Updated the Quintet Trilogy and its complements. by Hylian-Socks, literature
Literature
Updated the Quintet Trilogy and its complements.
⚠️Spoiler alert! This little information may contain spoilers. The Quintet Trilogy There are a few connections between Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma: Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma deal with world regeneration and all three games deal with the concept of reincarnation. Blazer and Will (in form of Shadow) have the technique of launching the spirit of the Firebird/Phoenix and apparently in Terranigma the weapons of the Hero, Ark, are shaped like a phoenix, too. In both the Japanese and PAL versions the Soul Armor of Soul Blazer, appears in Terranigma. In Illusion of Gaia, Will uses his powers to attract "Gems" like Blazer. In Watermia, from Illusion of Gaia, Kara says: "Freejia was the same way, but beautiful. Things always have another side to them" in Japanese version: "As was the case with the City of Flowers, I wonder if beautiful things always have a back face." In Terranigma, when Ark reaches the sewers of Neotokio, has a similar line: "The more
ActRaiser, Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia. by Hylian-Socks, literature
Literature
ActRaiser, Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia.
"The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1 In the book: "The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1", Koji Yokota one of the developers of Actraiser, Illusion of Gaia, The Granstream Saga and Robotrek, who although he did not mention it in his answer, is knows he was the one who designed the robots and enemies of the game, was interviewed by John Szczepaniak the writter of this book. Fragment of the interview: JS: "Fans regard Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma and Granstream Saga, as a loosely connected four-part saga" KY:"Yes, I tnink there was a common custom or threadshared among the games, in terms of scenario writing, such as like the delivery of the dialogue, and soon. So in the effect I think there was some resemblace. Starting with ActRaiser, and followed by Soul Blazer and Illusion of Gaia, the games are definitily connected, in Miyazaki-san's mind, at least. Whereas Terranigma and Granstream Saga are some what different.Because I was the