| rdfs:comment | - The 7th Saga (known as Elnard in Japan) is an RPG for the SNES, released in 1993. It is known for one thing, and that is difficulty. You choose your main character from one of seven apprentices- a fighter, a dwarf, an elf, an alien, a robot Tetujin, a priest, and a demon. Trained by the wise King Lemele, you must venture out into the oddly desolate world in search of seven Runes. What follows is a rather rote adventure, going through all the expected elements of contemporary JRPGs. To be honest, though, nobody's ever played it for its story. And they expect you to like it.
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| abstract | - The 7th Saga (known as Elnard in Japan) is an RPG for the SNES, released in 1993. It is known for one thing, and that is difficulty. You choose your main character from one of seven apprentices- a fighter, a dwarf, an elf, an alien, a robot Tetujin, a priest, and a demon. Trained by the wise King Lemele, you must venture out into the oddly desolate world in search of seven Runes. What follows is a rather rote adventure, going through all the expected elements of contemporary JRPGs. To be honest, though, nobody's ever played it for its story. This game is notorious for the nasty tricks it pulls on the player. It's entirely possible for some characters to die on the very first monster they encounter. The amount of Level Grinding needed to get anywhere is very great, bordering on obscene with certain characters, but the game caps your level just a little too soon so you're never quite the level you need to be. Equipment is overpriced and underpowered. Monsters regularly thrown nasty status effects and instant death attacks at you, when they're not one-shotting you with physical attacks and magic. Due to developer carelessness in the US and EU versions, you get smaller bonuses upon levelup, and the game was not rebalanced accordingly. You lose your magic at one point, and immediately after you get it back, you lose the runes you've been depending on the whole game. To add insult to injury, you lose access to B. Protects, the only other way besides magic that you could've buffed your Defense. And they expect you to like it. The 7th Saga is JRPG hell. Enjoy your stay. A somewhat-sequel, Mystic Ark, was released in Japan. Through the magic of console emulation it has recently been made available to Western audiences via a fan-made English translation patch.
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