Rudora no hihou (1996) (VG)

Directors:

Keita Amemiya
Akitoshi Kawazu

Writers:

Keita Amemiya (writer)
Kouze Ide (Scion and Surlent's story)

Release Date:

4 April 1996 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Adventure | Fantasy | Crime | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A world governed by a cycle of ruin and rebirth!

Plot:

Four heroic warriors must form their own parties to help their world from a coming catastrophe.

Plot Keywords:

Giant | Deities | Reptilian | Cult Activities | Tolerance

Also Known As:

Treasure of Rudra (Hong Kong: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG

Company:

Graphical Corporation Crowd Inc.

Trivia:

Houzhen, one of the four greats in the game, was designed after Rob Zombie.

Movie Connections:

References Mosura tai Gojira (1964)

Brilliant game that never saw the west!

Long ago,the deities were sent to the heavens and hells.The major deity,Rudra must refresh and cleanse the world per every 4,000 years.Four races appeared,the wise Danan espers,the moist habitat-dwelling Mizushu people,the boastful reptillian Hahchu-Rui people and the tough-as-nails Kyojins.But now that humanity became the major race of the bunch,they must save others,discover the secrets,interact with each other and most importantly,encounter Rudra and it's/his creatures.The most interesting thing of this is that the characters can litteraly spell out magic spells,which are for hereby called "word essences".

A very beautiful game by Squaresoft,whom brought us the Seiken Densetsu/Secret of Mana,The SaGa series,Chrono Trigger and the lesser-known Treasure Hunter G and by CROWD (Amemiya's company),whom made such hits as Zeiram,Hakaida and Tao no Tsuki. Wonderful,yet brooding storytelling,likeable characters (especially Surlent and Pipin),great soundtrack and wonderful scenario scenes.

I wish Square would team up with more companies,so they can make more wonderful RPGs like this one!