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What if your medieval fantasy tactics game was much more of a board game? That's Dioramos on PlayStation 1, where you eliminate your enemies by besting them with the locale's gear pickups. Once slain, enemies can return as ghosts to curse the remaining players. There's even a story mode to tie it all together.
Sadly, this team pretty much only worked on this game and one prior to that, before disappearing into obscurity. Such an elegant idea did not receive its flowers during its day.
Here's the full intro: