Farland Story (8) Kyoushin no Miyako - The last Farland Story game! (for Windows 95, not PC-98) 

19:22 That's exactly why I watch the videos, *because* I'm not going to play those games, but thanks to your channel I can still experience them.

So, Windows 95 Paradise? . .

Honestly, I care less about the specific game than I do the information about the game and how it is presented. One commonality between all creators that do content like this is that the content is way better when the creator is passionate about the subject, so I'd say keep doing videos about games you're passionate about regardless of whether you think it might get a few less views.

19:18 That's a shame, it was fun learning about an RPG series I knew nothing about before I saw this channel.

Ah yes, the return of the most missed character in Farland Story: reviving alcohol. But really, I'm glad you covered the finale. I've been keeping up with the Farland Story game reviews. A shame they didn't include the protagonists from from 6 and 7, but it's cool they had some prominent side-characters instead. The return of not-Indiana-Jones was cool. Despite the UI weirdness for converting the systems over to Windows, I'm glad that the actual challenge presented made this one fun to play.

I have watched all 8 of your Farland Story videos because I, for one, want to watch 8 videos about a series I've never heard of (before I watched your first video on it) and am probably never going to play. I watch because this channel is really interesting, and your content and mode of presentation are so good that you make it interesting.

This game exhibits why i dont like a lot of early windows games. They traded built in convenient ui elements for "hey look, windows is cool" pop up windows that are a pain to deal with and dont match aesthetically. Makes it feel cheap.

After your expansive coverage of this series I'd love to see a company license and port these to modern platforms. Could sell them in bundle packs like they did with the Mega Man collections on modern systems. I can dream can't I.

It's a shame more people aren't watching these videos because I really enjoyed learning about a bunch of games that I'd never have given a second thought to without this series.

I’ve really enjoyed the Farland videos FWIW. Unsurprisingly your presentation style helps make them interesting and ngl the worlds the games depict and their retro aesthetics really endeared them to me. Also, and this is just a consequence of my being a MIDI enjoyer, I’m a little sad knowing they had a whole new platform to explore and went with CDDA 😞

You would have gotten more views if only the duck was in all 8. That said, it has been a pleasure watching this series of game videos and it is very confusing to me why your viewers wouldn't be on board. Keep creating this fine content, a new basement brothers is always a treat no matter the game.

19:20 Hadn't heard of Farland before coming across this channel and am never going to play them but am glad to have watched every video.

Aww, it's a shame you won't be covering the rest of the games in the foreseeable future. Thank you for the video series though! It has inspired me to check these games + Symphony out (and hopefully one day my Japanese gets good enough to play the untranslated ones too). If you do ever cover the other games in the far future I will be seated 🫡. Again, thanks for the series and love the channel!

More Farland Story! Let’s gooo. I’m glad you decided to do more of them even though not on PC-88 or 98. I hope you’ll even do Saga and others tbh haha edit: aw you said you were gonna stop. Hopefully some day bc this was my favorite series you covered and sad to see it end

This was a nice farland story show episode, which truly was an farland ending to the story that was truly far.

Just wanna thank you again for doing the (near) complete Farland series. I think you're ahead of your time a bit as not many know about these games, so it's a bit of a niche audience currently.

Just want to tell you that I've been loving the Farland videos. Love all the videos to be fair but you've brought me a piece of childlike wonder that is so rare to experience these days. These video, no matter the topic, expand my horizons and make me a fan of things I never knew existed or only had the faintest idea about.

Aw man, I was hoping you would cover all of those games, exactbecause I never heard of them before you talked about it and, not knowing japanese, someone talking about it is pretty much the only way that I would get infos about it. But I do understand your decision. You have to do what's best for your channel to keep it awesome as ever. Who knows? Maybe after you end your PC-88/98 games? We can only dream. Excellent video as always! Thank you so much for your work!

I really enjoyed these, I watch these videos because I will never play these and I like going through video game history

for the record totally here for the Farland content

This man pours his drinks like a true maniac. ;)

I really enjoyed your Farland series !

It seems strange that these would be the less viewed videos, since, like other commenters here, I come to RU-vid for games I'm never going to play or don't know anything about. I never got why anyone wanted to hear someone talk about some NES game they've already played and a thousand others have already talked about. Personally, I played the two Farland Saga games, and started watching these because I knew they were related but don't have copies and never played any. I have a couple of working PC-98s, but not the space to set them up or the time to play all these games, and having you go through them all in order has been great.

its a shame that these videos aren't as popular as the others as its what got me watching your stuff and really enjoying it a lot. I am a huge fan of any strategy and tactical RPG's (thanks advance wars, shining force and fire emblem) and these videos have given me a insight into a series I would really enjoy. so here's to your next fantastic video and keep the old Japanese PC content coming

its a shame these dont get as many views, I loved watching these, have always seen Farland Story, and wanted to play them, but most dont have a translation. (Well until recently) This is a series I feel would have done decently well if ported over to the SNES and with some QoL tweaks

I'm glad you finished the series! You could say you've completed your own personal FarBasementLand Story. I definitely had a great time watching (and rewatching) the whole series, letting me get a tiny taste of what it would have been like growing up with these games. Looking forward to whatever else you tackle next.

I may never play these games, but I certainly became a fan thanks to your videos!

Really liked watching this series, I would have never learned about these games' existence if it wasn't for these videos, so thanks for covering them and going the extra mile and also covering this one despite not being released for the PC-98. Also, it was nice to see the return of the reviving alcohol, watching you pour the stuff all the way up and beyond has been a funny running gag :)

Thank You for the Farland videos you have produced. At first, my impression of them was "vintage rpg maker games" with very nice Art covers, Posters, Floppy Discs/CD Roms and sometimes a Mouse Pad but it's grown on me with time as I could sense something authentic and charming about them. I'm glad you mentioned the Sega Saturn games (yes, 2 of them) as it gives me some hope that they'll get a fan patch someday (the Saturn Homebrew Community is pretty driven to get these translations done). Anyway, I look forward to seeing what other games you'll talk about as I think there's still quite a bit of "still safe for youtube" titles you can explore.

You do a great job narrating and showcasing the experience. Not sure I'll ever get to play them all in this life, but but nice knowing the overview since I love the PC-98, the era, anime, and all.

Thank you for this video series. SPRG rarely being covered if at all, especially niche ones. So I was really enjoying watching you play the game and videos themselves.

I really enjoyed all the Farland videos. I watch them many times.

It doesn't matter the game, I'll always watch your videos!

I do enjoy these videos, good research and a clear window into what was the past. Some day more people will watch them.

Thank you for these Farland videos!! I remember seeing the artwork back in the day and not knowing anything about these! Glad to finally see what they were all about!

I was really hoping for the Farland Paradise spinoff channel. Anyway, thanks for seeing the series through to the end; it was a really fun journey!

I definitely love watching your videos, no matter what they are, because this is how I will ever experience these games. Plus, for Farland Story I really dig the enemy designs. Especially, this one...Holy Moley like What is @18:16 even? And, this had me definitely laughing @16:45 ! Thank you so much for what you do again. You rock!

Crazy to think you got through the whole series in the end, so glad you did though! As always, awesome video!

oh sick i just finished watching the other 7 reviews yesterday

Have been watching all of these, and have the pcfx title. It makes sense why you wont be continuing, but its been a wild ride! Thanks for making this series accessible. Looking forward to the next obscure game you review!

Well, Mr Jakes, I love watching videos of games I've never heard of so I'm all for it 😂 Thank you and hopefully if you decide to play the Win95 sagas, we get to watch front and center ✌🏼

I loved discovering the farland games through your channel, and hope to eventually see the rest!

Thanks to all those Farland videos, but unlike you said I'm watching these to get to know series I never heard before. So I hope in the future you decide to make the videos for the rest of the saga even if they don't do that well in views.

I actually enjoyed these eight videos about a series I never heard of and will probably never play. For what it's worth, the story DOES seem pretty cool. Big fan of cross-dimensional plots and I'm looking forward to the payoff. Hopefully one day you will cover the other titles.

the fact that I'm never going to play any of these is why I watch these videos

So this is the end of this alcoholic Farland Story journey. As always nice video, informative and funny. As a fan of finding out about obscure games i would certanly watch videos about rest of this series, but i understand why you want to end this on here. I would waiting for more videos about old Japanese computer games and don't drink too much vodka.

i've begun playing the series from the very first game thanks to your videos!! so thank you so much for making them :)

That was an amazing series of video to watch! Thanks for the history lesson! Before it, the only games I knew about were the 3 on the Saturn (Farland Story gaiden and the 2 Saga, so only games you will not be covering lol). Thanks to you, I now have more context as to where everything began :)

This was an enjoyable series! Love all the videos you make, they are beyond comfy to watch! :) I, for one love watching vids about unfamiliar games even more than those I'm familiar with so I'd be down for the Farland SaGa vids, someday when you feel like it! Your vids are top tier, looking forward to future episodes

I've been loving the reviews of this series, so I'm pretty sad this is the last Farland Story even though I have no plan to play them myself.

I might never actually have a chance to play the game myself but I appreciate the effort, time and passion you have for these older games

What, the Farland videos aren't popular? But I'm watching this channel specifically for these kinds of videos of games I don't know (although I first came here for Trails).

I really enjoyed all your Farland Story videos.

I know it doesn't mean much, but even though these videos don't get as many views, I would like to see you finish what's sort of become a series retrospective, eventually.

If I were going to play these games, I probably wouldn't watch the video, so it's nice you made it.

I'm glad you got through all 8, been here the whole time. It's a shame that you won't be doing more, but I suppose that's up to the algorithm. If you do a Patreon exclusive set on the spinoffs or the SFC version, please announce it so that I can sign up and catch it!

I watched all of them! I wouldn't mind to have some more Farland story videos (:

Ah, good to know that Japan didn't escape that weird early era of Windows games where devs built the game around the Windows API.

Man, that transition period to Windows 9x was *rough* on so many companies x.x - it really feels like there's this wonky mid90s period where everybody was just trying to figure out how to get things to work, followed by a slew of remakes in the late 90s. Menus in particular seem to be a large sticking point. It's a very interesting period and i wish it was more preserved, but given how interfaces like this shook out i understand why it's tricky - despite this game turning out ok in the end. You can sorta "feel" the porting frustration the creators must have been experiencing.

No we need more!! I wouldn't play the Fairland games but I like learning about them. I hope you do the super famicom version at least.

Great video as always. Also, I loved the TXK jumpscare lol

I love watching your Farland Story videos! Will definitely give a try once i am in the mood for some PC 98 games. In case you run out of material for future videos, would love you to cover the other games in the series.

Yay, Farland Story Show! :)

Man I love these videos

Bummer to hear these Farland videos don't get huge views. I hate that effect - like, why do people always only want to hear about stuff they ALREADY know about? Especially if people like other Japanese strategy/tactical RPGs? Here's a new retro one you've never heard about that you can discover through these videos! It's crazy to me. People can be lame. I've loved learning about these, and I look forward to a return to Farland on the channel someday, but I'm also excited to see what other obscurities you can shed a light on. Plumbing the depths of the PC-x8 systems, and the Neo Geo, always seem to yield some great videos here on Basement Brothers

Ah the devs really made use of Win95s built-in UI features like scroll bars and pop-up dialogue boxes. Maybe it seemed modern in '96 or when the game was first released? Or maybe it was just that much easier. I dimly remember playing a Windows game or two in that style, with the choppy animations and everything, but it didn''t seem very enticing even at the time.

Aw it's a shame you're not going to continue the series, at least for some time. The big appeal for me is I know pretty much every retro game in existence worth knowing. And these japanese oddities fascinate me! It gives me that little buzz of finding something unknown, like back in the day when I discovered Ys. Anyway, thanks for covering them! ❤

Sweet, thanks for doing this one!

I would've been stoked if they visited the Farland from 1-3 (since those are the only 3 I've played ^^; ). Especially if they brought in Dieno and Elenoa as recruitables. Or maybe Docatti or Arina.

18:50 - But _Mr Jakes!_ We need a video of it, and the Farland Hentai games or what it was you spoke of! I love your videos ^^ I occassionally rewatch them. I would like to play these games myself someday but I can't read Japanese so I'd just have to wing it. Which I do often with Japanese only games so that's nothing new.

oh I would have loved a video about the snes game!!!! that wouldve been so fun to watch. looks super unique

You may remember me leaving a message the other day lol but I've just binged all of your Farland videos and I have to say this game looks extremely fun! I noticed you mentioned Langrisser in one of them. Have you rhought of doing a video series on it? Or even Growlanser series? Or even the grandfather of all the tactics games, Shining Force?

wow I can't believe this is the end of the farland series! (as least as far as coverage here goes) ... seems fun for the most part though the mechanics during battles seem kind of annoying I can't imagine why they did it that way. hope it gets a full translation someday I might have to at least try it!

thanks for all of this

Great video as always but kind of sad that you are not playing all the farland the reason I watch your channel is because I'm not going to play this obscure games but your story telling make interested in his worlds.

I like watching these videos

Yesssss! New Brothers~

A cardinal rule of RPGs - unequip before class changes, party changes, and perma-deaths! XD

vodka without anything added to it being a healing item? I dunno if they thought that through too well lol

I understand why the PC-98 versions have minimal frames for animation, since those games can be played from floppy disk. But they are still decent given the hardware's limitations. The battle animations for this game seem a little worse, which is strange for a game of this era and platform.

Aw man, I'm going to miss the drinking game this series gave me.

I like the music in this one a lot. It's a little inferior to Saga 1/2's music, but it lays the groundwork for a more orchestral take on the series, Ichio's specialty. Isemura's boss theme and Ichio's main field theme are my favorites

Thanks!

Am I the only one who noticed how the scenes and stiles are extremely similar to the assets from the RPG Amaker XP/VX/MV?

I'd watch every video you'd make on every entry in the series, too bad this is it...

I'm kinda sad but I can undesrtand your decision for now

Dissapointed the Farland series is ending here, really wanted to hear about the rest of the story.

I didn't know a land could go that far.

As an RPG fan I'm the right audience for this, but I'm not sure "people who are fans of RPGs AND video game history jumping at the chance to watch videos of games for formats that weren't even released in their homelands" is a large audience... still, it was neat to see them to the ol' "call back to previous games for the big finale" trope, but I wonder why only the latest games were chosen? Mosy popular? Easiest to slot in? Or where they in fact designing those games with this games plot in mind?

My friend be careful about that tendon pain. I had that issue and it got worse. The pain was crazy. Have a talk with a doctor.

I was just playing Shining Force 1 on Genesis and it's also a bit of a nuisance to see everyone's HP in that game

lol wth. A Flying city. A hero with magic flying pet. Intro. Lunar series stole it all. Even that Safkeel dude is a version of Ghaleon...

This game runs well on my PC9821CR13/T Upgraded to P200/32MB Ram "what the box recommends' Screen size is abit smaller @ 10.4"

I watch them all knowing well I will never play them

That DVD drive looks like a standard 5.25" drive, you can probably flip it over to make it easier to insert a disc

perhaps when all other PC-98 games are covered

Yu-GI-Oh main characters hair be like : 18:34

I hear Mr. Jakes and I thumbs up, it's that simple.

I will be really grateful if you make even shorter simpler vlog like videos about other farland games. May be just story recaps and thoughts?

I'm guessing the writers crew's favorite game is Ys IV because of the whole Safkeel thing.