Played that game when I was a kid in 1999, it will always have a special place in my heart.
@whitemageFFXI8 жыл бұрын
This game is my favorite of all time. It's hardly the best game ever made, but it's my favorite one. It's short and super charming. Love it.
@diomedesx2535 Жыл бұрын
The most impressive thing here is in the first 30 seconds we see you not only have so many of the great classics...but you have them all in their ORIGINAL boxes!! I kick myself all the time when looking at my collection and seeing maybe 10 games in their boxes, and all the rest in plastic shells.
@RamblingJosh11 жыл бұрын
I've played this game so many times, and I'm somehow amazed at how amazing it's music is every time.
@OzymandiasWasRight4 жыл бұрын
Man do I wish he'd make more of these.
@OzymandiasWasRight4 жыл бұрын
In 4th grade I rented this game often and somehow my save file always survived. Then, in a stroke of genius, rented it again for spring break and did a little something called "didn't return it until I wanted to". Rental/late fees exceeding the games value was a small price to pay for victory.
@Masamune_Shadow6 жыл бұрын
I miss this series.
@NightFlyStudio10 жыл бұрын
Played this game from start to finish. Loved every second. The music was really different for that time too.
@Malrynn9 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorites as a kid. The music still kicks ass! It doesn't hold up as well today but man... dat music nostalYEAH!
@jameswatsonatheistgamer4 жыл бұрын
Old games are somewhat better.
@Terranigma235 жыл бұрын
Love the Soul Blazer trilogy, the story and theme from these games fit perfectly our era!
@kikujade8 жыл бұрын
Are you freaking kidding me? the music on this game is superb!!!
@bardhi096 жыл бұрын
This. God it pissed me off, hearing that shit. I don't get his point about the sound effects either. Much better than Illusion of Gaia's by far...in Soul Blazer it actually feels satisfying to kill enemies because of the sound effects unlike in IoG where it feels like you're hitting enemies with a plastic toy.
@nintendokings5 жыл бұрын
@@bardhi09 you sure get salty over someone's music tastes
@LukesGamerRoom6 жыл бұрын
Always fun to rewatch this year's later after I've beaten soul blazer and see how much we agree on it. That sword radius even hits behind you and damn I didn't know bout the ice armor. I just walked over the flames lol
@zainezathalon71249 жыл бұрын
I honestly loved the music. It's in my opinion the most underrated sound track of all time.
@chuckchizzle11 жыл бұрын
you won a sub brother. at 34 I lived hru the whole 16 bit era. I miss those days
@CooneyTodd12 жыл бұрын
Great video. I just played this game for the first time because I grew up loving Illusion of Gaia. I wish I found this one when I was a kid. I might play Gaia again before diving into Terranigma.
@NiGHTSnoob11 жыл бұрын
For anyone wondering, there actually is an unofficial fourth game in the Soul Blazer pseudo-series. It's called The Granstream Saga for the PS1. It's a different company, Shade, but almost all of the same people. Battles are very different, but the overall feel and themes of the game are the same. Just a note for anyone wanting a little more Quintet goodness.
@Pendy55512 жыл бұрын
I'm not too much of an action RPG fan but that has to be one of favorites of all time. I really loved the concept of releasing people and parts of towns and dungeons through the switches. It's like in Dragon Quest games where you get the Theif's/Magic/Dungeon key and get to go back to unlock all the goodies you missed.
@RPGtourguide10 жыл бұрын
Very happy you chose to review Soul Blazer and wrap up the "Gaia trilogy" to celebrate your 2 year anniversary. I am definitely enjoying sharing Soul Blazer with people on my own channel. I am curious about your mention of being "not done" with Quintet yet. Perhaps a Robotrek review coming?... eventually? ;)
@GigsofRam11 жыл бұрын
You know, I've always been interested in retro 8 and 16 bit games. I recently found your page and I must say, you're making me wish I was born in the 80s to see all of these games unravel and come upon the world :D *Subscribed
@TheSoDakSaint12 жыл бұрын
these have got to be three of my favoriet games of all time bar none, they are masterworks and i'm glad i was able to experence them all
@ChordN13 жыл бұрын
2 years!!! woo woo good job roo!
@softo-and-weto8 жыл бұрын
a full remake (ff7 graphic style) for soul blazer would complete my life
@howardg9312 жыл бұрын
this game will forever have a place in my heart i hate how this game didn't catch on like it should of cause it's surely a classic
@Atamoss13 жыл бұрын
Happy 2 year Clan of The Gray Wolf ! Great review !
@RoundWaveCrusher10 жыл бұрын
That Ilusion of Gaia's t-shirt!!
@mostvishis5 жыл бұрын
Was anyone else SAD to see Turbos bones later in the game?... announcing his death :(
@zsciaeount13 жыл бұрын
Terrific video! I have such good memories of this game.
@Trancelistic12 жыл бұрын
I used to late the game idle in town, just to hear the melody in the old days. I totaly loved the music, and ofcourse the game:D
@AwhhYeahh12312 жыл бұрын
Man I freakin love dark cloud
@Baalthazzar13 жыл бұрын
What? Terranigma was never released in North America? For shame, that game was my childhood! Also, I remember playing Dark Cloud at my friend's house and having a lot of fun with it. Thanks for reminding me of it!
@KoopDeGrace12 жыл бұрын
It's going to be 3 years tomorrow! Hoo-rah!
@drseussisdeaddd12 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite games.
@nikolaikolev94274 жыл бұрын
Illusions of Gaia t-shirt? AWESOME!
@Red88Rex11 жыл бұрын
I have loved this game since it came out. When I was very young, I remember having to call the Nintendo Power hotline for help with the first boss! LOL. Very well done on the description of the game.
@DVDSandwich11 жыл бұрын
Very nice summary of the game. I think it's almost time to play it again, and to see if I can find the others.
@ILoveSoImAlive13 жыл бұрын
of all games terranigma had biggest emotional impact on me. its almost as if there were something prophetic on this story.
@Nhkdoorkeeper11 жыл бұрын
i knew i had seen that city building style from another game and to think i had for gotten this damn thanks man XD
@zanychelly8 жыл бұрын
I would like Square to do two things: Release the three games for current consoles, and also a full remake
@shinigami10912 жыл бұрын
i grew up playing Illusion of Gaia and didn't get to play Terranigma and Soul Blazer until last year. That being said, I love both of them even with the difference in graphics in the first installment. However, Illusion of Gaia will always be my favorite, largely for nostalgic purposes. :)
@ClovissenpaiDotR4 жыл бұрын
7:13 To be fair, that 'ha' sound is so cool I'd use it for anything I could
@muscovyducks3 жыл бұрын
nice library there, boxes and all ;)
@teac7710 жыл бұрын
I wish there was a book with more of the narrative the developers were trying for.
@rich105141411 жыл бұрын
The original soul blazer was the first rpg i beat. That was quite the accomplishment for me, as a nine year old without the internet for tips.
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf13 жыл бұрын
@BlueGoldstone Well, I'm trying to fit a "Way Games Work" in between there, but I think it's fair to expect Gem #26 in late August-ish
@CutBackDropTurn12 жыл бұрын
I was flipping out with Gaia and Dark Gaia as it reminded me of Sonic Unleashed. Thanks for the insight into this awesome game!
@BlueGoldstone13 жыл бұрын
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf Sounds good. Keep 'em coming at the quality you have done in the past and I'll have no complaints :P
@drseussisdeaddd11 жыл бұрын
I love this game.One of my all time faves
@mikedx4210 жыл бұрын
I've always felt annoyed that this is called a trilogy - I definitely noticed as a kid that SoulBlazer was a clear "sequel" to Actraiser - re-used interface, Master, Death Toll, sounds (explosion, voices). I've never quite understood why Actraiser gets dropped, in my mind it was clearly the first one. Maybe just because there was no Turbo dog :/
@lowlifestyle10 жыл бұрын
The gameplay of Actraiser doesn't resemble the Gaia trilogy's gameplay so that has a lot to do with it.
@mikedx4210 жыл бұрын
You mean overhead versus the combo sim/side-scroller. I think you're right, actually - I never thought of that! You've opened my eyes. Still, I'll blame the dog.
@0Fyrebrand010 жыл бұрын
Mike D I agree, Actraiser is definitely the first in this line of spiritually-related games. I actually have never heard of them referred to as a "trilogy," though. I'm used to Actraiser being included. Nihilfist Similar gameplay is usually a given within a series, but not always. I mean, look at Zelda II -- the gameplay is totally different from the first game, but nobody says it isn't part of the series. I've always considered Soul Blazer an obvious "spiritual successor" to Actraiser -- they are more related than any other games by Quintet. Despite the different battle systems, both games have extremely similar themes, and even similar rhythm in gameplay structure. In both, you play as a sort of "blank slate" avatar of God (or "The Master"), interacting with living creatures only on a rather distant level, just enough to solve their immediate crisis within the self-contained vignette of each zone. Your goal is to stamp out the influence of the Devil (Tanzra, or Deathtoll) by sealing monster lairs -- thus freeing civilization to flourish and expand by little bits at a time. And if I recall correctly, in the end you leave your creation to find their own path and develop, without need of intervention or further guidance. For me, Actraiser and Soul Blazer are like two sides of the same coin -- same value, same substance, they came from the same place. Gaia and Terranigma feel like they are technically the same "side" of the coin as Soul Blazer, but they are different coins entirely.
@Seekarr10 жыл бұрын
Answer is simple. It's a geek culture thing; anything that is awesome must be in trilogy form, and if there were 4, it couldn't be a trilogy. Think of the Star Trek incident, once the holy trilograil of Greek triloculture - and now geeks hate Star Trek for violating the parameters of the sacred trilogy.
@stupidreligionz9 жыл бұрын
Can anyone describe me the stories of these three games? Do i miss something if i dont play these games? (im talking about the story)
@DeadFishFactory12 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this. I remember getting stuck on that one part where you're supposed to pick up the ticket after the guard walks away. I just kept leveling until I figured it out by accident. Great game.
@TwinGrimm12 жыл бұрын
That shirt in the beginning is soooo dope
@luluvanhoagland53487 жыл бұрын
Playing through this game right now and it's great fun. One thing I would have mentioned is some of the monsters being coded...badly. There's one particular blob like monster that will often right right past you or stand right next to you and do nothing. It doesn't really hamper the game as it wouldn't really be difficult regardless (except the model towns which drove me nuts) but it is kind of amusing to watch.
@Xenindwarf12312 жыл бұрын
Hey Roo, thanks for this review, I just finished this game and I loved it. When you said that anyone who liked Dark Cloud would like this, I was sold.
@Trancelistic11 жыл бұрын
For me Soulblazer was the best of the series as well. Also love the back tracing and music is ofcourse awesome.
@nzdrummer11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. Never been much of a fan of the adventure island games, so I never checked this one out. However, I am a huge fan of the adventures of link. I think I'll check this one out. Thanks for the heads up, and all the great reviews.
@1hptowin12 жыл бұрын
DUDE YOU HAVE THE ILLUSION OF GAIA SHIRT! I WANTED THAT SO BAD IN 6th GRADE!!!!
@L0L24710 жыл бұрын
Hey what's with the lack of vids? 16 bit gems is awesome.
@stacykennedy160710 жыл бұрын
I want that shirt!!
@sphinx20013 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great videos that u guys make ^^
@oogrooq5 жыл бұрын
Andrew WK is a genius.
@darkgenie009810 жыл бұрын
Dark cloud is amazing
@ClanOfTheGrayWolf13 жыл бұрын
@Kefka44 Perhaps... :) I will say it's a lot cheaper than an English PAL version. And it works in the North American SNES too.
@Psquared232411 жыл бұрын
Soul Blazer makes me feel like a video game hipster. I remember playing it when it first came. Though I was young I loved it. You should try it out. It's very fun!
@dubsky_13 жыл бұрын
When you said "Pony up some dough" I instantly thought My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Next thing ya know someone will say "Baseball cap" and I'll think EarthBound. But all that aside, awesome review as usual. Cheers to 2 years of giving overlooked classics a second chance. :3
@UNSCArcher11 жыл бұрын
This was one of the last games I bought on SNES before moving to N64, so it holds a lot of nostalgia for me. Too bad it got stolen, because that game shot up in price.
@BlueGoldstone13 жыл бұрын
So that was June's belated episode. Can we expect another in July or are you aiming to do #26 for August, Roo?
@Rakiarmas11 жыл бұрын
Not so long time ago I got this game & played it for awhile. I did enjoy playing it, until I got stuck. I didn't have access to game guide sites, so I didn't know how to continue this game. After couple of years I desided to start this game from the beginning & try to get farther than last time.
@RubicantX10 жыл бұрын
I rented this from Video Vault for 3 weeks and I pissed the video rental company off. Later I bought 7th Saga and then they shut down. The best time of my life.
@rafaomegax11 жыл бұрын
I've played Terranigma and Illusions of Gaia... when i played them I didn't realize they have the same creator, and these was another game...
@wesleyhall131810 жыл бұрын
Huh, a character named Servas was in Terranigma too. Similar fate, too.
@DavCube13 жыл бұрын
This series wasn't the straw the broke my back get it, since i'd known of the trilogy beforehand, but i've since gotten a copy of Illusion of Gaia after watching the original Gems vid. Soul Blazer.... not so much. Hard lil' bugger to find, that one.
@Psquared232411 жыл бұрын
I still have my original copy of this! I have beat this game so many times. Getting max level is so time consuming.
@AdmiralJuicy13 жыл бұрын
I loved Dark Cloud! Too bad I haven't played it for about 6 years...
@Kraidfan13 жыл бұрын
Good job. :) I really wanted to play Soul Blazer, but I did play IOG. great review!
@katawatenshu8 жыл бұрын
solid review man, really makes me want to play
@rpmmelby13 жыл бұрын
the life bar from act rasier is also used in soul blazer
@MrThorbjoern11 жыл бұрын
My grandmother played SNES games with me too :D (Im not joking either) But she had to help me beating them... We didn't buy SOul Blazer, but Illusion of Time and Terranigma, eich was our favourite...or maybe Link to the Past is the favourite...
@Terszel10 жыл бұрын
Ha! Knew you were gonna mention Dark Cloud
@SmashLuigiFan113 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode
@sonicatlas13 жыл бұрын
Great as always
@samalcis11 жыл бұрын
I would actually rate the "series" in the opposite order. I was much more taken with Soul Blazer and much less taken with Terranigma. I would also give more credit to the Soul Blazer soundtrack. Though it may not be as "technically" impressive as the others, the ending theme and the town theme always "pulled at my heart strings".
@Sammy10209312 жыл бұрын
I wonder what happened to Quintet. last thing they did with anything video game related was with the Item Creation with the Atelier series
@willardfasto44943 жыл бұрын
Far better than illusion or terranigma
@MarcusFerrarez11 жыл бұрын
Man, i want that ilusion of gaia t-shit!!!
@derpman20299 жыл бұрын
anyone ever heard of brain lord? theres a top down action rpg by square i never hear anyone talk about
@derpman20299 жыл бұрын
***** *enix
@GrimPhantasm7 жыл бұрын
derp man I have actually. And while it was somewhat unpolished in places, I freaking love that game.
@VirussRuss13 жыл бұрын
love this games I pass this one and illusion of Gaia as well those games are awesome love those games man I hope I can get a SNES and those games to play them again, Oh man I hate dark cloud why because the weapons always broke that was kind of a bummer maybe I dint get deep in to find a better weapon. love this games man soulblazer is pretty cool and Gaia is amazing, terranigma well I only play it on emulator cause the game it self it does not exist here but oh well great Vid bro
@edgeninja7 жыл бұрын
Wow. After all these years, I've actually found another person who owns that same exact shirt besides me. O_O
@kinganarkzie9 жыл бұрын
The only one of the 3 that I did not get a chance to play.
@gunswordfist9 жыл бұрын
Holy shat at those world maps. O.O
@jacobyne11 жыл бұрын
Could you also play Granstream Saga? It seems like a spiritual sucessor to the Soul Blazer series (since is also made by Quintet and has similarities to the Snes games). You could make a comparison to the Snes games :p
@FaithfullNightmare12 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed all these games. :3 they were obviously a good adaption for snes 3 I love playing older games.the stories are usually fantastic and well thought out...despite these games today like fallout and shit. Don't get me wrong. I loved the fallout series. The final fantasy series ect...just saying if you're into depth and a good story, I'd prescribe some good old Retro :)
@jon47156 жыл бұрын
act raiser is worth playing first
@LightFykki11 жыл бұрын
Ah backtracking... Just hearing about that makes you go uneasy. Though it seems like a very good game and a very good review to add to that. You sure have a good way with words as it got me even more interested in this game.
@kiyoaki198510 жыл бұрын
Yeah it really is a fantastic series. Soulblazer was a better sequel to Actraiser than Actraiser 2 was, with the town building stuff left intact. I wish there were more games in this crossover genre besides these and Dark Cloud. Please make some more videos of great SNES games, I like them and you seem to have the same taste in those games that I have. Also, unrelated, but: fuck Google+ and the way they're trying to shove it down our throats. I couldn't even post this comment without a ton of hassle.
@XadePsyconic13 жыл бұрын
But, like I said, it really wasn't that bad of a game. I did enjoy some parts, the boss battles were kinda neat (but impossible to lose if you knew where to stand and attack), and the game's overall resurrection theme was nice, especially for its time, what with it being a video game in the 90's and all that. I started playing Illusion of Gaia a few months back but didn't get too far... perhaps I should beat it so I can get to Terranigma, a game that just looks awesome.
@gpt99913 жыл бұрын
i always had soul blazer in my already played list, but looking at the vid it seem i dont remember playing it, o well at worst if i already played it, i wont mind a 2nd playtrough!
@meckatz13 жыл бұрын
finally a new video!!I am actually not into RPG's at all.It's the hosting and info about good games I like the most about this show. The mother videos where more than knowledge expanding
@rafaomegax11 жыл бұрын
I have played Terranigma anf Illusions of Gaia... At that time, I didn't know they were made by the same creator, and there was another game... Soul Blazer... I have never played Soul Blazer...
@patrikbengtsson38832 жыл бұрын
Do you think that if someone made a 'Soul Blazer meets ActRaiser' game, it would feel like "Blaster Master with God Simulation"?
@Tohwaku11 жыл бұрын
The music is good in this game. Also, I personally love backtracking. So this part is not a flaw to me.