2014 · Starfish SD · Ninja
Elminage
PlayStation exclusive
Video game series
- Released
- 18 September 2014
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Genres
- Ninja
- Developers
- Starfish SD
- Publishers
- Ghostlight Ltd.
- Modes
- Single-player
About
Elminage (エルミナージュ) is a series of Japanese fantasy role-playing video games published by Starfish SD since 2008. They are Dungeon Crawler RPGs in the tradition of the Wizardry series. It is one of the most well-regarded series in this genre.
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Reception
The original release of Elminage (エルミナージュII DS Remix 〜双生の女神と運命の大地〜) had scored an A rank among 19 user reviews on the Japanese peer-review Nintendo DS ranking site ndsmk2.net, making it one of the most well-regarded games in the Role-playing game genre on the site. The direct sequel Elminage II (エルミナージュII 〜双生の女神と運命の大地〜) on PlayStation Portable had score a S rank among 34 user, averaging a score of 84 on the Japanese PSP peer-review site pspmk2.net, making it the most highly scored and ranked game in the Role-playing game genre on the site.
Elminage III (エルミナージュIII 〜暗黒の使徒と太陽の宮殿〜) was released in 2011 on PlayStation Portable and the reception was mixed. Critics praised the game's keeping of the class freedom and atmosphere, but the game balance had suffered and there are various minor polishing issues. The last release of the main series, Elminage Gothic, was released in 2013 to mixed reception. Fans had the impression that the world-view of the series was denied somewhat in that the text writing had little to no reference anymore to the past releases.
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Collections4 collections
Platform libraries
- PlayStation 2 games (A–K)Games list (A–K)
Years
- Games released in 2014List › July–September
- Games released in 2026List › April–June
Genres
- Ninja gamesStandalone games › Games with ninja character classes
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