Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku
Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku
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| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft Red Company | ||
| Publisher(s) | Hudson Soft | ||
| Director(s) | Takashi Takebe | ||
| Producer(s) | Tomoya Abe | ||
| Artist(s) | Yoshiteru Tsujino | ||
| Writer(s) | Toyo Nagayama | ||
| Composer(s) | Toshiyuki Sasagawa | ||
| Series | Tengai Makyō | ||
| Platform(s) | Sega Saturn, PlayStation Portable | ||
| Release date(s) | January 14, 1997 (Sega Saturn) July 13, 2006 (PlayStation Portable) July 31, 2008 (Hudson the Best) | ||
| Genre(s) | Role-playing | ||
| Mode(s) | Single-player | ||
| Distribution | Two CD-ROMs (Sega Saturn) Universal Media Disc (PlayStation Portable) | ||
Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku (天外魔境 第四の黙示録 Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku), literally "Far East of Eden: The Fourth Apocalypse", is a 1997 role-playing video game developed and published by Hudson Soft and Red Company for the Sega Saturn. The game was released in Japan on January 14, 1997. It was ported to the PlayStation Portable on July 13, 2006 and re-released for the "Hudson the Best" line-up on July 31, 2008.
Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku is the eighth game in the Tengai Makyō series. Unlike previous installments in the series, which take place in a fictional version of Japan named "Jipang", the game takes place in a fictionalized and anachronized version of 1890s America.
Characters
Main characters
- Raijin (雷神 Raijin)
- The 16-year-old male protagonist of the story. Raised by the legendary monster-hunter Red Bear from an early age, he is often entirely straightfaced in face of all of the insanity that occurs around him. He bears the mark of the "Flame Hero" on his left shoulder. The kanji of his name means "thunder god". He is voiced by Tomokazu Seki.
- Yumemi (夢見 Yumemi)
- The 12-year-old female protagonist of the story. She is a childhood friend of Raijin with a dark terrible fate involving her twin brother, Sam. She is voiced by Tomo Sakurai.
- Zengō Shōgetsuin (小月院禅剛 Shōgetsuin Zengō)
- A 35-year-old Jipang man who lives in America as a butcher, often daydreams of becoming a samurai. As a matter of fact, he left his wife and 2 children just to lead a wandering life of a samurai. He is voiced by Toshihiko Nakajima.
- Yūnō (夕能 Yūnō)
- A 17-year-old Indian warrior from Seattle. She bears the mark of the "Flame Hero" on her right breast, which she initially fears to be a sign of the devil. She is voiced by Hiroko Kasahara.
- Ace (エース Ēsu)
- A direct descendant of Kabuki Danjuro living in America, his real name being Cherry Abes. despite being a descendant of a "Flame Hero", he has a very timid personality and shown to be very clumsy, but in times of need, he dons his mask as a "legendary sheriff who fights with the power of a hundred men" - Ace. He is also well versed with machinery. Voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi
Supporting characters
- Red Bear (レッド・ベア Reddo Bea)
- A legendary monster-hunter in America, who raised Raijin when he was a baby, he was ultimately killed in Alaska when he tried to slay Blizzard. He is voiced by Shūichirō Moriyama.
- Seiya (星夜 Seiya)
- A black-clothed man who meets Raijin in Alaska. He is voiced by Megumi Ogata.
- Bob (ボブ Bobu)
- A Jamaican Bobsleigh coach cursed with a power of a demon from a long time ago, he makes up for it by teaching local kids how to Bobsleigh in the deserts of Mexico. Voiced by Nyūdō Nishimura
- Kamon (火門 Kamon)
- A cyborg found and activated by Ace, who gives his live up to save the party later in the game. Voiced by Kōichi Yamadera
- NPC
- A NPC which can be named by the player in a scenario where the player must solve a puzzle in a picture book. Voiced by Chisa Yokoyama
- Sam
- Yumemi's older twin brother, who was unfortunately bewitched by Sanetomo when he woke him up from his slumber 6 years ago. Voiced by Ai Orikasa
The Twelve Apostles
- "Pure Silver" Blizzard (純銀のブリザード Jungin no Burizādo)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Alaska. He dresses like a punk rocker and uses ice-based attacks. He is voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki.
- "Darkness Lover" Candy (闇の恋人キャンディ Yami no Koibito Kyandi)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Montana. She is a cabaret star who attempts to seduce the youth of Seattle with her music. She is voiced by Yukana.
- "Thousand Faces" Ron Terry (千の顔のロン・テリー Sen no Kao no Ron Terī)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs California in the guise of a famous director, in order to kidnap children by 'sucking them' into his movies, also made Manto USA famous. Voiced by Kazuki Yao.
- Madame Appetit (マダム・アペティ Madamu Apeti)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Arizona. She is a morbidly obese, middle-aged woman with pig-like features. Her name was a pun on the term "bon appetit". She is voiced by Machiko Soga.
- "Fresh Blood" Belladonna (鮮血のベラドンナ Senketsu no Beradonna)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Mexico, turns children into zombies by digging out their hearts. She is voiced by Naoko Matsui.
- "Crazy Music" Skullbeat (狂楽のスカルビート Kyōraku no Sukarubīto)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Texas. He is voiced by Kōichi Yamadera.
- Doctor M (Doctor M)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Minnesota. He is voiced by Taichirō Hirokawa.
- TV Man (TVマン TV Man)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Florida. He has a small man's body and a television for a head. He is voiced by Chie Kōjiro.
- "Labyrinth" Delacroix (迷宮のドラクロア Meikyū no Dorakuroa)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Louisiana. She is voiced by Kikuko Inoue.
- The Great Calve (偉大なるカルベ Idainaru Karube)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs Michigan. He is voiced by Daisuke Gōri.
- "Beast God" Logos (獣神ロゴス Kemonokami Rogosu)
- A member of the Twelve Apostles who governs New York, fought twice throughout the entire course of the game. He is voiced by Hiroshi Ishida.
- Sanetomo (サネトモ Sanetomo)
- The leader of the Twelve Apostles. He adopts a polite tone of speech when talking to either friend or foe, the one responsible for brainwashing Sam. His ultimate goal was to recreate the Great flood He is voiced by Leo Morikubo.
- The Absolute God (絶対神 Zettai Kami)
- The final boss which had taken both Sam and Yumemi as its core. Voiced by Masashi Hirose.
Recurring characters
- Manto USA
- A loudmouthed baboon who is a supposed Hollywood star who took control of Lake Taho, calling himself king and setting monkeys loose everywhere on the street, fought as a gag boss. Voiced by Chiba Shigeru
- Mr. Ashimoto
- A homosexual man who often shows up in different parts of USA as a star scout for Hollywood. Like his ancestors, the Ashimoto brothers, he is a corrupted merchant as well, even though he was not doing any sort of business whatsoever. Voiced by Kazuki Yao
Songs
- "Bōken no Kaze Dake" (冒険の数だけ)
- Lyrics: Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Takayuki Negishi
- Vocals: Tomo Sakurai
- "Futari no Happy End" (二人のHAPPY END)
- Lyrics: Ōji Hiroi and Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Akifumi Tada
- Vocals: Tomo Sakurai
- "We Want Candy" (We Want Candy)
- Lyrics: Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Masami Kishimura
- Vocals: Yukana
- "Ankoku Dayo! Okkasan" (暗黒だよ！ おっかさん)
- Lyrics: Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Shinji Miyazaki
- Vocals: Chie Kōjiro
- "TV Hanan Demo Shitteiru" (TVはなんでも知っている)
- Lyrics: Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Shinji Miyazaki
- Vocals: Chie Kōjiro
- "G Robo Get Glory" (Gロボ GET GLORY)
- Lyrics: Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Takayuki Negishi
- Vocals: Hironobu Kageyama
- "Debu Raisan" (デブ礼賛)
- Lyrics: Toyo Nagayama, Music: Toshiyuki Sasagawa, Arrangement: Akifumi Tada
- Vocals: Machiko Soga
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