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Selection : Erabareshi Mono

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Selection: Erabareshi Mono セレクション 選ばれし者

Explore a cursed kingdom, solve puzzles with text commands, and fight turn-based battles to reclaim the Sword of Hope.

Selection: Erabareshi Mono is a Game Boy game developed and published by Kotobuki System in 1989; it was released only on the Game Boy, so the platform release year and original release year are both 1989.


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Released
1989
Perspective
1st-person
Size
82.85 KB
Rating
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About Selection : Erabareshi Mono

"Selection: Erabareshi Mono" is a Game Boy title that integrates adventure and role-playing game systems. Its narrative centers on Prince Theo, who was rescued as an infant after a dragon's curse transformed his kingdom's populace into trees and corrupted the king.

The prince's journey to confront this evil begins after fifteen years of preparation. His quest involves navigating the game world through a command interface, where options like "look" or "talk" are used for exploration and puzzle-solving. Interactions with non-player characters and environmental objects are managed through this system.

When hostile encounters occur, the perspective shifts to a turn-based combat mode. These battles follow a conventional console RPG format where the player directs the prince's actions against enemies. A key objective is to wield the Sword of Hope, an artifact retrieved by allies, to break the dragon's curse.

Selection : Erabareshi Mono Screenshots

9 images
Title Screen
Swedish title screen
Prologue
Beginning the game in the forest - the black dots next to the arrows indicate enemies
In a shop
Combat
At the entrance to Shabows domain
Talking to Martel's carrier pidgeon
Examining the worship site