{"id":508621,"date":"2025-11-18T02:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2190060"},"modified":"2025-11-18T02:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T02:53:43","slug":"gorgeous-jrpg-homage-cris-tales-is-next-weeks-free-epic-store-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/gorgeous-jrpg-homage-cris-tales-is-next-weeks-free-epic-store-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorgeous JRPG homage Cris Tales is next week&#8217;s free Epic Store game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/gorgeous-jrpg-homage-cris-tales-is-next-weeks-free-epic-store-game.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous JRPG homage Cris Tales is set to be the Epic Games Store&#8217;s next freebie, with the week-long giveaway starting Thursday, 24th February.<\/p>\n<p>Cris Tales, the work of Colombian indie studios Dreams Uncorporated and Syck, follows the whimsical adventures of orphan girl Crisbell as she journeys across the gorgeously wrought world of Narim &#8211; the kind of place where swords are magical and frogs can talk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-17-gorgeous-jrpg-homage-cris-tales-is-next-weeks-free-epic-store-game\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-17-gorgeous-jrpg-homage-cris-tales-is-next-weeks-free-epic-store-game\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorgeous JRPG homage Cris Tales is set to be the Epic Games Store&#8217;s next freebie, with the week-long giveaway starting Thursday, 24th February. Cris Tales, the work of Colombian indie studios Dreams Uncorporated and Syck, follows the whimsical adventures of orphan girl Crisbell as she journeys across the gorgeously wrought world of Narim &#8211; the kind of place where swords are magical and frogs can talk. 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