Terranigma, ActRaiser, Illusion of Gaia & Soul Blazer | Complete Quintet Retrospective

ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Robotrek and Terranigma—Quintet created some of the most inspired RPGs to ever grace the Super Nintendo. These cult classics are often compared to Squaresoft and Nintendo classics like Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, The Legend of Zelda, and other JRPG classics, but never got the recognition of those more popular titles. In this comprehensive documentary, we also delve into their later games, such as The Granstream Saga, as well as their obscure Japanese releases, like Brightis, Planet Laika, and Solo Crisis. Quintet was formed by Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki, Nihon Falcom veterans behind the Ys series. They often collaborated with composer legend Yuzo Koshiro, the man behind Streets of Rage’s addictive soundtrack. Over the past year, I fell in love with the story and games of Quintet. I hope that after watching this video, you will too. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Donate on Patreon ► …or SubscribeStar ► Or get 100 DRM-free games curated by me on GOG: #ActRaiser #IllusionOfGaia #Terranigma - TABLE OF CONTENT 0:00 Introduction 2:15 Humble Beginnings & Nihon Falcom 6:09 Ys I & II 8:00 Ys III & Departure from Falcom 9:01 ActRaiser 16:55 Soul Blazer 26:38 ActRaiser 2 31:54 Illusion of Gaia 41:46 Robotrek 50:59 Terranigma 1:10:27 The Rising Tide of Irrelevance 1:11:49 The Granstream Saga 1:19:49 Solo Crisis 1:21:23 Code R 1:22:30 Brightis 1:25:04 Planet Laika 1:28:26 End of an Era - CREDITS First editing draft and visual graphics work by Lewis Hudson: Voiceover editing by Erik Peabody: Thumbnail artwork illustrated by Ransom: Japanese quote voiceover by Theo Akimaru: Robert Jerauld voiceover by Liam Jeffries: - SPECIAL THANKS to these amazing resources: Full list of additional footage or documentation sources available here: - MUSIC CREDITS OverClocked ReMix: Terranigma “Beginning of the Journey“ by Fredrik Häthén feat. various artists Music licensed through Epidemic Sound: Unused music from Sorcerian by Yuzo Koshiro OverClocked ReMix: Secret of Evermore “Everstreams Through Evermore“ by Brink-of-Time OverClocked ReMix: ActRaiser “Thy Followers“ OverClocked ReMix: Soul Blazer “Tears for a Moonlit Knight“ by Israfel OverClocked ReMix: Soul Blazer “I’m the Soul Blazer“ by HoboKa, Smooth4Lyfe, BrothaDom OverClocked ReMix: ActRaiser “Fill More Funk“ by djpretzel Illusion Of Gaia & Soul Blazer remixes by Plasma3Music Remixes OverClocked ReMix: Illusion of Gaia “Will Is the Lord“ by Scaredsim Illusion of Gaia arranged tracks by SourJovis OverClocked ReMix: Terranigma “An American Expanse“ Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma - OverClocked Remix album Jean Of mArc feat. Gamer of the Winds - Blue Magic (Prime Blue) Supercoolmike, Chimpazilla, Jorito - Her Resolve (Prayer) David Kiraeth - Soothing Rhythm (Liotto) Clément Panchout - Everlasting Campfire (Evergreen) HeavyViper feat. Gamer of the Winds - Wade into the Changing Tide (Ship) - PATREON ► SUBSCRIBESTAR ► KO-FI ► TWITTER ► LIVESTREAMS ► TWITCH ► DISCORD ►