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Illusion of Gaia

ガイア幻想紀

Developer: Quintet Publisher: Enix
27 November 1993
Illusion of Gaia [ガイア幻想紀] - cover art
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Illusion of Gaia - presumably Soul Blazer's follow-up, set aside the town-building elements and opted for a linear, story-heavy action-adventure. This new approach awards stat boosts upon defeating monster rooms rather than hub progress, with unlockable special attacks serving as tools. But it's hard not to be reminded of Seiken Densetsu (and in particular its sequel, released a few months before IoG) while playing this Zelda/RPG hybrid: Unlike SD2, they aren't afraid to dabble in puzzles (best represented by its dedicated gimmick rooms). Unlike SD2, they can graft Zelda's clever solutions to the unique scenarios of JRPGs, and unlike SD2, combat's variety doesn't hinge on weapon types & magic (offering transformations, beat-em-up-esque collisions and follow-up strikes instead). They also compare favorably in regards to characters, dungeon designs + aesthetics, storytelling (whose emphasis, themes and quality were rare among action games at the time) and animations, losing only when it comes to battles (that turned to LoZ-grade poking with a few add-ons). If the RPG integration feels more cinematic than functional, and they've yet to learn how to balance boss fights, this game succeeds at recreating Final Fantasy Adventure from another - more narrative-driven and puzzle-y angle.
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Beautiful game. I beat it a couple years ago and frankly, I can't remember shit of the story. It's the usual sentimental inter-galactic transcendental non-sense that Enix usually puts out, but it works really well this time, linking the plot to those crazy locations. The graphics are superb, the gameplay is simple and effective, and the music is absolutely beautiful. I used to sleep on the savescreen at night because the song was just so soothing. That vampire boss is bullshit hard but the rest of the game is fairly easy, I actually beat the final boss first try without really breaking a sweat. Still, I highly recommend it !
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Blah_Blee Illusion of Gaia 2024-03-23T16:46:14Z
SNES • XNA / XSA
2024-03-23T16:46:14Z
6.5 /10
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FetteredPassKare ガイア幻想紀 2024-03-19T03:30:58Z
2024-03-19T03:30:58Z
5.0
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Anatommy ガイア幻想紀 2024-03-12T10:01:46Z
2024-03-12T10:01:46Z
4.0
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eliottstaten ガイア幻想紀 2024-03-11T04:09:03Z
2024-03-11T04:09:03Z
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ZachGM ガイア幻想紀 2024-02-28T02:18:39Z
2024-02-28T02:18:39Z
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tackyproduct ガイア幻想紀 2024-02-08T00:10:09Z
2024-02-08T00:10:09Z
3.0
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townandcountry ガイア幻想紀 2024-01-30T04:59:42Z
2024-01-30T04:59:42Z
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tackyy ガイア幻想紀 2024-01-24T13:36:29Z
2024-01-24T13:36:29Z
3.0
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Giann96 Illusion of Gaia 2024-01-19T02:05:08Z
SNES • XNA / XSA
2024-01-19T02:05:08Z
7.0 /10
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netbol ガイア幻想紀 2024-01-11T07:36:49Z
2024-01-11T07:36:49Z
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mickilennial Illusion of Gaia 2024-01-09T22:48:55Z
SNES • XNA / XSA
2024-01-09T22:48:55Z
3.5
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LocoJake ガイア幻想紀 2024-01-03T17:43:05Z
2024-01-03T17:43:05Z
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Also known as
  • Gaia Gensōki
  • Illusion of Gaia
  • Illusion of Time
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  • unj 2022-01-07 22:52:55.210885+00
    Love that the American box art really makes it want to look like a Zelda title.
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  • MisTurHappy 2022-02-26 07:36:06.843439+00
    I guess it's not fair to criticize the story too much since this game's localization is notoriously awful, but the narrative really seemed like kind of a mess. The pacing was all over the place, and it felt like it was just throwing out loads of unrelated concepts without taking any time to dwell on or explore any of them. Normally I'd cut it some more slack, but considering how strictly linear this is and just how long some of the cutscenes go on, it's clearly trying to get you to pay close attention to the storytelling. That said, the core gameplay is really satisfying, there's a whole lot of visual flair, and the dungeon design is solid (the sky garden in particular was an absolute blast to explore). Kind of a mixed bag really, though since it's on the short side I'd be more than willing to play through it again if somebody ever puts out a retranslation patch.
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  • Gayvyn 2022-05-30 05:16:25.44515+00
    Is there a better fan translation?
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  • Revolution666 2023-05-01 05:30:04.356933+00
    Playing this right now and this is a solid step-ups from SoulBlazer for sure. Really good so far!
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  • inunonaizo 2023-08-14 19:34:00.882428+00
    the one thing i really remember from this game was the death of hamlet, which made me burst out laughing when it happened. mostly good, but definitely some extremely stupid moments in this one too
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