Brave Prove

At the time of release only got mediocre reviews, with most saying the game is too derivative of other action RPGs from the past. The game has never been released outside of Japan. A complete English fan translation was released in January 2020.

• Title — Brave Prove • Developer — Data West • Publisher — Data West • Director — Noboru Nishizawa • Producer — Naokazu Akita • Designer — Noboru Nishizawa Kiyoshi Kato Isamu Kondo • Programmer — Noboru Nishizawa • Platform — PlayStation • Released — April 16, 1998 • Genre — Action role-playing • Modes — Single-player

The hero of the story goes on a quest to regain the love of a girl named Sheena.

Brave Prove is a two-dimensional action role-playing game with real time combat. Dashing in the game requires the use of double tapping the d-pad. Attacks in the game have a simple three hit combo, but incorporating inputs can result in more moves. Elemental magic can also be found in the game, and the player executes those via button inputs and directional inputs. Attacks can be chained together and combined, for up to 400 unique combinations. The game incorporates simple puzzle mechanics into the game, such as pushing blocks or extinguishing fire torches to open doors. Various settings in the game include forests, labyrinths, and mountain passes. Using bombs on cracked walls can expose secret new areas or secret rooms to explore.

The game was developed by Data West and directed by Noboru Nishizawa who also is credited as the main programmer and one of the planners for the game. Data West created a series of games in the 1980s and 1990s in many genres, including shooting games, rail shooters, visual novel adventure games. Characters have only two or three frames of animation for attacks. The game features entirely 2D graphics, including portraits, sprites, and backgrounds, when most games on the PlayStation were using 3D graphics. Brave Prove was released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation on April 16, 1998, and was published by Data West Corporation. The game has never been released outside of Japan, nor has it been re-released. In 2019 it received a fan translation into English. Data West ceased game development and moved to developing car navigation systems.