The History of Quintet, Episode Two - Soul Blazer

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When we think of the all-time great action RPG developers, Quintet is a name that tends to be forgotten. And yet, their games are some of the most creative and thought-provoking in the history of the genre. This is an ongoing series that intends to cover both the history of Quintet, as well as analyzing all their major works. In this episode, I cover Soul Blazer, the first entry in what fans describe as "The Heaven and Earth Trilogy." It's a very simple game by action RPG standards - nevertheless, it has a surprising amount of depth to it.
Works Cited -
Hippon Super (February 1992), “Soul Blazer - 1992 Developer Interview,” shmuplations.com/shortcuts/
Indigo Gaming, “Terranigma, ActRaiser, Illusion of Gaia & Soul Blazer | Complete Quintet Retrospective,” • Terranigma, ActRaiser,...
John Szczepaniak, The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers
Kyle Seeley, “The Cycle of Isolation and Connection: A Thematic Analysis of Soul Blazer,” www.rpgfan.com/feature/the-cy...
Peklo, “Quintet: Heaven and Earth,” talking-time.net/index.php?th...
Quintet, “Soul Blader,” web.archive.org/web/200503060...
Sophocles, Antigone
Soul Blazer Instruction Booklet
Thewellredmage, “What ever happened to Quintet?,” www.the-pixels.com/2021/09/17...
w.atwiki.jp, “Where Is Quintet Now?,” w.atwiki.jp/quintet1989/pages...
Timecodes -
0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Soul Blazer Plot
1:47 - Similarities and Differences Between ActRaiser and Soul Blazer
3:59 - Gameplay Loop and Combat
8:33 - Music
10:19 - Graphics and Setting
11:30 - Thematic Analysis
17:00 - Credits and Patreon Shoutouts

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24 июл 2024

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@franciscor390 Месяц назад

What's i really enjoy by Soul Blazer is it's pace and tempo, it's gives it almost infinite replay value.

@TheSpecialK1997 Месяц назад

I had the pleasure of playing Terranigma for the first time last year and it’s become one of my favorite games of all time. I can’t wait for you to get to that entry specifically cause I, like many others, consider it Quientet’s magnum opus. Up there with ff6 and chrono trigger for me.

@TJTheEmperor Месяц назад

I just finished playing through Robotrek recently, so Terranigma’s next on my list. I also can’t wait to get to it - there’s a ton to talk about

@Terranigma23 Месяц назад

Soul Blazer! Quite sad that the whole trilogy is not on NSO (Nintendo Switch Online) 😢

@XanderVJ Месяц назад

Ah, the next is "Illusion of Gaia". I hope you mention in your video its European debut, which had the slightly different title "Illusion of Time". I recommend you to research a bit about it, since it was a pretty big deal. It received a hefty amount of marketing material, and it was used by the then recently form Nintendo of Europe to spearhead the popularization of Japanese RPGs in the Old Continent (albeit they didn't call them "Japanese", just "RPGs", period). It even came in a huge box which contained a pretty long and detailed guidebook, similar to what "Earthbound" received in the US.