/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4581315

Also developed by Alpha and related to the Daisenryaku series is Kokidou Gensou: Gunparade March, a game that combines the turn-based strategy of Daisenryaku with a full-fledged life sim/RPG story years before Persona 3. The premise is that humanity has been fighting a losing war against alien monsters for the past 50 years, and Japan has resorted to drafting its high schoolers into the army by funneling them into military schools. You play as a student who splits his time between a normal, teenage life and epic battles against aliens on bipedal mechs.

The combat gameplay hasn't changed much but there's so much more to do now outside of fighting, such as exploring the town, going to classes, participating in extracurricular activities, getting to know your classmates, and even going on dates. The game's story and characters were so popular that it was adapted to an anime series, which is better-known internationally than the game itself. There was a follow-up on the PS2 called Gunparade Orchestra, which features a mostly new cast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHWDoz7A-5U