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Name | Tales of Phantasia |
System | Super Nintendo |
Year | 1995 |
Developer | Wolf Team |
Genre | RPG |
Tales of Phantasia is a classic Super Nintendo RPG released in 1995 and developed by Wolf Team, later known as Namco Tales Studio. It follows the adventures of a young swordsman, Cress Albane, who embarks on an epic quest to save his world from destruction. Along the way, he meets many allies and enemies as he travels through time and space to defeat a powerful evil sorcerer.
The game starts off with Cress in his hometown of Totus, where he lives with his grandfather, Dhaos. One day, while out hunting in the forest near Totus, Cress hears a voice calling for help from an ancient tree. He discovers that the tree is actually an ancient spirit called Sylph and she tells him about Dhaos’s plan to use dark magic to take over the world. She also gives him a magical sword which he can use to fight against Dhaos’s forces.
Cress then sets off on an epic journey across four continents: Midgard, Elrand, Arctica and Aselia. Along the way he meets many strange characters such as Arche Klein – a mysterious girl with magical powers; Mint Adenade – a young thief with dreams of becoming a hero; Chester Burklight – a noble knight who joins Cress’s cause; Klarth F. Lester – an alchemist who helps Cress on his quest; and Claus F. Lester – Klarth’s twin brother who is also an alchemist but works for Dhaos instead of against him.
As they travel through time and space they encounter many enemies such as monsters, demons and even gods! Throughout their journey they must collect special items called “Elements” which will help them in their battle against Dhaos. After many difficult battles they eventually reach Dhaos himself at the Tower of Babel where they must defeat him once and for all.
At the end of their journey Cress learns that Sylph was actually sent by Yggdrasil – the god responsible for keeping balance between good and evil in the world – to stop Dhaos from destroying it with his dark magic. With this knowledge Cress decides to remain in Aselia so that he can continue protecting it from any future threats along with his new friends whom he has made during his travels.
Tales of Phantasia is widely considered one of the best RPGs ever released for Super Nintendo due to its deep story line, engaging characters and unique gameplay mechanics such as using elements in battle and time travelling through different eras in order to progress further into the game’s story line. Although it was never released outside Japan until recently when it was finally localized into English by Namco Bandai Games Inc., it still remains one of the most beloved games available on Super Nintendo today!