SEGA Saturn

Astal

An ornate stage title card

Our hero at the start of his quest

Astal uses a tree in the offensive

Astal rescues a bird who will serve as a companion through the quest

Crystal archers who fire arrows from well off-screen

Stage 2: "Into The Darkness"

This stage occasionally turns pitch black...

...only to be lit up by a gaggle of creepy flying eyeball creatures

There is a boss at the end of this stage-- The Evil Eye

A still, comic strip-like cutscene after the boss

Stage 3: "The Deep Forest"

Stage 4: "River Of Dreams"; this shows your bird ally using his special screen-clearing attack

Stage 4: "River of Dreams"In this stage, you even get to use your boat as a weapon