this sounds almost like the beginning of Earthbound, where you have a bat to fight off crows because a meteorite landed and until you talk to the fat kid up the hill, none of the police will let you leave lol.
Man I am so interested in this though- I'd love to know what game it is you are thinkin about~ I'd go for a Breath of Fire / Fire Emblem I haven't played... which is like all of them.
Currently playing:
~~ Pokemon Emerald on VBA ~~ Star Ocean on ZSNES ~~ Tales of Phantasia on ZSNES ~~ Star Ocean: The Second Story on ePSXe ~~ Breath of Fire III on ePSXe