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You play as a glowing warrior who slashes monsters to free trapped souls, watching the world rebuild itself—houses, trees, even chatty NPCs—with every enemy you defeat. The dungeons start simple but twist into clever puzzles, and that SNES soundtrack? Absolute fire.

Developer: Quintet

Genre: Action role-playing

Released: 1992

File size: 824 bytes

Game Overview

Ever wanted to play as some kind of holy handyman, fixing a broken world one monster at a time? Soul Blazer on SNES nails that weirdly specific fantasy. You start as this glowing blue warrior dude sent by God (or "the Master," whatever) to kick demon butt and literally rebuild reality. Every enemy you slash releases these little soul orbs that bring back trees, houses, even the local weirdos who give you gear upgrades.

At first it feels like a simple Zelda clone, but then you realize the whole map changes as you play—like watching a Polaroid develop in reverse. The dungeons get surprisingly clever later on, and there's something stupidly satisfying about clearing a room and seeing flowers pop up where there was just empty void. Also, that 16-bit soundtrack slaps way harder than it has any right to.

It's one of those "just one more room" games where you keep telling yourself you'll stop after freeing the next town, but suddenly it's 2 AM and you're still hunting for hidden upgrades. The translation's a bit wonky in places (thanks, early '90s localizations), but that almost adds to the charm. Definitely one of Quintet's weirder, cooler gems.