Developer(s) Random House Initial release date 23 October 1987 Mode Single-player video game | Publisher(s) Taito Corporation Genre Role-playing video game | |
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Composer(s) Yō Ōyama
Haruhiko Tsuda Platform Nintendo Entertainment System Similar Silva Saga II: The Legend o, Kaijū Monogatari, Miracle Warriors: Seal of th, Esper Dream, Murder on the Mississippi | ||
Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu (ミネルバトンサーガ ラゴンの復活) is a Role Playing Game published by Taito Corporation for the Family Computer. It is the first game in the Minelvaton series, being followed by Silva Saga and ending with Silva Saga II: The Legend of Light and Darkness.
Contents
A tribute CD Minelvaton Saga Tribute was published in 2009.
Story
Minelvaton Saga takes place on the world Minelvaton, in the area known as Southern Ofelia. In the kingdom of Palmeccia both the King and Queen have been murdered by the hands of a servant of Ragon, son of the Zuhl. The player takes control of the Prince of Palmeccia in a quest for revenge and to kill the evil Ragon.
Gameplay
Fundamentally, the game plays and looks like Dragon Quest. The player is given control of a single character and can explore a number of towns, dungeons, and the world map itself. However, once the player receives the ship for sailing, the game becomes non-linear as the player can explore almost anywhere that can be reached.
Another unique feature is the battle system. Like a typical RPG, there are random battles, but actual combat resembles a sort of action RPG. In battle, the player starts at the bottom of the screen facing the enemies that are at the top. In order to defeat enemies, the player must run into one in order to exchange blows. The closest analog to this unusual system is the MMORPG, or the MMORPG-ish single player game Final Fantasy XII.
Beyond that, the basic plot and some of the battle system concept seems to have been co-opted by Sega's Sword of Vermilion.
Credits
Translation
Although never released outside Japan, the game was fan translated to English in 2011.