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Mystic Ark [ミスティックアーク] Introduction - SNES/SFC

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Channel: Vysethedetermined2 · 2010 · Gaming

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Original Air Date: August 4th, 2009

Ah yes... Mystic Ark... this is one of those RPGs people have been begging for a fan translation for almost as long as I can remember (which was eventually released by Aeon Genesis). It's what some would call the sequel to "The 7th Saga" and was only released in Japan. Despite what many believe however, this would not mark the end of the series. There is one last game made in 1999 for Playstation titled "Mystic Ark: Maboroshi Gekijo" which is a sequel to Mystic Ark, but it's very different from either the original Mystic Ark or 7th Saga/Elnard. I was going to pair this and the gameplay together, but given the nature and progression of this game, I wouldn't be able to show much if I did. It's worth noting that while this is the most direct sequel to T7S, it is actually the "third" game in the series (The SNES/SFC game, "Brain Lord", is a sort of prequel or alternate reality to T7S story-wise but second to be released).

Mystic Ark is like The 7th Saga but with a fresh coat of paint and several new innovations. This game is more of an adventure game now with lots of searching to be done and puzzles to be solved. The Playstation game is almost purely an adventure game, so it's not like I couldn't see it coming, but it just made an already strange series even more strange. How strange is this game? Having almost beaten the game, I can tell you that it is... very strange.

In this introduction, seven heroes are captured from seven worlds and turned into stone figures (though it's theoretically eight, since the main hero can be male or female, but they only show the male in the intro), but the main character Reemer or Ferris is beckoned to fight on and breaks free from their curse and must travel to the seven worlds to find a way to free the others while gathering seven magical "arks" that will grant you passage to other places, give you new powers, and help you face the final boss who tried to stop your characters for unknown reasons.

Hmmm... seven characters... seven arks... seven people with their own reasons for being... why does this sound familiar? Oh, I know! Seven heroes in "7th Saga" with their own reasons for being and seven runes that grant you power! Not only that, but the crystal ball radar is here too, but I'll save the rest for the gameplay. The illustrations for this game are done by the very talented Akihiro Yamada (山田 章博, Yamada Akihiro). Enjoy.

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