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Grounseed#

• Title: Grounseed
• Release Year: 1996
• Original Platform: NEC PC-98
• Developer: Studio Twinkle
• Publisher: Exit
• Genre: RPG, visual novel
• Perspective: First-person (dungeons), top-down (exploration)
• Art Style: Anime / Manga
• Pacing: Turn-based
• Setting: Fantasy — parallel dimension with elemental spirit kings
• Themes: Parallel worlds, elemental magic, destiny, romance
• Story: High-school student Akira Ichijou and his girlfriend Kanami are transported to a medieval parallel dimension called Grounseed, where Akira must travel to the spirit kings of the five elements and complete a ritual to prevent both universes from collapsing
• Gameplay System: Minimalist JRPG — no usable items, no money, no equipment, no world map, no random encounters, and no leveling; characters grow stronger immediately after each battle
• Original Format: Adult PC game (eroge)
• Legacy: Widely regarded as having one of the finest FM synthesis soundtracks on the PC-98 platform
• Composers: Masahiro Kajihara, Ryu Takami, Daisuke Takahashi, Ryu Umemoto, Takahiro Nogi
• Sound Chip (PC-98): Yamaha YM2608 (OPNA)