- Gear Antique
infobox RPG
title= Gear Antique
caption= "Gear Antique Renaissance" cover
designer=Kenji Fushimi , F.E.A.R.
publisher=Tsukuda Hobby (1st ed.),Game Field (2nd ed.)
date=1991 (1st edition),1999 Gear Antique Renaissance (2nd edition)
genre=steampunk
system= custom
footnotes=nihongo|"Gear Antique"|ギア・アンティーク is one of the earliest
steampunk role-playing game , created byKenji Fushimi and originally published byTsukuda Hobby in 1991 in Japan.The game is set in the world of "Machiloney" that is similar to
Europe in the 19th century. There are not only steam-driven machines but also magic, monsters, the evil empire named Valmon and a mysterious ancient civilization. Its setting resembles Castle Falkenstein to some degree, but Gear Antique was published 3 years earlier.The game has the special feature in its life-path charts. In the Renaissance Edition, player characters decide their entire life from the cradle to the grave during character creation by using life-path charts. For example, history of schooling, the person who to marry, number of their children and cause of death are all already decided before starting the game.
Gear Antique's
Drama CD was published in 2000, this CD is known asvoice actress Kana Ueda 's debut volume. The drama's scriptwriterMakoto Sanda promised to Kana Ueda that I will select you as my work's heroine in the future. In actuality, Kana Ueda was selected as the heroine in his workRental Magica 'sanime adaptation in 2007.
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