Quintet Retrospective | Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia, ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, The Granstream Saga

Quintet was an underdog video game developer, formed by the Nihon Falcom veterans behind the Ys series, such as Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki. They often collaborated with composer legend Yuzo Koshiro, the man behind Streets of Rage’s addictive soundtrack.

As sort of an off-brand Squaresoft, Quintet would create some of the most fascinating and inspired RPGs to ever grace the Super Nintendo, and they had stiff competition! Adventures like ActRaiser, SoulBlazer, Illusion of Gaia, Robotrek and Terranigma live on in the hearts of their fans, well beyond their intended shelf life. I also delve into their later years, with The Granstream Saga, as well as their even more obscure titles that were only ever released in Japan.

Over the past year, I fell in love with the story and games of Quintet. I hope this video will kindle in you, a deep love and respect for their work as well.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 Introduction
2:15 Humble Beginnings & Nihon Falcom
6:09 Ys I & II
8:00 Ys III & Departure from Falcom
9:01 Quintessential Quintet
9:05 ActRaiser
16:55 Soul Blazer
26:38 ActRaiser 2
31:54 Illusion of Gaia
41:46 Robotrek
50:59 Terranigma
1:10:27 The Rising Tide of Irrelevance
1:11:49 The Granstream Saga
1:19:49 Solo Crisis
1:21:23 Code R
1:22:30 Brightis
1:25:04 Planet Laika
1:28:26 End of an Era

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CREDITS

Special thanks to Lewis Hudson for his help in editing and visual effects:
http://www.lewishudson.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/LHudson

Voiceover editing by Erik Peabody:
https://www.vikingguitar.com/

Thumbnail artwork illustrated by Ransom:
https://twitter.com/ransomlives
https://www.artstation.com/ransom/

Japanese quote voiceover by Theo Akimaru:
https://www.theovoice.com/

Robert Jerauld voiceover by Liam Jeffries:
https://www.fiverr.com/liamjefferies

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SPECIAL THANKS

To these amazing resources for interviews, in-depth information and knowledge about Quintet’s games…

Shmuplations - Quintet Interviews
https://shmuplations.com/quintet/

TerraEarth
https://www.terraearth.com/

The Super SNES
https://www.thesupersnes.tv/compendium/

MobyGames
https://www.mobygames.com

GamingMoe
http://www.gaming.moe

Talking Time
https://talking-time.net/index.php?threads/quintet-heaven-and-earth.1062/

Full list of additional footage or documentation sources available here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmzP6fmra8b6qkkObJhSAn4O_bPyvTc5vsQ6vBQFqQc/edit?usp=sharing

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MUSIC CREDITS

Unused music from Sorcerian by Yuzo Koshiro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DPVVasoppg

OverClocked ReMix Secret of Evermore "Everstreams Through Evermore" by Brink-of-Time
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04296

OverClocked ReMix: ActRaiser "Fill More Funk" by djpretzel
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00541

OverClocked ReMix: ActRaiser "Thy Followers" By Russell Cox
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00745

OverClocked ReMix: Soul Blazer "I'm the Soul Blazer" by HoboKa, Smooth4Lyfe, BrothaDom
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03890

Illusion Of Gaia & Soul Blazer remixes by Plasma3Music Remixes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXNIZ7_B8_M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdh16XIBmMg

OverClocked ReMix: Illusion of Gaia "Will Is the Lord" by Scaredsim
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01708

Illusion of Gaia arranged tracks by SourJovis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNWPlQNcJ0g&list=PLB8A54AC48D1A5475

OverClocked ReMix: Terranigma "An American Expanse"
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04013

Paths Less Travelled: Terranigma - OverClocked Remix album
https://terranigma.ocremix.org/
https://ocremix.org/album/94/paths-less-travelled-terranigma
Fredrik Häthén feat. various artists - Beginning of the Journey (Departure)
Jean Of mArc feat. Gamer of the Winds - Blue Magic (Prime Blue)
Supercoolmike, Chimpazilla, Jorito - Her Resolve (Prayer)
David Kiraeth - Soothing Rhythm (Liotto)
Clément Panchout - Everlasting Campfire (Evergreen)
HeavyViper feat. Gamer of the Winds - Wade into the Changing Tide (Ship)

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