Die Legende von Zwei Schwertern: Eine Rezension von Der Langrisser (SFC)

 Introduction

Over Yeless' sky, far above the cursed land of Velzeria, a red star of ill omen has risen: it heralds the arrival of an ambitious man. Not too long after this, Bernhardt of the Rayguard Empire stands in the face of the legendary blade of darkness, Alhazard. Legends say that this sword is the key to infinite power, and so, the driven man pleads with the sword to give him its power. And use said power to conquer the shattered continent of El Sallia... or perhaps… the world?

The man crowned himself as the Kaiser of a new Empire, and together with his trusted knights, he sought to conquer the lands with his unparalleled strength. The armies of the Kaiser left a wake of devastation as they blazed across the continent—bodies piling like victims of a wrathful god.

Little did the Kaiser know, the ravages of his war lend power to an ancient, dormant darkness. One that awaits a day of chaos and destruction. The ancient Glory of Darkness, "Alhazard," will rain terror on the people and bleed the land dry... The blade's true nature seeks only to lay waste to the land. In the grip of evil, humanity will be choked into ancient darkness. The end can only be prevented with the Might of Elthlead, "Langrisser." 

Into the Boundaries of Time: A Review of Exile (TurboGrafx CD)

 Introduction

Today, I want to take you back to the distant past, all the way to the 12th century, and talk about a little-known game called Exile. Exile is part of a side-scrolling Action-RPG series, XZR, developed by Telenet and Riot. The series originated on the NEC PC-88 platform and eventually made its way to home consoles such as the Turbografx and Sega Genesis where it dropped the “XZR” moniker, and went by the name “Exile.”