Phantasy Star Gaiden

Infobox VG
title = Phantasy Star Gaiden


developer = Sega of Japan
publisher = SEGA
designer =
engine =
released = vgrelease|JP=October 16 1992
genre = Role-playing game
modes = Single player
ratings =
platforms = Game Gear, Playstation 2
media = cartridge
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nihongo|"Phantasy Star Gaiden"|ファンタシースター・外伝|Fantashī Sutā Gaiden is a role-playing video game developed by Sega for the Game Gear portable system. Only released in Japan, the game is based loosely around the Phantasy Star game universe. It features the same top-down view and first-persion battles, except that there are a maximum of three members in the party. It was released a few months after Phantasy Star Adventure in Japan, which was the first Phantasy Star game for the Game Gear system.

Plot

The story takes place on a colony founded by the legendary Alis Landale and chronologically fits between Phantasy Star and Phantasy Star II, precisely 471 years of distance between each other. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ur2u4hfLM Phantasy Star Gaiden (Game Gear - Japanese Translated)] Now, it's AW813..] [ [http://home.att.net/~RACapowski/PS/comtrans.htm The Phantasy Star Compendium Translation] AW 342 - ...That year, when the governor of Motabia is told the news, Queen Alisa Landeel I is placed on the throne.] [ [http://home.att.net/~RACapowski/PS/comtrans.htm The Phantasy Star Compendium Translation] AW 1284 - Eusis, who has become a Motabian Agent, is assigned to the Biosystem incident...] Few years after the first game, Alis settled in Copto, a light year away of the Algol star system, but Kaburon already dominated this newly found planet. When he was defeated, Alis sealed him and nicknamed the planet "Aresaland" [ [http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=pt-PT&langpair=ja%7Cen&u=http://bui-n.boo.jp/ps/pssakuhin.htm PHANTASY STAR series of works] After ascending the throne, Queen Arisa made an expedition and discovered a planet, naming it "Aresaland" (アレサランド)] .

Four centuries latter, in AW813, an orphan named Minina of the town Tedo tells her friend Alec that she found the Light Pendant in a near by cave. After discussing the significance of this find, the two learn that Alec's father Morg has been taken captive during his search for the laconian weapons by the Daidalus bandits. After discovering a secret scroll, Minina learns that she is the descendant of the colony's founder, Alis.

During their journey, they meet up with Doromu (a dwarf of the forest) and a Lars (Alisa's android). The game takes them all across the world into various caves and distant villages. Many of the towns that they come across are afflicted with some sort of disaster, but the party makes no effort to help them. For example, in the town of Karkato, Alec and Mina do not help the townspeople who have lost their fishing boats, because the main goal is to find the sacred Laconian weapons in order to defeat the evil force ruining the land.

Near the end of the game, Alec and Minina discover Alis in a hidden cave under cryonic sleep. After awaking her, the team takes on the evil boss, Kaburon. Once he is defeated, the game ends with Alis informing you that even though Kaburon is dead, "A greater evil is awakening. Not in Copto.." and she's needed, to save the Algol system once more.

Characters

Playable characters

Minina

*Japanese: ミニナ ("Minina")
* Also known as Mnina, Nina, Mina, Minima
* Race Palman
* Job Unknown
* Weapon(s) Cane
* Starting Level 1
* Background Minina is an orphan child that was raised by the Elder of Tedo. Her name was chosen by Alis many centuries before she was born, which comes from the Portuguese word "Menina", meaning Miss or . In AW813 she found a light pendant in a cave nearby Tedo, which makes old Tod, from the same village, to believe that Minina and Aleck were the two youngsters that, according to "The Book of Truth", would defeat Kaburon. During the game she helped Aleck to find his missing father Morg and later with the help of Doromu she fixes Lars who Alis instructed to help and protect her. At the end, Minima meet Alis who reveals that she is her clone, although still considering Minima as a true daughter.

Aleck

*Japanese: アレック ("Aleck")
* Also known as Alec, Alex
* Race Palman
* Job Weapon Shop seller (Part-time) [ [http://home.netcarrier.com/~vac999/characters.htm Phantasy Star Gaiden Hint Page: Characters] ] ]
* Weapon(s) Swords/Knives
* Starting Level 1
* Background Aleck is a boy that lives in the Town of Tedo and, like his childhood friend Mina, venerates the legend of Odin (タイロン (Taylon)) and Alis (アリサ (Arisa)). Aleck is the son of Morg and usually helps him at the shop during his absence. Two weeks before the begging of the game his father departed in the search for the laconian items, which were the only weapons that could defeat Kaburon successfully. When Minina was showing her new find, the light pendant, Taylor announced Aleck father was captured by Daidalus robots. In order to save him, Aleck started a quest with Minina which would end in a fight against Kaburon. At the end, Aleck is entrusted by Queen Alisa to take care of Minina.

Doromu

*Japanese: ドロム ("Doromu")
* Also known as Dorom, Dirk
* Race Palman
* Job Sluice's keeper
* Weapon(s) Cane
* Starting Level 10
* Background Doromu is known to be a dwarf of the Mayoi forest, thanks to his small stature. However, he is in fact the elder brother of scholar old Rob who lives in Tedo, the town of Aleck and Minina. He helps the prophesized young heroes to reach Daedalos. Doromu is the only one at that time to recognize Dalos as the android of Queen Alis and he seems very acknowledgeable on androids' architectures, since he is the only one capable of fixing him. Doromu is also the keeper of sluice's river near Tarimu, the region where Alis hided the sacred laconian items.

Dalos

*Japanese: ダロス ("Dalos")
* Also known as ダイダロス (Daedalos), Δαίδαλος (Daidalos)
* Race Android
* Job Royal servant
* Weapon(s) Axe
* Starting Level 15
* Background Dalos is an android from the court of Landel has it can be seen by his royal helmet and cape. He came with the Queen Alis Landen to Copto in order to support her on its colonization. He commands the Queen's robotic army in a similar way Siren has done and can also transform into several kinds of transportations. Like Forren in , he manages the production of bio-monsters, making Dalos the most reliable responsible for Minina's birth. Taking care of Minina and help her in her future quest were other instructions given by Arisa. However, after she entered into cryogenic sleep, Dalos was hacked by Kaburon's powers that turned him into Daedalos (a possible anagram for Die/Dead (Death) Dalos. As Daedalos he prevented people from reaching the laconian items, by making them captive and destroying their towns. According to Kaburon it was Deadalos who helped him to get free from the seal and return his powers. Latter Minina, with the help of Aleck and Dorum, turn Dalos into normal, making him able to accomplish his initial mission.

Arisa Landeel

*Japanese: アリサ・ランディール ("Arisa Landiil", formally "Arisa" [ [http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/psg1/ss-010.jpg'Generation 1' status screen] showing the latest official Romanization for アリサ] "Landeel" [ [http://www.vgmdb.net/db/albums.php?id=7010 Track 30 from CD4] shows the official romanization for ランディール] )
* Also known as Alicer [ [http://www.sabrecat.net/restoration/psc/ps1/ps1-6.jpgAlicer] an unused official romanization for アリサ] , Alis (PSI, II & IV US ver.), Alisa (PSIII US ver.) Landale (PSIV US ver.)
* Race Palman
* Job Queen
* Weapon(s) Sword
* Starting Level 20
* Background After defeating Reipard LaShiec in AW382 Alis became Queen of Algol. Few years later, she started a colonization plan and found Copto which, after colonizing it, became known as Aresaland. From Palma she brought her android Lars, her army of Robotcops, a cryogenic chamber and the sacred Laconian items that helped her against Dark "Pro" Phallus [ [http://www.sabrecat.net/restoration/psc/ps4/ps4-57.jpg"Zio and Dark Phallus"] shows the official romanization for Dark False] [ [http://www.pscave.com/ps4/enemies/prophallus.shtml Phantasy Star Cave: Monster "Prophallus"] shows the ditinction name of Dark False] [ [http://www.psalgo.com/bb/images/avatars/gallery/Phantasy%20Star%20IV/elsy_006.pngVision of Elsydeon] shows that Prophallus (PSIV US ver.) is Dark Falz (PS1 US ver.)] . After battling against Kaburon she prophesized that two youngsters, Minima and Alec, would have to face this deamon in the future. In order to help them she wrote her prophecies in a scroll that would be known as "The Book of Truth". After that, she hide the laconian weapons on the caves at north of Tarimu and herself on a cave near Mayoi forest, where she entered in cold sleep for about four centuries. Like foreseen, in AW813 she was awakened by Lars, Minina and Alec and together they defeated Kaburon once for all. The ending of this evil feind allowed Arisa to fell a stronger menace arising in her home star system, making Alis return to Algol to protect her people once more.

English translation

Because the game was only released in Japan, the language barrier prevented many from enjoying this rare game in the Phantasy Star series. The game was quite rare until someone in Japan lent the game to a ROM dumper in North America. In March 1999, the Magic Destiny translation group completed and released an English translation patch for the game.

References

External links

* [http://www.magic-destiny.com/psg.shtml Magic Destiny Phantasy Star Gaiden Translation Project]
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