Great Greed

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Great Greed is a turn-based RPG with a twist. Instead of pausing for menu selections, players assign actions using buttons during combat. A is attack, B is dodge, Start triggers flee, and the D-Pad selects spells. Each turn has a time limit if you hesitate your opponent strikes back. The system emphasizes speed over strategy balancing quick reflexes with tactical choices. Character progression follows typical RPG mechanics but the pacing feels unusually brisk for the genre. The game stands out for its bold departure from menu-driven battles in early 90s RPGs. While most titles of the era prioritized methodical planning Great Greed adds risk and urgency to every fight. Its approach predated similar real-time systems by years but remains a niche curiosity. With just one entry in its series and a short runtime it's a forgotten experiment worth revisiting for fans of retro RPGs with a mechanical edge.