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Sorcerian

Sorcerian is a side-scrolling action-RPG. The player can create up to ten characters, from whom up to four members can be present in a party at the same time. Each character is highly customizable, with four…

20 December 1987

Sorcerian is an adventure developed by Nihon Falcom, released 20 December 1987 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine and DOS.

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What Sorcerian is

Sorcerian is an adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1987. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, iOS, MSX2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sorcerian is a side-scrolling action-RPG. The player can create up to ten characters, from whom up to four members can be present in a party at the same time. Each character is highly customizable, with four different classes/races (fighter, wizard, elf, and dwarf) and over 60 possible jobs/occupations (ranging from clown to exorcist) available for them to perform; each has its own strengths and weaknesses, affecting the seven primary attributes (strength, intelligence, protection, magic resistance, vitality, dexterity, and karma) in different ways, as well as different equipment limitations. The player can choose from fifteen different scenarios, or quests, to play through in the order of…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dragon Slayer series

Sorcerian is the ninth of 26 entries we hold in the Dragon Slayer series. The next entry was Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes in 1989.

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What it launched against

Sorcerian launched on 20 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Sorcerian come out?
Sorcerian was released on 20 December 1987 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, iOS, MSX2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.

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