Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

• Hundreds of locations for players to operate within create a large, fully explorable world.

• Highly developed storyline and characters offer fifteen chapters of gameplay.

• Recognizable adventure interface allows players to tap into the complex options of the game, without overly complex menus.

• In addition to the main character, players may choose from eight companions, each with a unique background story, motivation and skill set.

• Player companion AI and skill sets allow for multiple approaches to exploration.

• Clock based combat has all the strategy of turn based combat, but keeps the game fast paced.

• Player may experiment with item combinations to create new spell effects by collecting a deck of "Fate Cards."

• Characters and enemies are fully developed 3D models, pre-rendered to 16-bit sprites for smooth animation.

• Large 16-bit backgrounds that are natural and non-repetitive.

• Highest quality production, including 640x480 graphics, 16-bit color, completely recorded dialogue and fully animated movie sequences.

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Imagine a world of seven floating continents, rotating one above the other. At the core resides an immense bio-computer, altering the laws of nature to support each continental shell.

Recruit new allies to add you on your journeys. Control and swap a team of three choosing from a pool of nine diverse characters.

Compelling graphics and rendered cutscenes draw you deeper into the world of Septerra Core. Feast your eyes on stunning 16-bit, 640x480 graphics.

Interact with hundreds of Non-Player Characters (NPCs), each with their own unique personalities and agendas.

Powerful magic is necessary to achieve your goals. Mix and match "Fate cards" for a wide variety of spell effects.

"This game... revolutionizes role-playing..." - Next Generation

"...those who enjoyed Final Fantasy VII or Return to Krondor should look out for Septerra Core." - Computer Gaming World

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Back Cover - budget "Dual Jewel"

You are Maya, a junk scavenger, surviving on refuse dumped from above. Yours is a world of layers, in which continents orbit at different elevations around the planet. Those at the top, the Chosen, consume massive amounts of energy and dump their waste down to the layers below. Now they have begun a descent to the Core, a living computer, in their search for the Gift of the Creator, fabled to bestow great power. At first you stand in the way of the Chosen, fighting to slow their march to the Core, and protect your homeland. But it is you who will ultimately discover Septerra's true nature, as you journey out of the familiar surroundings of your home country, and come face to face with the Legacy.

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Official web site

Stellen Sie sich der Herausforderung: Erfüllen Sie das Vermächtnis des Schöpfers. * Atmosphärisches Rollenspiel * 116 Charaktere * 9 Partymitglieder * Zeitbasiertes Kampfsystem * Bis zu 120 Zauberkombinationen

Komplett in deutsch

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Print advertisement - PC Player 03/2000

SEPTERRA CORE

LEGACY OF THE CREATOR

Willkommen in einer Welt, in der sieben Kontinente frei in der Atmosphäre schweben. Hier trifft modernste Biotechnologie auf magische Urkräfte aus der Schöpfungszeit des Planeten. Im Zentrum dieser Welt liegt das Core, ein riesiger Biocomputer, der über die Schöpfung seines Meisters wacht. Eine alte Prophezeiung besagt, daß die Bewohner Septerras sich eines Tages einer großen Herausforderung stellen werden. Diese Zeit ist nun gekommen...

Maya lebt auf Terra 2, einem der Kontinente Septerras. Sie wird in den Studel der Ereignisse gerissen und stellt sich dem Vermächtnis des Schöpfers. Sie braucht dringend Hilfe. Doch wem soll sie vertrauen in einer Welt am Rande des Abgrundes?

Atmosphärisches Rollenspiel mit über 140 Charakteren

Vielschichtige Story

Neun Partymitglieder mit individueller Persönlichkeit und Motivation

Mehr als 200 Locations voller Wunder und Gefahren

Benutzerfreundliches Interface im Adventure-Style

Kreieren Sie bis zu 120 eigene Zauberspruch-Kombinationen

Zeitgesteuertes Kampfsystem kombiniert Echtzeit mit rundenbasierten Elementen

Komplett in Deutsch mit Sprachausgabe

16 Bit SVGA REndergrafik im japanischen Manga-Stil

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Back of Box - Windows (Germany)

Полная английская версия лучшей ролевой игры года! Стильные сюжет и графика, хорошо проработанные персонажи, оригинальная система магии, драматический сложный сюжет.

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games.1c.ru (Publisher's website)

Reviews

“If you're not the diehard RPGer, or if you ever enjoyed one of the Final Fantasy series, then pick this one up right away. There are seven whole worlds waiting for you.”

91 – Game Revolution

“It has just the right mix of everything I'd felt was missing from PC RPGs.”

95 – RPG Fan

“Fans of console RPGs will recognize the smooth gameplay and brilliant Final Fantasty-style graphics.”

90 – Electric Playground

About This Game

At the very heart of Septerra lies the Core, a huge Biocomputer. Seven continents at different elevations, each with its own unique people and culture, orbit around the Core. According to an ancient prophecy, Septerra's continents will one day converge and join in orbit together on one level - this is the Legacy of Marduk, the Creator's son. The Chosen, fanatical believers in the supremacy of their own wisdom and technology, impatiently try to force the issue - causing a global catastrophe which threatens the lives of all Septerreans.

Meanwhile, amongst the Junkers, a young woman named Maya gets caught up in the developing maelstrom and soon finds herself confronted by seemingly insurmountable problems. Without help she stands no chance of fulfilling the Prophesy before Septerra perishes. But whom can she trust in a world torn by war and treacherous intrigue - a world on the edge of the abyss?

FEATURES:

• A fantasy role playing game with over 140 characters and a complex, multi-level world
• Intriguingly varied story-line
• Choose up to nine party members, each with a unique motivation, skills and background
• The strategic combat system combines the best of turn-based and real-time elements
• Explore over 200 locations with mysterious buildings, landscapes, danger and surprise at every turn
• The Adventure-style user interface gives you maximum interaction
• Hundreds of entertaining voices spoken by professional actors

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store.steampowered.com (English)