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Jade Cocoon: Story of Tamamayu (PlayStation)

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Jade Cocoon is easily one of the best-looking games of the year.

Specifications: ESRB: Teen; Genre: Role-Playing; Elements: General Role-Playing; See full specs

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Reviewed by: James Mielke
Reviewed on: 04/30/1999
Updated on: 05/02/2000
Released on: 11/30/1998

One of the most surprising developments of the year has to be Crave Entertainment's acquisition of Tamamayu Monogatari or, in the US version's case, Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. The result of the combined efforts of both Katsuya Kondoh (who, with Studio Ghilbi, produced the animation classics My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, and Princess Mononoke) and developer Genki, Jade Cocoon is one of the most visually stunning RPGs ever made. Famous for his art direction on anime like Kiki's Delivery Service, Katsuya Kondoh also participated in projects like the anime Like the Clouds, Like the Winds, which was staged in an ancient Chinese-looking universe.

Assuming the role of Levant, a young man burdened with the responsibility of saving the world (and you thought high school was tough!), you must battle multitudes of monsters in your travels and eventually capture them as well. Captive monsters can be combined and recombined with others to create almost limitless amounts of new creatures. More than 150 monsters, with different elemental attributes, are waiting to be found. Once they are caught, combined, and maximized, you can summon your monsters in battle for use against whatever foes you encounter. Gameplay revolves around navigating through your hometown in search of advice on exploring the rest of the world, while actual exploration sets you out on gorgeous prerendered backdrops. Still, the focal point of this game is to battle and acquire as many monsters as you can find and to bring them home and combine them. The control interface is menu-based and very self-explanatory. A little trial and error will familiarize you with even the most complex operations, which aren't that difficult.

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