I already had a mountain of games from 2023 left to get through, and it seems another must-play for me quietly snuck out just before year's end. Dino Hazard: Chronos Blackout is a '90s-style JRPG that looks to be equal parts Undertale, Jurassic Park, and Phantasy Star, and it's almost like it was engineered to appeal to me, specifically.
Check out the trailer for Dino Hazard below and you'll get an idea of what I mean. The art style and character proportions look very much like those of Sega's classic Phantasy Star series, the dinosaur-infested island setting is straight out of Jurassic Park, and there's a promise that you "can solve conflicts with either HATE or LOVE strategies that influence the environment around you," which is about the most Undertale thing I've ever heard - plus there are those minigame-driven combat abilities.
