Brain Lord/Gameplay

Introduction
In Brain Lord you control a young hero, Remeer (also known as Lemele), in a quest across a fantasy world. During the game, the hero can progressively acquire several weapons and armors, but also many other items and a wide array of spells.

Brain Lord is a role-playing video game. Specifically, it belongs to the sub-genre of Japanese-style RPVGs.

Three aspects that can define the genre of RPGs are listed here, and they apply to Brain Lord as well:
 * 1) Text is an essential part of the game, and the characters have to talk and interact with non-evil characters to proceed in the adventure;
 * 2) There are permanent upgrades, in the form of enhancements of the various attributes of the characters (attack, strength, magic etc.);
 * 3) There is freedom of exploration, all the areas are connected by an "overworld", and areas that have been previously cleared can usually be re-visited; in other words, the game is non-linear.

Japanese-style RPVGs like Brain Lord focus more on the plot, while American-style RPVGs focus more on exploration and "body-building" of the characters. Nevertheless, all three aspects are present in every RPG. Furthermore, Brain Lord has a strong emphasis about solving puzzles, hence the name.

Related games
Japanese-style RPVGs made by Enix & Produce, like Brain Lord:
 * The 7th Saga (originally "Elnard"), the first game made by Produce & Enix together, where the heroes' trainer is named Lemele; somehow it is a prequel to Brain Lord.
 * Mystic Ark, the third game made by Produce & Enix together, where the hero is named Remeer/Lemele (depending on the translation); somehow it is a sequel to Brain Lord.

Both these game have a quite different gameplay from Brain Lord, though: in fact, in them the player controls a team of two or three heroes and battles are turn-based.