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Earth Seeker
Developer(s)	Crafts & Meister Kadokawa Shoten
Publisher(s)	Enterbrain
Composer(s)	Yoshino Aoki Tetsuya Shibata
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	JP: 23 June 2011
Genre(s)	Role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Earth Seeker (アースシーカー) is an action role-playing game (RPG) released exclusively for the Nintendo Wii on June 23rd, 2011 by Kadokawa Shoten(whose game divisions have since merged into Kadokawa Games)with a CERO^a A age rating. The game was written and produced by Enter Brain, and developed by Craft and Meister. It was originally scheduled to be on released April 7th, 2011. Despite companies like XSEED and Aksys, and Aksys employee Ben Batemen expressing interest, the game was never officially localized outside of Japan. However an English fan translation was released in February of 2020 by Brand Newman and their team. Furthermore an English speaking Facebook group called "Seek for the Earth - Earth Seeker Support" was formed to spread awareness about the game.

Summary

Due to a space fleet crash landing , artifacts from Earth's heritage are scattered throughout another planet. In this action RPG the player works with their companions to battle monsters while recovering those artifacts. The game's lead designer, Noritaka Funamizu, previously worked on games such as "Street Fighter 2" and "Monster Hunter". As of 2013 the game had sold 18,769 copies in Japan

Plot

As a nearby black hole was causing Earth to collapse before mankind’s eyes, they built thousands of enormous spaceships, packed up everything from Earth, and escaped into the cosmos. However, on their voyage they were hit by a mysterious gamma burst in another star system, and all life on board the ships was wiped out. Still, the ships' computers continued searching for a habitable planet to migrate to, and eventually found one. At the time of landing, the planet’s atmosphere and the materials from Earth reacted to one another causing the severely damaged ships to crash land, and the onboard artifacts from Earth to be scattered throughout the planet. The ships' computers executed the Earth Life Restoration Program, but due to the damages they had sustained, they created an ecosystem of bizarre monsters and nature. Since then, 1000 years have passed, and a new population of people born from the Earth Life Restoration Program, the Earthsiders, aims to restore Earth and its population, as an adventure on this peculiar planet begins to unfold.

Setting

Factions

Earthsiders

The Earth Life Restoration Program fertilized, and artificially birthed frozen and preserved egg cells, producing new human life, though few men exist. This group, the Earthsiders, is working to collect Earth's artifacts under Grand Elder Rosa's supervision.

Guardians

At the beginning it was thought that these creatures may be native inhabitants of the planet, but they were actually created by the Earth Life Restoration Program. While communication with the them through language is cut off, by offering them their favorite sake they will accompany the player on their adventures.

Monsters

These creatures were born from the Earth Life Restoration Program. Due to the computers running the program initially sending out fragmented information, giant insects with railguns mounted to them, fusions of shrimp and stag beetles with vacuum cleaners, and other misconfigured life forms were created. They are gathering and guarding Earth’s artifacts.

Locations

Pangea

     The Earthsider's town and base of operations

     Steward

          Where the player can manage items, modify equipment, and use the game-save robot

     Development Room

          Where the player can have raw materials processed, and new equipment made

     Kitchen

          Where the player can purchase items and eat cooked food

     Museum

          Where artifacts collected in the field are displayed.

     Artifact Information Room

          Where the player can learn about artifacts that can be found in the field, quest types, and monsters that will appear

Zeburo Village

     Location where the guardians live

     Reception Desk

          Where the formation and equipment of the player's guardian companions can be changed

     Bulletin Board

          Where information is exchanged, and search hints are posted

     Naming Desk

          Where the player may edit the names of their companion guardians

The Forest

     A place littered with baseball stadiums, and where the decrepit Statue of Liberty resides.

The Floating Continent

     A place of decayed triumphal arches, and rubble turned art museums. Thunder constantly reverberates throughout, and the air is polluted with toxins.

The Volcano

     Where the dilapidated Japanese national parliament building and buddhist temples reside. The air here is also polluted with toxins.

Gameplay

Gameplay Loop

1. Prepare for and accept quests in town
2. Fight monsters while adventuring in the field
3. Acquire artifacts and return to town

Guardians

The player may bring up to 6 guardians with them as companions. Guardians can equip weapons from monsters, or made from raw materials, and can wield energy balls of fire, water, wind, and lightning. While the player character does not have a level, guardians level up by repeatedly battling. Players have the chance to contract high level guardians by offering them gifts such as sake. During battle guardians will assist the player by dealing damage to enemies over time.

Time Stop Battles

During battles movement and evasion are conducted in real time. As the player moves they can lock onto enemies to keep the camera focused on their target. For guardians and the player character to perform commands the player must press the A button to stop time, and open the command menu to select the command(s) they will use. Each command consumes action cartridges, which are displayed on the bottom of the screen, and can be recovered over time, and/or restored with items. Additionally, each command has 4 power levels that can be used, with higher power levels consuming more action cartridges. The player may continue to execute commands so long as they have not exhausted their supply of action cartridges.

Compatible Controllers

This game can be played with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, or the Wii Pro Controller.

Characters

Earthsiders

Ferris

Playable character; she appears calm, but is a surprisingly short tempered girl.

Marti

Playable character; she gives off the presence of not letting people get close to her, but her true nature is very kind.  

Shanren

Playable character; she has a cunning and seductive personality. When the player finishes certain events in the game she becomes playable. Throughout the adventure she is able to cook, heal, and give herself temporary status buffs.

Grand Elder Rosa

800 years ago she became the first born female Earthsider. She always rides a mobile life support device.

Alute

She works in Pangea’s development room as a mechanic, and is a mechanics enthusiast who isn’t the type to wear makeup.

Bertha

She is a kind mannered woman who works in the artifact information room.

Related Media

Earth Seeker: Artifact Guardians

This was a series of 4 full color comics authored by Uetsu Yasuyoshi. They were first released as a short term serialization in Famitsu Magazine. Afterwards, they were published and distributed online through Famitsu Comic Clear, and in storefronts as part of the free book Earthseeker: Special Guide.

Earth Seeker: Lost Number Quest

This series began being serialized by Famitsu Comic Clear in September 2011. It is written by the same author as Earth Seeker: Artifact Guardians, Uetsu Yasuyoshi.

Odekake! Earth Seeker

Released simultaneously as a companion DSiWare game for Earth Seeker on Wii, in this game players participate in 6 mini-games, including marking maps and making food, to earn items that can be transferred to Earth Seeker on Wii.

Notes

a.^ CERO is a Japanese game ratings board whose role is similar to the ESRB in North America