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'''''Halo Online''''' is an upcoming [[free-to-play]] [[first-person shooter]] in development by [[343 Industries]] and [[Saber Interactive]], and to be published by [[Microsoft Game Studios]] and Russian publisher Innova Systems.<ref name=halowaypoint>{{cite web|title=Halo Online Closed Beta Launching in Russia|url=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-online-closed-beta-launching-in-russia|website=Halo Waypoint|accessdate=13 April 2015}}</ref> The game is based on a heavily modified version of [[Halo 3]], optimized to be run on lower-end PCs.<ref name=halowaypoint> A beta for the game will be taking place in Russia in Spring 2015, with no plans at the moment to launch it in other countries. |
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|platforms = [[FM Towns]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[MSX]], [[PC-8800 series|PC-88]], [[PC-9800 series|PC-98]], [[X68000]] |
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|platform of origin = PC-9800 series |
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|year of inception = 1989 |
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|developer = [[AliceSoft]] |
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|genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]], [[eroge]] |
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|spinoffs = ''Kichikuō Rance'' sub-series |
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|first release version = ''Rance: Quest for Hikari'' |
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|first release date = August 15, 1989 |
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|latest release version = ''Rance X: Decisive Battle'' |
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{{nihongo|'''''Rance'''''|ランス|Ransu|lead=yes}} is a [[Role-playing video game|role-playing]] [[eroge]] series created, developed, and published by [[AliceSoft]].<ref name=MangaGamer-Rance>''The ''Rance'' Series''. Retrieved from [http://mangagamer.org/rance/ The Rance Series].</ref> It is the oldest continually-running eroge series.{{cn}} The first installment, ''Rance: Quest for Hikari'', was released in 1989, while the last main-series game, ''Rance X: Decisive Battle'', was released in 2018.<ref name=AliceSoft-Rance-X>[http://www.alicesoft.com/rance10/ ランス10 | アリスソフト] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216234206/http://www.alicesoft.com/rance10/ |date=2018-02-16 }} at the official AliceSoft web-site.</ref> |
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The ''Rance'' series follows the titular character, Rance, as he saves a number of kingdoms, defeats demon invaders, and causing mischief in the in-game world, "The Continent." He has appeared in most of the main series games as the playable character, accompanied by his loyal slave, Sill Plain. The main series has ten games, while the ''Kichikuō Rance'' sub-series has five games either released as a part of the sub-series or canonically altered to be in that timeline. In addition, the first two games, ''Rance: Quest for Hikari'' and ''Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens'', have been retro-actively superseded by their remakes, ''Rance 01: Quest for Hikari'' and ''Rance 02: The Rebellious Maidens'' respectively. |
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==Games== |
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|1989=''Rance: Quest for Hikari'' |
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|1993=''Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect'' |
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|1995a=''Rance 4.1: Save the Medicine Plant!'' |
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|1995b=''Rance 4.2: Angel Army'' |
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|1996=''Kichikuō Rance'' |
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|2002=''Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl'' |
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|2004=''Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth'' |
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|2006=''Sengoku Rance'' |
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|2009=''Rance 02: The Rebellious Maidens'' |
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|2011=''Rance Quest'' |
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|2013=''Rance 01: Quest for Hikari'' |
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|2014=''Rance IX: Helman Revolution'' |
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|2015=''Rance 03: Fall of Leazas'' |
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|2018=''Rance X: Decisive Battle'' |
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===''Rance: Quest for Hikari''=== |
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{{nihongo|'''''Rance: Quest for Hikari'''''|ランス - |
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====''Rance 01: Quest for Hikari''==== |
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{{nihongo|'''''Rance: Quest for Hikari'''''|ランス01 - |
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===''Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens''=== |
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The city of Kathtom<!--later changed to "Custom" and back to "Kathtom"-->, a member of the Free Cities Alliance, is suddenly entombed under-ground by the Four Mages who were tasked to guard the town by Ragishss Cryhausen, the city's former guardian. Rance sets out with Sill to defeat them, but soon learns that their minds were corrupted by the power of the rings that they wield. Rance sets out to prevent them from receiving the magic power the rings grant. It was released on the same computer systems as the first ''Rance'' game was. |
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====''Rance 02: The Rebellious Maidens''==== |
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A graphical re-make of ''Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens'', released for Windows in 2009. It was the genesis for the other early ''Rance'' series game re-releases. It did not contain as much new content as the next re-release, ''Rance 01: Quest for Hikari''. |
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===''Rance III: Fall of Leazas''=== |
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Leazas, a kingdom ruled by Queen Lia, who marries Rance in the ''Kichikuō Rance'' time-line, is invaded by the warring empire of Helman, to the west. Demons are believed to be the cause of the attack, and to solve that problem, Rance sets out to find the "Chaos" sword, which contains the soul of an incredible thief from about one and one-half millennia ago. It was released on the PC-9800 series of computers, along with Sharp X68000 and the FM Towns; an early Windows release, similar to those that the first two ''Rance'' games received, was also released. |
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====''Rance 03: Fall of Leazas''==== |
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A complete re-creation of ''Rance III: Fall of Leazas'', released for Windows in 2015. The graphics are renewed, while the story is changed to better fit into the main canon. It is the most advanced of the early ''Rance'' re-releases. |
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===''Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect''=== |
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This game directly follows the events of its predecessor. Rance, having defeated the demons of Helman and saved Leazas, is teleported to Ylapu, a giant floating island above Leazas. There, Rance must find a way to escape from the island, but is hindered by agents of Leazas and Helman who come to retrieve him to The Continent. The legacy alluded to by the game's title is a powerful magical artifact left by the Holy Magic Sect. It was released for the PC-9800 series and the FM Towns. |
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====''Rance 4.1: Save the Medicine Plant!''==== |
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Rance accepts a quest to stop a horde of under-ground monsters from attacking the Happiness Pharmaceutical building, where the Seirogan, a healing medicine, is produced. They discover that the perpetrators are the Angel Army; one of their commanders escapes, which begins the next game, ''Rance 4.2: Angel Army''. |
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====''Rance 4.2: Angel Army''==== |
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In a continuance of the previous game, ''Rance 4.1: Save the Medicine Plant!'', Rance chases down the remainder of the Angel Army, while himself being chased after by an assassination group and three "Rare Gal-Monsters," a class of unique enemies that he offended in ''Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect''. The two games were released for the PC-9800 series, with a separate on-disc version. |
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===''Kichikuō Rance''=== |
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===''Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl''=== |
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The temporary stop in the production of ''Rance'' games, including the release of "Daiakuji" a year prior, led to the largest time-gap in-between the release of two ''Rance'' games. ''Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl'' is based on a unique roulette system, where the role-playing elements are determined by randomisation. In the game, Rance is travelling through The Continent, trying to recover the always-lacking money, when Rance and Sill accidentally enter Genbu Castle, a separate dimension. Rance et al. must then escape the dimension, with a newly-found woman, Rizna Lanfbitt of Zeth. |
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===''Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth''=== |
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Rance, continuing his trials from ''Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl'', travels to Zeth, a kingdom to the south-west of Leazas. He offends Radon, a high governmental official, and is sent to the slave camp; Sill, who he bought from the Zeth slave camp, is treated very kindly. Whilst within the Zeth slave camp, Rance joins the resistance group "Ice Flame," which seeks to change the un-equal governing system of Zeth, which is biased against non-magic users. ''Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth'' is considered to be one of the best games in the ''Rance'' series, which is helped by the continuance of the game from the ''Kichikuō Rance'' time-line. |
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===''Sengoku Rance''=== |
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{{nihongo|'''''Sengoku Rance'''''| |
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===''Rance Quest''=== |
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A continuation of the previous game, ''Sengoku Rance'', wherein Rance returns to The Continent to seek a cure for the curse placed on Sill. While attempting to convince the Queen of Pencilcow, a kingdom to the west of Leazas, to cure Sill, he offends her, and she places a curse on him that he must become much stronger to overcome. He then journeys around The Continent, seeking a cure for himself and Sill. The game is based more upon the cessation of the stories of individual characters rather than a more continuous story-line. |
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===''Rance IX: Helman Revolution''=== |
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The government of Helman has fallen into the hands of Stessel Ignon, who corrupts the country and plans to take over the entirety of The Continent. A revolutionary force gathers, seeking to replace the former emperor to the throne, and they solicit the aid of Rance, who agrees, hoping to remove Sill's curse. The Prime Minister, Stessel, has been planning this, and his actions have been seen earlier in the ''Rance'' series; he pushed for the war between Helman and Leazas in the events of ''Rance III: Fall of Leazas''. |
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===''Rance X: Decisive Battle''=== |
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The last game in the ''Rance'' series, it was released on 23 February 2018.<ref name=AliceSoft-Rance-X/> The war amongst the demon lords of the Monster Realm has ended, and they now invade the human realm, to their east. Rance leads the combined forces of all humanity to battle the attacking demons.<ref name=Crunchyroll-Rance-X>Green, S. (2017). ''After Almost 30 Years "''Rance''" Game Series Prepares For Final Battle''. Retrieved from [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/11/26/after-almost-30-years-rance-game-series-prepares-for-final-battle Crunchyroll - After Almost 30 Years "Rance" Game Series Prepares For Final Battle].</ref> |
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==Characters== |
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The ''Rance'' series has featured a large number of characters throughout its installments. A number of characters are shown below. |
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;Rance (ランス) |
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The main playable and the titular character of the ''Rance'' series. He is a powerful warrior who was created to the "kichiku" character archetype. He was based out of a town in the Free Cities Alliance, where he accepts jobs from Keith's Guild when he is low on money. He lives in the "Rance Castle," which he had built after the events of ''Rance Quest''. The games generally feature quests and other missions that he embarks upon to gain or regain the money he has lost. |
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;Sill Plain (シィル・プライン) |
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A powerful magic user that generally accompanies Rance on his quests. He bought her from a slave camp in Zeth, where she was born; she now must travel with him wherever he goes. She was frozen in ice at the end of ''Sengoku Rance'' and freed at the end of ''Rance IX: Helman Revolution''. |
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;Athena 2.0 (あてな2 |
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An organic-base android that functions as a pet to Rance. An accident during her creation caused her to have lower intelligence and an inability to gain a higher level. She was created in the events of ''Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect''. She is a noted magic user, althogh she is not as powerful as Sill due to her limitations. |
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;Lia Parapara Leazas (リア・パラパラ・リーザス) |
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The Queen of Leazas, who married Rance in ''Kichikuō Rance''. She brought a new age of prosperity to the kingdom, which led to an antagonism en-brewed amongst a number of foreign countries and noblemen. She became the queen after her two brothers were killed in a successionary dispute. She grants her hand-maiden, Maris Amaryllis, a large amount of governing power, whilst dallying in the taking of maidens through her JAPANese ninja, Kentou Kanami. |
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;Kentou Kanami ( |
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A JAPANese ninja acquired by Queen Lia Leazas after she got lost on The Continent. She is generally engaged in assisting the queen in getting the affection of Rance, although she was used to gather maidens until the events of ''Rance: Quest for Hikari''. |
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;Rizna Lanfbitt (リズナ・ランフビット) |
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A magic user, originally from Zeth; she is first encountered by Rance in the Genbu Castle dimension in ''Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl'' when he accidentally enters there. She is incredibly naïve, and that naïveté caused her a lot of pain while trapped in the alternate dimension; while a kind spirit helped her, it was Rance that enabled her to escape. She is now in the protection of the King of Zeth, a person that she knew before her imprisonment. |
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;Copandon Dott (コパンドン・ドット) |
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A noted business-women, who seeks to marry Rance to increase her luck. She was born as a miko, but after predicting her own future as one of great misfortune, became obsessed with luck and wealth; this caused her to strive towards business, where she succeeded. She is first encountered in ''Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl'', while seeking a man who has great luck. |
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;Urza Pranaice (ウルザ・プラナアイス) |
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The leader of the Zeth resistance group Ice Flame. She is introduced to Rance when he enters the Zeth slave camp in ''Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth'', and takes control of her resistance group. The game continues, Zeth is made more equal, and the resistance groups is disbanded. She becomes one of the Four Lords who guard Zeth, the first non-magic user to do so. |
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;Crook Mofus (クルックー・モフス) |
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The Muralaloux of the AL Church, the dominant religion on The Continent. She first appeared in ''Rance Quest'' as a bishop in the church; she became the Muralaloux when the former one, Duran Teyuran, died. She has a great knowledge of curses, and helped free Sill from her curse at the ending of ''Rance IX: Helman Revolution''. |
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;Sachiko Centers (サチコ・センターズ) |
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She was saved by Rance whilst being attacked by monsters during the events of ''Rance Quest'' and turned into a slave. She is a member of the AL Church, and is very respectful to Crook, the church's Muralaloux. She is a very powerful guard in combat. |
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;Patton Misnarge (パットン・ミスナルジ) |
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A former prince of Helman, who led the war against Leazas in the events of ''Rance III: Fall of Leazas''. He has a major rôle in ''Rance IX: Helman Revolution'', where Rance aids him in a large force seeking to take back the country from its current, corrupt state. |
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==See also== |
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*[[AliceSoft]] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060827120749/http://www.alicesoft.com/ The official AliceSoft web-site] |
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*[https://vndb.org/p120/ "AliceSoft"] at the Visual Novel Data-base |
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Genre(s) | Role-playing, eroge |
Developer(s) | AliceSoft |
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Platform(s) | FM Towns, Microsoft Windows, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, X68000 |
First release | Rance: Quest for Hikari August 15, 1989 |
Latest release | Rance X: Decisive Battle February 23, 2018 |
Spin-offs | Kichikuō Rance sub-series |
Rance (Japanese: ランス, Hepburn: Ransu) is a role-playing eroge series created, developed, and published by AliceSoft.[1] It is the oldest continually-running eroge series.[citation needed] The first installment, Rance: Quest for Hikari, was released in 1989, while the last main-series game, Rance X: Decisive Battle, was released in 2018.[2]
The Rance series follows the titular character, Rance, as he saves a number of kingdoms, defeats demon invaders, and causing mischief in the in-game world, "The Continent." He has appeared in most of the main series games as the playable character, accompanied by his loyal slave, Sill Plain. The main series has ten games, while the Kichikuō Rance sub-series has five games either released as a part of the sub-series or canonically altered to be in that timeline. In addition, the first two games, Rance: Quest for Hikari and Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens, have been retro-actively superseded by their remakes, Rance 01: Quest for Hikari and Rance 02: The Rebellious Maidens respectively.
Games
[edit]1989 | Rance: Quest for Hikari |
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1990 | Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens |
1991 | Rance III: Fall of Leazas |
1992 | |
1993 | Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect |
1994 | |
1995 | Rance 4.1: Save the Medicine Plant! |
Rance 4.2: Angel Army | |
1996 | Kichikuō Rance |
1997 | |
1998 | |
1999 | |
2000 | |
2001 | |
2002 | Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl |
2003 | |
2004 | Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth |
2005 | |
2006 | Sengoku Rance |
2007 | |
2008 | |
2009 | Rance 02: The Rebellious Maidens |
2010 | |
2011 | Rance Quest |
2012 | |
2013 | Rance 01: Quest for Hikari |
2014 | Rance IX: Helman Revolution |
2015 | Rance 03: Fall of Leazas |
2016 | |
2017 | |
2018 | Rance X: Decisive Battle |
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TBA | Rance 04: Legacy of the Sect |
Rance: Quest for Hikari
[edit]Rance: Quest for Hikari (ランス -
Rance 01: Quest for Hikari
[edit]Rance: Quest for Hikari (ランス01 -
Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens
[edit]The city of Kathtom, a member of the Free Cities Alliance, is suddenly entombed under-ground by the Four Mages who were tasked to guard the town by Ragishss Cryhausen, the city's former guardian. Rance sets out with Sill to defeat them, but soon learns that their minds were corrupted by the power of the rings that they wield. Rance sets out to prevent them from receiving the magic power the rings grant. It was released on the same computer systems as the first Rance game was.
Rance 02: The Rebellious Maidens
[edit]A graphical re-make of Rance II: The Rebellious Maidens, released for Windows in 2009. It was the genesis for the other early Rance series game re-releases. It did not contain as much new content as the next re-release, Rance 01: Quest for Hikari.
Rance III: Fall of Leazas
[edit]Leazas, a kingdom ruled by Queen Lia, who marries Rance in the Kichikuō Rance time-line, is invaded by the warring empire of Helman, to the west. Demons are believed to be the cause of the attack, and to solve that problem, Rance sets out to find the "Chaos" sword, which contains the soul of an incredible thief from about one and one-half millennia ago. It was released on the PC-9800 series of computers, along with Sharp X68000 and the FM Towns; an early Windows release, similar to those that the first two Rance games received, was also released.
Rance 03: Fall of Leazas
[edit]A complete re-creation of Rance III: Fall of Leazas, released for Windows in 2015. The graphics are renewed, while the story is changed to better fit into the main canon. It is the most advanced of the early Rance re-releases.
Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect
[edit]This game directly follows the events of its predecessor. Rance, having defeated the demons of Helman and saved Leazas, is teleported to Ylapu, a giant floating island above Leazas. There, Rance must find a way to escape from the island, but is hindered by agents of Leazas and Helman who come to retrieve him to The Continent. The legacy alluded to by the game's title is a powerful magical artifact left by the Holy Magic Sect. It was released for the PC-9800 series and the FM Towns.
Rance 4.1: Save the Medicine Plant!
[edit]Rance accepts a quest to stop a horde of under-ground monsters from attacking the Happiness Pharmaceutical building, where the Seirogan, a healing medicine, is produced. They discover that the perpetrators are the Angel Army; one of their commanders escapes, which begins the next game, Rance 4.2: Angel Army.
Rance 4.2: Angel Army
[edit]In a continuance of the previous game, Rance 4.1: Save the Medicine Plant!, Rance chases down the remainder of the Angel Army, while himself being chased after by an assassination group and three "Rare Gal-Monsters," a class of unique enemies that he offended in Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect. The two games were released for the PC-9800 series, with a separate on-disc version.
Kichikuō Rance
[edit]Kichikuō Rance (
Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl
[edit]The temporary stop in the production of Rance games, including the release of "Daiakuji" a year prior, led to the largest time-gap in-between the release of two Rance games. Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl is based on a unique roulette system, where the role-playing elements are determined by randomisation. In the game, Rance is travelling through The Continent, trying to recover the always-lacking money, when Rance and Sill accidentally enter Genbu Castle, a separate dimension. Rance et al. must then escape the dimension, with a newly-found woman, Rizna Lanfbitt of Zeth.
Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth
[edit]Rance, continuing his trials from Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl, travels to Zeth, a kingdom to the south-west of Leazas. He offends Radon, a high governmental official, and is sent to the slave camp; Sill, who he bought from the Zeth slave camp, is treated very kindly. Whilst within the Zeth slave camp, Rance joins the resistance group "Ice Flame," which seeks to change the un-equal governing system of Zeth, which is biased against non-magic users. Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth is considered to be one of the best games in the Rance series, which is helped by the continuance of the game from the Kichikuō Rance time-line.
Sengoku Rance
[edit]Sengoku Rance (
Rance Quest
[edit]A continuation of the previous game, Sengoku Rance, wherein Rance returns to The Continent to seek a cure for the curse placed on Sill. While attempting to convince the Queen of Pencilcow, a kingdom to the west of Leazas, to cure Sill, he offends her, and she places a curse on him that he must become much stronger to overcome. He then journeys around The Continent, seeking a cure for himself and Sill. The game is based more upon the cessation of the stories of individual characters rather than a more continuous story-line.
Rance IX: Helman Revolution
[edit]The government of Helman has fallen into the hands of Stessel Ignon, who corrupts the country and plans to take over the entirety of The Continent. A revolutionary force gathers, seeking to replace the former emperor to the throne, and they solicit the aid of Rance, who agrees, hoping to remove Sill's curse. The Prime Minister, Stessel, has been planning this, and his actions have been seen earlier in the Rance series; he pushed for the war between Helman and Leazas in the events of Rance III: Fall of Leazas.
Rance X: Decisive Battle
[edit]The last game in the Rance series, it was released on 23 February 2018.[2] The war amongst the demon lords of the Monster Realm has ended, and they now invade the human realm, to their east. Rance leads the combined forces of all humanity to battle the attacking demons.[3]
Characters
[edit]The Rance series has featured a large number of characters throughout its installments. A number of characters are shown below.
- Rance (ランス)
The main playable and the titular character of the Rance series. He is a powerful warrior who was created to the "kichiku" character archetype. He was based out of a town in the Free Cities Alliance, where he accepts jobs from Keith's Guild when he is low on money. He lives in the "Rance Castle," which he had built after the events of Rance Quest. The games generally feature quests and other missions that he embarks upon to gain or regain the money he has lost.
- Sill Plain (シィル・プライン)
A powerful magic user that generally accompanies Rance on his quests. He bought her from a slave camp in Zeth, where she was born; she now must travel with him wherever he goes. She was frozen in ice at the end of Sengoku Rance and freed at the end of Rance IX: Helman Revolution.
- Athena 2.0 (あてな2
号 )
An organic-base android that functions as a pet to Rance. An accident during her creation caused her to have lower intelligence and an inability to gain a higher level. She was created in the events of Rance IV: Legacy of the Sect. She is a noted magic user, althogh she is not as powerful as Sill due to her limitations.
- Lia Parapara Leazas (リア・パラパラ・リーザス)
The Queen of Leazas, who married Rance in Kichikuō Rance. She brought a new age of prosperity to the kingdom, which led to an antagonism en-brewed amongst a number of foreign countries and noblemen. She became the queen after her two brothers were killed in a successionary dispute. She grants her hand-maiden, Maris Amaryllis, a large amount of governing power, whilst dallying in the taking of maidens through her JAPANese ninja, Kentou Kanami.
- Kentou Kanami (
見当 かなみ)
A JAPANese ninja acquired by Queen Lia Leazas after she got lost on The Continent. She is generally engaged in assisting the queen in getting the affection of Rance, although she was used to gather maidens until the events of Rance: Quest for Hikari.
- Rizna Lanfbitt (リズナ・ランフビット)
A magic user, originally from Zeth; she is first encountered by Rance in the Genbu Castle dimension in Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl when he accidentally enters there. She is incredibly naïve, and that naïveté caused her a lot of pain while trapped in the alternate dimension; while a kind spirit helped her, it was Rance that enabled her to escape. She is now in the protection of the King of Zeth, a person that she knew before her imprisonment.
- Copandon Dott (コパンドン・ドット)
A noted business-women, who seeks to marry Rance to increase her luck. She was born as a miko, but after predicting her own future as one of great misfortune, became obsessed with luck and wealth; this caused her to strive towards business, where she succeeded. She is first encountered in Rance 5D: The Lonely Girl, while seeking a man who has great luck.
- Urza Pranaice (ウルザ・プラナアイス)
The leader of the Zeth resistance group Ice Flame. She is introduced to Rance when he enters the Zeth slave camp in Rance VI: Collapse of Zeth, and takes control of her resistance group. The game continues, Zeth is made more equal, and the resistance groups is disbanded. She becomes one of the Four Lords who guard Zeth, the first non-magic user to do so.
- Crook Mofus (クルックー・モフス)
The Muralaloux of the AL Church, the dominant religion on The Continent. She first appeared in Rance Quest as a bishop in the church; she became the Muralaloux when the former one, Duran Teyuran, died. She has a great knowledge of curses, and helped free Sill from her curse at the ending of Rance IX: Helman Revolution.
- Sachiko Centers (サチコ・センターズ)
She was saved by Rance whilst being attacked by monsters during the events of Rance Quest and turned into a slave. She is a member of the AL Church, and is very respectful to Crook, the church's Muralaloux. She is a very powerful guard in combat.
- Patton Misnarge (パットン・ミスナルジ)
A former prince of Helman, who led the war against Leazas in the events of Rance III: Fall of Leazas. He has a major rôle in Rance IX: Helman Revolution, where Rance aids him in a large force seeking to take back the country from its current, corrupt state.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Rance Series. Retrieved from The Rance Series.
- ^ a b ランス10 | アリスソフト Archived 2018-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at the official AliceSoft web-site.
- ^ Green, S. (2017). After Almost 30 Years "Rance" Game Series Prepares For Final Battle. Retrieved from Crunchyroll - After Almost 30 Years "Rance" Game Series Prepares For Final Battle.
External links
[edit]- The official AliceSoft web-site
- "AliceSoft" at the Visual Novel Data-base