Soul Blazer

Soul Blazer (Japaneseソウルブレイダー, Soru Bureidā for Soul Blader ) appeared in Japan ) is a fantasy role-playing game that was developed by Quintet and published by Enix. It was released for the Super Nintendo game console.

Content

You play in this game, a nameless heavenly hero who must free a depopulated by an evil spirit called Death Toll world again. This is done by freeing the souls of humans, animals and plants that have been captured by Death Toll. Through its liberation the original nature is to be reinstated in the world and you can interact with it. By the liberated beings new items and ways to be unlocked.

Game mechanics

The world is shown in a top-down perspective that is strongly reminiscent of games in the style of The Legend of Zelda. Fights with opponents take place in real time and access to certain souls back that will remain with the character after he has freed them, and give him certain powers.

Successor

A direct thematic successor does not exist. However, the later Quintet games Illusion of Time and Terranigma are considered unofficial sequels due to many similarities.