Description
Mystic Ark is a universe of mysterious doors, a huge multi-scenario RPG by Enix, that story-wise is not connected to The 7th Saga. Although a few of its features and characters have been carried over from the preceeding game, any reference that depicts this work as The 7th Saga-II is erronious. If such localization nomenclature were to be followed, Mystic Ark would more appropriately be called The 8th Saga. Nevertheless, our English patch will leave this game as Mystic Ark.
The tale centers around a single fighter who is captured by an unknown force, turned into a wooden Figurine, and whisked away to a spooky back chamber of a palace-like mansion that has only recently materialized on a desert island. When he or she is awakened by a eerie voice, the fighter encounters many other Figurines throughout the premises, some of which are fellow combatants who must be freed from this curse in order to be reanimated and fight at the hero's side. In searching for their homes, everyone must confront a number of powerful adversaries along the way that seem determined not to relinquish any of the seven Arks that not only harbor special powers, but hold the keys to opening new doors to other worlds.
Hero Remeer or Heroine Ferris, whoever a player chooses to become at the start of gameplay - with an option to choose a new name up to 8-letters long - will explore the whole remote island chain and eight strange worlds before confronting the truth about the perpetrator that is turning almost everthing that exists into Figurines. For the most part, each world stands as a self-contained quest, much like the chapters of Dragon Quest-IV, and each new scenario appears stranger than the one that preceeded it. In the end, the hero must confront an unlikely villain in a situation that seems to defy rationality!
The final door is not opened - resolving the underlying mystery - until after the ending credits have rolled! Thus, players who might be inclined to turn off the game at the beginning of the credits, shaking their heads in bewilderment, could be condemned to a lifetime of nagging confusion about what Mystic Ark was all about. Anyone who may have read the reviews that claim this game makes no sense, try to forget you ever saw them. Fantasy games, after all, are supposed to be fantastic!
So, if ya just wanna kill something and not do any thinking, go grab a mindless shooter game and be as happy as a fossilized Triassic clam!
Our Mystic Ark project presents technical challenges that extend well beyond the usual hurdles. Everyone who has examined this game has been vexed by thousands of control codes and pointers that are embedded inside the dialogue itself. Therefore, translating this game may very well be one of the most complicated SNES hacks yet attempted. Regardless, we are making progress. Bongo` and Taskforce have designed, loaded, and tested a custom designed VWF, as well as reconfigured a number of menu windows.
[Description updated by Wildbill - 2009]
Coordinator Wildbill
Translation Akujin
Shirley
Varkon
Mecha Gaijin
Spot Translation Faraday
Robyn
Hacking/Assembly Bongo`
Formatting/Writer Draken
Story Writer Wildbill
Beta/Support Red Soul
Font/Splash Taskforce
Beta Tester Remilia Scarlet
Beta Tester Recca
Patch :
http://www.dynamic-designs.us/downloads/Mystic%20Ark%20V1.00.zip
Original Page : http://www.dynamic-designs.us/mysticark.shtml by Wildbill
Sam 12 Sep - 14:11
