Brandish (series)

Brandish (ブランディッシュ) is a series of action role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom.

This article is about the video game franchise. For the first game in the series, see Brandish (video game). For other uses, see Brandish (disambiguation).
Brandish
Genre(s)Action role-playing video game
Developer(s)Nihon Falcom

Brandish

The original Brandish video game was released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns and later ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and PC Engine CD-ROM² (TurboGrafx-CD) in 1994–1995, including an expanded re-release titled Brandish Renewal; the SNES version was published by Koei in Japan in 1994 and in North America in 1995. A complete remake of the original Brandish for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), featuring 3D graphics and titled Brandish: The Dark Revenant (ブランディッシュ～ダークレヴナント～), was published by Nihon Falcom in Japan in 2009 and XSEED Games released a localized version in North America on the PlayStation Store in 2015.

Brandish 2

The original game proved popular enough in Japan to warrant two direct sequels exclusively in Japan that continued the adventures of Ares and Dela. The first one was Brandish 2: The Planet Buster (ブランディッシュ2 THE PLANET BUSTER), originally released for the PC-98 in 1993 and ported to the Super Famicom (SNES) in 1995[1] (like Falcom's later Ys V, the game was released in "normal" and "expert" difficulty versions).[2]

Brandish 2 received a fan translation in 2009.[3]

Brandish 3

The next sequel was Brandish 3: Spirit of Balcan (ブランディッシュ3 SPIRIT OF BALCAN), originally released for the PC-98 in 1994.[4]

Brandish VT/4

Brandish 3 was followed by Brandish VT, originally released in 1996, and renamed Brandish 4: The Tower of Sleeping God (ブランディッシュ4 眠れる神の塔) when it was re-released for Windows in 1998. This final game follows a similar gameplay format, now with isometric graphics, but with completely different storyline and characters.[5]

Crossovers

Dela also makes an appearance in Falcom's 2010 Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga as a support character.[6]

References
  1. "SuperGamePower - Ano 02 No. 014 (1995-05)" (in Portuguese). Archive.org. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. Kalata, Kurt. "Brandish". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  3. "Finally, Brandish 2". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  4. "Brandish". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  5. "Brandish VT: Fata Morgana Templum (ブランディッシュVT) / Brandish 4: Nemureru Kami no Tou (ブランディッシュ4 眠れる神の塔) - PC-98, Windows (1996)". Hardcore Gaming 101.
  6. "Brandish Sorceress Guest Stars In Ys vs. Sora No Kiseki". Siliconera. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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