#RANCE QUEST ENGLISH PREPATCHED SERIES#
While still maintaining a substantial amount of the absurdist humor that the Rance series is known for, it features themes such as death, torture, betrayal, manipulation and general unhappiness much more prominently.
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Kichikuou Rance is notable for its particularly dark tone in comparison to other games in the series. Despite this, however, it can be viewed as the final game in the "original" timeline of the series, as it directly follows the events presented in the games that preceded it, whereas from Rance 5D onward the setting follows a slightly altered version of the story that contradicts some of the information provided in the original games.
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Instead, it is viewed as a "What If" title that branches off from the events of Rance 4.2 into its own unique story. While it was given the tentative name of "Rance 5" during early development, Kichikuou Rance is not considered to be a part of the official Rance universe timeline. Drunk on the power and privilege that comes with being a king, he sets out on a path that could lead him to either global conquest or certain death. Kichikuou Rance centers around the title character becoming king of the Kingdom of Leazas in an effort to use its forces to rescue his captured slave Sill Plain from the clutches of the Helman Empire.
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It was the first Alicesoft game to be produced for Windows 95 operating systems, as well as the first game to use the company's SYSTEM 35 engine and the territory conquest strategy gameplay used in several of its future releases. It was released in Japan on December 19, 1996. Kichikuou Rance (literally translating to "Brutal King Rance") is the seventh game in Alicesoft's flagship Rance Series. 10 Installing/Playing the Japanese Version.