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#63 Secret of Evermore (SNES, 1995)

A lot of people were upset that North America got this game "instead of" Seiken Densetsu 3. By the time I got around to playing Secret of Evermore, I had already played SD3 through emulation so I did not exactly have that grudge to hold. I really like Evermore for the ways that it differs from the Secret of Mana games.



There are a lot of similarities between this game and Secret of Mana, and the name alludes to that fact, but it certainly is more different than it is the same. The game is about a boy and his dog from the USA who travel to another world called "Evermore" and struggle to return to Earth. Evermore is composed of a bunch of realms with very different themes, some historical and some fanciful.

The boy is the player controlled character, and the dog is an AI companion. There are a few different weapons that can be leveled up to increase their power. Instead of magic, there is a complex item crafting system to create alchemy formulas that are consumable. Like the weapons, the formulas can be leveled up as you use them.

What makes this game stand out for me is the atmosphere. It has a very dark and quiet feel to it which is in stark contrast to most other SNES games that I played. The music and sound design is distinct and does a great job in making you feel isolated within the world. I can only think of one other SNES game with a comparable atmosphere, which will be making an appearance later on for sure.

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