Jaicee said:
Bonus points for mentioning E.V.O., Lufia II, and Shadowrun! Also, what's Terranigma? |
Soul Blazer was the overhead action adventure spinoff of ActRaiser, it’s spiritual sequel was Illusion of Time (also known as Illusion of Gaia in the US), and Terranigma is the third game in that trilogy (often called the Quintet or Soul Blazer trilogy).
The game, like the previous games (and ActRaiser) is about the resurrection of the world. Although the production values are higher (around Chrono Trigger/Secret of Evermore level) and the story is more in depth.
You begin by resurrecting the continents from within a sub-universe. You then go to earth and resurrect various species of animals ending with human. You then work your way through the history of civilization, performing acts such as the democratic revolution in Europe, discovering the new world. Also, there are side quests which allow you to significantly expand the cities which in turn offer new side quests.
It is a very unique game falling somewhere between RPG and action adventure, it’s probably closest to Secret of Evermore in terms of gameplay and even the structure, but Terranigma is of a MUCH vaster scope with a much more involved story. Also, it has a world map more similar to RPGs like Chrono Trigger (except on a much larger scale) rather than Secret of Evermore, which is a bit like segmented off levels.
IMO, it is the best action adventure/action RPG on the SNES - better than Zelda or Secret of Mana and rivalled only by Chrono Trigger in terms of accomplishment on the SNES. It is easily my most played game of the late 1990s aside from maybe Sid Meier’s Civilization 2.
I recommend looking it up, but caution, the first 15 hours or so (up to the Bloody Mary voss) can be fairly brutal on the first playthrough. After Bloody Mary is when the main plot line (from late medieval civilization, onward) really begins to kick off as all the major players (villains/factions) become clear.
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