In early 1994, the development of Secret of Evermore began at SquareSoft, the Redmond, Washington, office of the Japanese parent company Square. The concept of an "American-flavored Secret-of-Mana-like" game was dictated from overseas. 🫵Many elements of Secret of Evermore were copied from Secret of Mana because they had proven to be effective. Despite the similar game mechanics and a similar title...🧵 1/2#RetroTrivia #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #games #rpg

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...Secret of Evermore is not an entry in the Mana series. ⚔️It was released in North America in 1995 and in Europe in 1996. A Japanese release was planned to follow the North American release by a few months but was ultimately cancelled. 🗾The game received positive reviews for its graphics and gameplay but was criticized for not being up to the expectations based upon the developer's previous Japanese role-playing games. 🤔🧵 2/2#RetroTrivia #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #games #rpg

Beginning of the intro in the German version of Secret of Evermore on Super Nintendo. The story begins with a black and white flashback to 1965, in a small town called Großostheim, Germany. In a laboratory situated on the roof of a mansion, a malfunction occurs which causes the area to flood with a white flash of light. Thirty years later, the game's young protagonist is leaving a theater when his pet dog chases after a cat on the street, the boy hurriedly following him.

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