Retro Replay Retro Gaming History, Reviews & Emulation
Snow covers the mountains, but down in the valley it’s warm enough for spring. The villagers say a golden statue keeps the cold away. There’s a dragon nearby, and it has plans for the statue. That’s one of ten adventures Sega created for the 1990 Mega Drive version of Sorcerian, Falcom’s side-scrolling action RPG.
You start in Pentawa, where you can build a party of up to four and visit the shops before heading out. Fighters and dwarves can swing away at monsters while wizards and elves give you another reason to pay attention to your gear. Equipment can carry magic, and you can ask the town magician to enchant an item for a later outing.
The adventures can get wonderfully odd. An inventor named Yan sends you up in a flying ship to find out why a waterfall in the sky won’t stop making clouds. Another trip takes you to a town famous for its dolls, where a little girl wants her missing marionette back. The conversations often give you the clue you need to decide where to go next.
Our English patch covers all ten adventures, plus town dialogue, monster descriptions, and quest item names. It builds on the earlier partial translation by SSTranslations.
Get the English patch and instructions. We’d love to hear how your playthrough goes. If you spot a problem, please tell us where it happened.
