Kuroi Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm

About

Kuroi Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm is a classic turn-based RPG where you control Noah, a girl racing against time to save her friend from a curse. You explore overworld maps, trigger random battles, and assign actions in grid-based combat. A key twist lets you recruit weakened enemies as allies who fight alongside your party. Character progression balances leveling up both human heroes and their monster companions. The story follows Noah after she accidentally awakens a千年 demon, leaving her friend petrified. A goddess gives her three years to break the curse before it’s too late. Events and quests shift as time passes, creating urgency. Gust the developer released this on PlayStation in 1998, later porting it to PlayStation 3 and Portable. Though lesser known in the west, it remains a cult favorite for its blend of traditional mechanics and time-sensitive narrative.

Storyline

Noah was quietly plying with her friend Disteen, but as they were exploring a cave they accidentally release a demon who had been sleeping for a thousand years. As Disteen tells Noah to escape, he gets turned to stone. The goddess Nil then appears before Noah and tells her that her friend can be saved. And thus, Noah embarks on a quest to undo the demon's curse, but she has to defeat him within three years. As the game progresses, time also passes, and different events occur at different times.