Epics (G-Artists)

PoPoLoCRoIS
Cover of the original 1996 PlayStation video game adaptation.
ポポロクロイス物語 (Poporokuroisu monogatari)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Manga
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Published by	Asahi Shimbun Company 株式会社朝日新聞社 (Asahi Shimbun-sha)
Magazine	Asahi Shimbun Student Newspaper
Published	October 1984
Novel
PoPoLoCHRONICLE
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Illustrated by	Atsuko Fukushima
Published by	Kaiseisha
Published	February 18, 2015
Novel
Maya Mensis Aureos
Written by	Yohsuke Tamori
Illustrated by	Atsuko Fukushima
Published by	Kaiseisha
Published	December 10, 2013
Game
Developer	epics (G-Artists)
Publisher	SCEI, Marvelous
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, Nintendo 3DS
Released	PoPoLoCRoIS Story JP: July 12, 1996 JP: September 27, 2007 (PSN) PoPoRoGue JP: November 26, 1998 PoPoLoCRoIS Story II JP: January 27, 2000 JP: December 26, 2007 (PSN) PoPoLoCRoIS: Adventure of Beginnings JP: June 20, 2002 PoPoLoCRoIS: Adventure of the Law of the Moon JP: March 18, 2004 PoPoLoCRoIS (PSP) JP: February 10, 2005 NA: December 6, 2005 EU: June 16, 2006 AU: June 30, 2006 Return to PoPoLoCRoIS: A STORY OF SEASONS Fairytale JP: June 18, 2015 NA: March 1, 2016
Related works
popolocrois (anime)

Nanashi no Game
Japanese box art
Developer(s)	Epics
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Director(s)	Nobuhiko Tenkawa
Producer(s)	Seiichiro Tsuno Yosuke Tomita
Artist(s)	Arata Sakai
Composer(s)	Masayoshi Soken
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	JP: July 3, 2008
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Mode(s)	Single-player

epics Inc. (株式会社epics, Kabushiki gaisha epics) is a Japanese video game software developer located in Tokyo, Japan. Originally established as “GEN CREATIVE HOUSE CO., LTD.” in February 1987, changed company name to “G-Artists Inc.” in March 1991, then to “epics Inc.” on June 2006.

Marvelous USA (US)

PoPoLoCRoIS (ポポロクロイス物語, Poporokuroisu monogatari) is a manga series by Yohsuke Tamori, originally published in the Asahi Student Newspaper (a subsidiary of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper). It was later adapted into two anime series and five role-playing video games. Its title is a combination of words from two languages: the Italian word "Popolo (people)" and the French "croix (crossing)", which together mean "crossing of people". The general theme of the series is love and compassion, that the race to which one belongs isn't important and the importance of friendship. Five PoPoLoCRoIS games, the original PlayStation release along with its four sequels, were previously released only in Japan. The PSP release is the first PoPoLoCRoIS game to be released in the USA and Europe. In 2015, a crossover with the Story of Seasons series of games was released, which will also be brought to the USA by XSeed.

While random and turn-based, battles take on a form very similar to console strategy RPGs (such as Final Fantasy Tactics). When a character's turn begins, they can move along a small grid and attack enemies from four cardinal directions, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. For example, an attack to the enemy's back will deal more damage, as will skipping a turn to focus on the next turn.

The main character is the prince of the Popolocrois kingdom, Pietro. The first game, PoPoLoCRoIS Monogatari, starts at the night of Pietro's 10th birthday, when he learns that his mother, who he thought was long dead, was found in a coma. Pietro sets out into a journey along with the apprentice forest witch Narcia to save his mother's soul from the underworld.