April 1997 saw the Japan-only release of Jaleco’s Fantastep, a 3D adventure game featuring 2D sprites. Heavy on the language barrier, the adventure is more of a point-and-click affair and sees the gamer take on tasks both mundane and bizarre — such as dealing with people forced to work forever as clowns. Find at least five Flower Rings to see the game’s conclusion.
Your enjoyment here is dependent on your tolerance of text-heavy, non-intuitive “WTF is this??” style Japanese games. But hey — the visuals are nice!
A Saturn fan since the beginning, Peter plays Saturn almost exclusively. For Peter, Saturn represents a moment in time where 2D games were at their best, 3D was just rising, and fascinating gaming ‘firsts’ were commonplace. There are very few Saturn games that Peter cannot find some enjoyment in!
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