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Revision as of 17:45, 17 October 2007
Far East of Eden (天外魔境, Tengai Makyō) is a widely popular series of traditional console RPGs that are available in Japan and Taiwan.
Though originally intended to be only three games, it has grown to encompass a number of remakes, gaidens and genre spin-offs across a variety of platforms. Despite its relative popularity in Asian countries, the series is largely unknown in other territories, with only one game released overseas.
Overview
The main series is composed of three separate games within the land of 'Jipang' (a parody of feudal Japan), each follows a descendant of the 'Fire Clan' and supporting cast in battles against a range of often comical villains. The stories of the games, though primarily of 'fantasy' fare, also attempt to provide commentary on common misconceptions about Japanese culture by western societies.
Creators
The games are largely the creation of Ōji Hiroi and Red Company (today Red Entertainment). Virtually all publishing tasks have been handled by Hudson Soft (now a subsidiary of Konami).
Most players will note that the series also makes reference to another 'creator', P.H. Chada, who is usually represented as an 18th or 19th century sociologist/historian similar to that of Sigmund Freud or Karl Marx. The imagery however is part of a running joke in the series, as P.H. Chada does not exist. He is a fictional 'author' of the stories of the Tengai Makyō series, whose blatant exaggerations of 'Jipang' represent the misconceptions western societies have held with regard to Japan.
Games in the Series
Core Games
- Tengai Makyō: Ziria - (PC Engine CD)
- Tengai Makyō: Ziria - (XBOX 360)
- Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru - (PC Engine CD)
- Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru (REMAKE) - (PS2)
- Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru (REMAKE) - (Nintendo DS)
- Tengai Makyō III: Namida - (PS2)
Other Games
- Tengai Makyō: Fuun Kabukiden - (PC Engine CD)
- Tengai Makyō Zero - (SNES)
- Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku (trans: 'The 4th Apocalypse') - (Sega Saturn)
- Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku (REMAKE) - (PSP)
- Kabuki Klash - (ARCADE, NeoGeo)
- Tengai Makyō: Karakuri Kakutoden - (PC-FX)
- Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai - (Game Boy Advance)