1996 was truly a banner year for one-time RPG titan, Squaresoft. In that one year, the Japanese developer/publisher released 10 stand-alone and spinoff games, with no direct sequels in sight. Only one of those releases, however, was in North America. The current game in question was one of those ‘lost’ stand-alone Squaresoft titles that never saw the light of day outside Japan: “Treasure Hunter G” (“THG”), a Tactical RPG that leans more heavily toward the traditional RPG side of the scale than the Tactical side. Fortunately for those of us in the West, a group of friendly hackers, including MetalHawk and ObsoleteTranslation, put together a fanslation, which was released in 2004.
Presentation
“THG” is an obvious late-era Squaresoft product in appearance. It uses ... |
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3.5/5 |
