES CD-ROM System PlayStation PlayStation Portable
Genres: Role-playing Strategy
Developers: G-Artists
Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Fantasy
Age ratings: CERO A
Languages: Japanese

About

PopoloCrois (ポポロクロイス物語, Poporokuroisu Monogatari) is a fantasy media franchise created by Yohsuke Tamori (1951-2026) and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It originated as a manga series in 1977 in the Asahi Student Newspaper (a subsidiary of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper). Its title, pronounced (PO-po-lo-croyce), is a combination of words from two languages: the Italian word "Popolo (people)" and the French "croisé (crossing)", which together mean "crossing of people". The franchise is geared towards a young Japanese audience, with the general theme of the series being love, compassion and racial equality. The franchise consists of a manga series, role-playing video games, two anime series in 1998 and 2003 and a series of novels.

›Story

The main character is the prince of the Popolocrois kingdom, Pietro. PoLoCRoIS Monogatari starts at the night of Pietro's 10th birthday, when he learns that his mother, who he thought was long dead, was found in a coma. Pietro sets out into a journey along with the apprentice forest witch Narcia to save his mother's soul from the underworld.

Keywords

playstation network
tactical rpg ( trpg )
based on - manga
digital distribution
psone classics
playstation tv support
adapted to - anime
backwards compatibility
fan translation - english

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

PopoloCrois was first published in November 1978 in the women's magazine Pafu (ぱふ). In October 1984 the cartoon was published in the Asahi Shimbun Student Newspaper, which is considered the official start of the PoPoLoCrois series.

In 2013, Yohsuke Tamori and Atsuko Fukushima teamed up to create spin-offs Popolocrois novel called Maya Mensis Aureos that was published by Kaiseisha; it is ended as a trilogy.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Super NES CD-ROM SystemCancelled	31 December 1993	Japan
PlayStation	12 July 1996	Japan
PlayStation 3Digital Compatibility Release	27 September 2007	Japan · Asia 24 January 2008
PlayStation PortableDigital Compatibility Release	27 September 2007	Japan · Asia 24 January 2008