Dark Savior
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| Developer(s) | Climax Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Release date(s) | August 30, 1996 (Japan) , November 30, 1996 (North America) 1997 (Europe) |
| Genre(s) | Action RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player (limited two player mode in Parallel 5) |
| Platform(s) | Sega Saturn |
| Media | Compact disc |
Dark Savior is an isometric 3D action role-playing game for the Sega Saturn created by Climax entertainment. The game is often referred to as a spiritual sequel to the developer's similar game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Landstalker, although the game's storylines are unrelated.
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[edit] Gameplay
The gameplay in Dark Savior consists of three different modes, a standard exploring/platform jumping/puzzle solving, a simplified beat-em-up mode similar to that of Street Fighter and a section of the game where you can explore towns and talk with NPCs.
[edit] Parallel System
Dark Savior hosted a unique parallel system. At the start of the game, the player has access to three of the game's parallel storylines, depending on how he/she performs in the first level of the game. The English version of Dark Savior contains five parallels that can be accessed in the following ways:
- Parallel 1: The Hunt for Evil - This can be accessed by reaching the captain's cabin in greater than 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
- Parallel 2: A Hunt for the Heart - This can be accessed by reaching the captain's cabin between 3:30 and 4:30 and defeating Bilan.
- Parallel 3: A Hunt for the Lies - This can be accessed by reaching the captain's cabin in less than 3 minutes and thirty seconds.
- Parallel 4: A Hunt for the Truth - This can be accessed by completing Parallel 3.
- Parallel 5: This can be reached in the same way that Parallel 2 is but by losing the fight with Bilan in the captain's cabin.
The Japanese version of Dark Savior also contained a sixth parallel, but it was removed from the western release of the game due to censoring reasons.
[edit] Plot (Spoilers)
Garian, a bounty hunter from the county of Rajeen, is hired to accompany the monster Bilan as he is taken as a prisoner to Jailer's Island across the ocean on a ship. When Jack, Garian's talking bird, informs Garian that Bilan has escaped from his cage, Garian sets out to stop Bilan who has made his way to the captain's cabin. Depending on how the player performs in the journey to the captain's cabin will depend on how the story unfolds. In parallels 1, 2, and 3, Garian arrives at Jailor's Island and is caught up in a series of quite different events that ultimately link together with one another in the game's fourth parallel.
[edit] Characters
Some of the main characters in Dark Savior include:
- Garian (A bounty hunter from Rajeen)
- Kay (A Lavian ninja) (Silver Kay)
- Jack (a talking bird)
- Kirk Kurtliegen (a prison warden)
- Bilan (a monster)
- Bruno
- Drizzit
- JJ (a violent dangerous psychopath who is famous for looking like a banana)
- Carbon Garian
- Meg
- Sean
- Debose
- Alibaba
- M Bilan
