## Description
It was just an ordinary cruise ship gig for the four musicians. The band
leader, known only as the Flute (the player names him and the other heroes
before the game begins), never thought that it will end in such a way…
Suddenly, a tornado engulfed the ship, and the poor musician found himself in
the magical world populated by angelic creatures and monsters! Naturally, this
world, called Astralius by its inhabitants, needs salvation. Only the Magic
Flute can avert a demonic threat. Apparently, our hero is the only flutist in
all the dimensions, since it is now his task to take the unlikely role of a
noble paladin, find other musicians to help him on his quest, and show
everyone that music can, indeed, save the world!
Despite the somewhat unusual choice of protagonists, _Mateki Densetsu
Astralius_ is quite an “old-school” Japanese-style RPG. The player controls
the nameless flutist and other musicians (trumpet player, drummer, etc.), who
later join the party, exploring the top-down world, visiting towns to buy
weapons, armor, and items, descending into dungeons, automatically leveling
up, progressing the story in a linear fashion, and fighting randomly appearing
enemies in turn-based combat viewed from first-person perspective. Casting
magic spells is called “performing” in the game, though it requires magic
points, like in other games of this kind. Those magic points must be bought in
special shops.
Unlike most other PC Engine (TurboGrafx) CD RPGs, there are no voice overs or
animated cut scenes in this game.
Mateki Densetsu Astralius