Monstania | モンスタニア - Parte 3b: Niveles 8-10b (Shinar: Inn + Cave) [RetroAchievements]

Complete playthrough of this Super Nintendo exclusive RPG, released only in Japan in 1996 and featuring characters designed by Igusa Matsuyama, who later went on to design the characters for (almost) all of the games in the Harvest Moon and Rune Factory franchises. In fact, 11 of the people involved in the development of “Monstania” would work together again on “Harvest Moon.” “Monstania” was not released in the West, but it was translated into English by the Aeon Genesis team, which released a translation patch for this game that can be downloaded at this link: https://aeongenesis.net/projects/mons... In “Monstania,” we play as Fron, a restless teenage adventurer, and his girlfriend Tia. One night, Fron sees a light in the sky that guides him to a clearing in the forest. Fron is convinced that this light will allow him to contact fairies, but Tia remains skeptical, given that fairies have long been extinct in Monstania. Nevertheless, they head to the forest clearing, and what they find there will mark the beginning of their great adventure. Monstania is classified, even today, as a tactical RPG; however, I believe that this is not entirely correct, as the game mechanics actually correspond to roguelikes. I would say that it is actually a simplified roguelike, with an emphasis on storytelling. In this playthrough, I try to master the game on RetroAchievements. _____________________________________ On the eighth level, we meet the third main character: Chitta, a little girl who wields elemental magic and is being pursued by a sorceress. Before fighting, we must choose whether to help Chitta or hand her over. Our choice will lead to the first of two forks in the game's linear storyline: whether we escape with Chitta through a forest or through some caves. Both paths are mutually exclusive, and the game will not let us go back to try the other route (unlike Koei's “Saiyuki: Journey West” for PS1). In this video, we will try the second route, through the caves. Level 9b is very similar to level 5 and has the same objective: to reach the other end of the map. The strategy for completing this level is identical to that of level 5: advance slowly and carefully. Level 10b brings us exactly the same boss fight as 10a. _____________________________________ The game was played on Linux, using the Snes9x emulator under RetroArch, and the gameplay was captured using the GPU Screen Recorder application. 0:00 Loading 0:08 Title Screen 0:26 Cutscene 0:47 Level 8: Pre-Battle 3:58 Level 8: Battle 6:30 Level 8: Post-Battle 7:18 Plot 8:27 Saving 8:40 Plot 9:28 Saving 9:44 Level 9b: Pre-Battle 9:53 Level 9b: Battle 13:48 Saving 13:58 Level 10b: Pre-Battle 14:05 Level 10b: Battle 15:54 Level 10b: Post-Battle 16:08 Checking Status and Saving