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===Late 1990s=== [[File:Tales of Phantasia Battle Screenshot.png|thumb|right|The [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] (English {{nowrap|[[Fan translation (video gaming)|fan-translated]]}}) version of ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' (1995), which featured a [[fighting game]] influenced combat system that influenced later ''[[Tales (series)|Tales]]'' and ''[[Star Ocean]]'' games.|link=Special:FilePath/Tales_of_Phantasia_Battle_Screenshot.png]] On the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' was released in Japan in 1995, featuring a real-time side-scrolling [[fighting game]] influenced combat mode and an exploration mode similar to classic console RPGs. In 1996, ''[[Star Ocean (video game)|Star Ocean]]'' was released with similar real-time combat and classic exploration, but featured a more isometric view during battle. ''Star Ocean'' also introduced a "private actions" system, where the player can affect the relationships between characters, which in turn affects the storyline and leads to [[multiple endings]], a feature that the [[Star Ocean|''Star Ocean'' series]] has become known for.<ref name="gtell_bestsnes">{{cite web|title=Important Importables: Best SNES role-playing games|first=Jenni|last=Lada|publisher=Gamer Tell|date=February 1, 2008|url=http://www.gamertell.com/technologytell/article/important-importables-best-snes-rpgs|accessdate=2009-09-11}}</ref> [[Namco]] and [[Enix]] did not publish these two titles in America, though many of their sequels were later released in the U.S., beginning with ''[[Tales of Destiny]]'' and ''[[Star Ocean: The Second Story]]'', respectively. ''LandStalker's'' 1997 spiritual successor ''[[Alundra]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Alundra|url=http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/alundra/Alundra.html|work=RPGFan|accessdate=31 January 2012|author=Webber|date=03/02/1998}}</ref> is considered "one of the finest examples of action/RPG gaming," combining platforming elements and challenging puzzles with an innovative storyline revolving around entering people's [[dream]]s and dealing with mature themes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Conrad|title=An RPG Draws Near! Alundra|url=http://www.destructoid.com/an-rpg-draws-near-alundra-125565.phtml|publisher=[[Destructoid]]|accessdate=30 January 2012|date=03/20/2009}}</ref>
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