Crystalis

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Crystalis, originally released in Japan as God Slayer: Haruka Tenkū no Sonata (ゴッド・スレイヤー はるか天空のソナタ, lit. "God Slayer: Sonata of the Far Away Sky"), is a 1990 action RPG/action-adventure video game produced by SNK for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Though Crystalis never became a runaway hit, it is now considered a cult classic. The game's initial success prompted a release for the Game Boy Color by Nintendo Software Technology in 2000, which is generally considered more of a remake than a simple port. Many changes were made to the story, music, and other aspects of the game, upsetting fans of the original.
The game begins with a man's awakening from a cryogenic sleep one hundred years after a global nuclear war. Even though he is unable to recall his name or who he was, he begins to discover that he may be the key to save this world from destruction. Aided by four wise sages and a mysterious woman, he rises up against the tyrannical Draygonia Empire to ensure that humanity ultimately has a future.

Release Date

Jul 01, 1990

Play Time

9 hours

ESRB

Everyone: Mild Animated Violence

Interesting Facts

  • The game begins with a young magician awakening from the cryogenic sleep he was placed in by the villains of the Great War before nuclear war rained down in the year 1997.
  • The world is presented in a top-down perspective so the player character can be moved in eight directions using the control pad.
  • The primary means of defeating monsters is through the use of four elemental swords scattered throughout the game (the fifth sword, Crystalis, is obtained in the final dungeon).
  • Crystalis takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in 2097.
  • The anonymous male protagonist and his female accomplice, Mesia, are scientists who were cryogenically frozen.
  • The protagonist is assisted by four sages named Zebu, Tornel, Asina, and Kensu.

Cheats support

Yes

Family/Child Friendly

Yes

Number of maps

28

Platforms

Game Boy Color NES Nintendo Switch

Genres

Action-AdventureRPG

Game Engine

Proprietary Engine

Protagonist sex

Male

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