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Riviera: The Promised Land is one of those GBA RPGs that sticks with you—partly because it does things so differently. You play as Ein, this sort of resigned hero dragged into stopping the end of the world, but forget about grinding for gear. You’ve got a handful of divine weapons that wear out, so every fight feels like a puzzle—do you burn your best sword now or risk holding back?

The characters actually react to your choices, too. Pick favorites, ignore someone, and it changes how they fight alongside you later. The art’s got this moody, stained-glass beauty, and the music? Perfect for the whole “fallen angels and doomed prophecies” vibe. It’s tactical but not grid-based, story-heavy without drowning in text—just a weird, wonderful mix that somehow works. If you missed it back in the day, it’s worth digging up.