Rance IV: The Legacy of the Sect

Rance IV - Kyoudan no Isan/Legacy of the Sect. (ランス IV－教団の遺産－) is the fourth installment of Rance series, made originally for PC-98. The game is now freeware and was translated into English on 09/03/2013 - download link can be found on the translator page.

Gameplay

 * Main articles: Game Mechanics, Allies, Items, and Walkthrough

Rance IV -Legacy of the Sect.- is a retro styled turn-based dungeon crawler RPG with a top down interface. Throughout the game, Rance may gain new allies that can be added to the main party and equipped with items from the inventory. The game also follows a new time system that limits the number of steps and battles that can be carried out at the start of the day - the exact number fluctuates slightly.

Story
After the events of Rance 3, Rance and Sill find themselves on a floating island of Ylapu, where they have to deal with Helman agents and stop the awakening of an ancient super weapon from the lost times.