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Nihon Falcom Games
Nihon Falcom is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded in 1981. While the company has actively developed video games since their inception, their games were not consistently localized and published until the 2010s. The company originally focused on developing games for Japanese personal computers. In the 2000s, the company moved into developing games for Sony's PlayStation brand, particularly the PlayStation Portable, while continuing development on PCs on Windows, to reach a broader demographic. The move was internally seen as a success, and broadened their fanbase in Western territories, leading the company to put greater emphasis into English translations and releases of their games in the 2010s. Since the 2010s, the company generally releases one game per year. By the end of the decade, the company started seeing success in porting their games to the Nintendo Switch. Video games See also * ''Faxanadu'' - a game in the ''Xanadu'' series that was outsourced to H ...
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Nihon Falcom
is a Japanese video game developer, best known for their '' Ys'', '' The Legend of Heroes'', and '' Trails'' series. They are credited with pioneering the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres, as well as popularizing the use of personal computers in Japan. History Nihon Falcom was founded by Masayuki Kato in 1981. They are credited with laying the foundations for the action role-playing and Japanese role-playing game genres. (cf. ) The name Falcom came from the '' Millennium Falcon'' and the final "n" was changed to an "m" to fit naming trends of that time. The word Nihon, taken after one of the native names of Japan, was added to make it sound more complete. Falcom's first role-playing game (RPG) was ''Panorama Toh'', released for the PC-8801 in 1983 and created by Yoshio Kiya, who would go on to create the ''Dragon Slayer'' and ''Brandish'' franchises. While its RPG elements were limited, lacking traditional statistical or leveling systems, the game ...
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Romancia
, also known as ''Dragon Slayer Jr.'', is an action-adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom. It is the third installment in the '' Dragon Slayer'' series, preceded by '' Xanadu'' and followed by '' Dragon Slayer IV''. ''Romancia'' is a simpler and brightly colored game in comparison to the other ''Dragon Slayer'' titles, hence the name "Dragon Slayer Jr." Story The game begins with Prince outside the castle. As in ''Xanadu'', Fan can speak with the king for some free equipment. The goal is to rescue Princess within 30 minutes. Princess Selina is the princess of the Kingdom of Romancia. She becomes a prisoner in the Kingdom of Azorba. Gameplay ''Romancia'' is an action role-playing game. Movement is controlled with the arrow keys, and attacking is done with the action key. Unlike ''Xanadu'', there are almost no statistics, and zero customization. The game consists largely of two screens with a few small sub-areas. The player has only thirty minutes to complete the game, furt ...
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Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter
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