Eternal Melody

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Eternal Melody casts you as a high school student stranded in an alien world after a construction site accident. Your goal is to locate a relic that can send you home while fending off rivals who want it for conquest. Gameplay balances managing training routines for your five-person squad with strategic board game fights. Each battle requires positioning and timing to wear down opponents. Relationships with female allies influence dialogue and outcomes but aren't central to progression. The game stands out for its sheer number of paths, 27 distinct endings hinge on both combat performance and relationship-building. While the 90s visual novel tropes feel dated, fans of branching narratives might appreciate the complexity. It shares DNA with Media Works' later Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku games but feels more experimental. The PlayStation and Saturn versions play nearly identically though graphics differ slightly.