The Weird World of Saturn RPGs

The console wars of the 1990s may not have been kind to the Sega Saturn, but time certainly has. Over the years, the console's oft-overlooked software library has gained a level of appreciation it never had in its heyday. Still, many of its best (and strangest) games remain celebrated by a relatively small group of enthusiasts.

Looking at an RPG library is a great way to get a sense of a console's personality. With an RPG, there's nowhere to hide. Today, we'll take a look at that RPG library - the good, the bad, and the truly strange. Who knows what buried treasures await?

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00:00 - Introduction
3:17 - Shining the Holy Ark
29:26 - Cyber Doll
46:39 - Albert Odyssey
57:32 - Dragon Force
1:06:54 - Druid
1:11:02 - Panzer Dragoon Saga
1:33:51 - Ronde
1:37:48 - Airs Adventure
1:43:02 - Virtual Hydlide
1:58:06 - Shining Force III
2:28:57 - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner/Soul Hackers
2:38:02 - Omakase Savers
2:44:13 - Baroque
3:21:02 - Conclusion

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Shining Force III game covers used in the 3D models by EnigmaCustoms.
Various clips of longplays used from GameCenter HD and World of Longplays.

The games in this video were played on a Saturn modded with a Fenrir ODE, and recorded with a Retrotink 5x scaler.

Games shown in intro (in order of appearance):
Bulk Slash
PowerSlave
Radiant Silvergun
Legend of Oasis
Dungeon Master Nexus
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Linda3 Kanzenban
Moon Cradle
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Airs Adventure
Cyber Doll
Dragon Force
Baroque