Linda Cube

1995 video game

1995 video game
  • Alfa System
  • MARS Corporation
Publisher(s)
  • NEC (PCE)
  • Sony (PS1)
  • ASCII Corporation (Saturn)
Designer(s)Shoji Masuda[2]Platform(s)PC Engine CD, PlayStation, SaturnRelease
  • JP: 1995 (PCE)[1]
  • JP: 1997 (PS1)[1]
  • JP: 1998 (Saturn)[1]
Genre(s)Role-playingMode(s)Single-player

Linda Cube (alternatively Linda³) is a 1995 role-playing video game developed by Alfa System and MARS Corporation for the PC Engine CD. A port for the PlayStation was released in 1997 as Linda Cube Again. Another port for the Sega Saturn was released in 1998 as Linda Cube Kanzenban[a]. An English fan translation of the PlayStation version was released in 2024.[1]

Plot

The game is set on planet Neo Kenya, where a meteor is set to impact in eight years.[2]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu29/40 (Saturn)[3]
Joypad [fr]10% (PS1)[4]
RPGamer4.0/5 (PS1)[5]
Saturn Fan [jp]24/30[6]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)24/30[7]

Linda Cube has been noted as one the most bizarre Japanese role-playing games.[2][1][5] Joypad [fr] liked the characters and called the first hour of the game "quite exciting" but said the graphics are ugly and combat extremely boring.[4] In a retrospective review, RPGamer praised the voice acting and atmosphere but criticized the lack of story.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Kanzenban" means "complete edition"[1]
  1. ^ a b c d e f McFerran, Damien (1 February 2024). "Bizarre Horror JRPG 'Linda Cube Again' Gets An English Translation". Time Extension. Hookshot Media. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kalata, Kurt (31 March 2018). "Linda³". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Linda³ Kanzenban/Magazine articles". Sega Retro. Retrieved 1 February 2024. Review scores: 8/10, 6/10, 7/10, 8/10
  4. ^ a b "Tests - Linda 3" (PDF). Joypad (in French). No. 69. November 1997. p. 65.
  5. ^ a b c Baker, Michael. "Linda3 Again - Staff Retroview". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Now on Sale!! Saturn Soft Impression!!" (PDF). Saturn Fan (in Japanese). No. 12. Tokuma Shoten Intermedia. 26 June 1998. p. 139. Review scores: 9/10, 8/10, 7/10
  7. ^ "Sega Saturn Soft Review" (PDF). Sega Saturn Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 19. SoftBank Group. 19 June 1998. p. 190. Review scores: 7/10, 9/10, 8/10

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