I had this game. This is where my love for jrpgs started! The battle system was quite original. Too bad the story and characters were lacking a LOT of development.
Yes. I had a lot going f fun with this as a kid, but it's Very clear that it did indeed need a lot more development for it. It's clearly bare bones and very basic. Needed more in terms of story, characters, towns, combat. It could've been something truly special. Buuuuuut, it's just okay. I have food memories of it, but for N64, I just stick with Paper Mario and Ogre Battle. N64 isn't a good console for RPG lovers
I loved this game so much as a kid. Used to rent it over and over, playing from scratch to see all the spells the game had. In a time before internet, it was a lot of fun to find out the game's secrets and spells. My mind was blown when i discoreved the secret city. My dad then bought the game for me and i spent years playing it, imagining which other secrets i could find. I liked how the game didn't have too much dialogue and went straight to action. The battle system was great and the OST was amazing.
@@unforkyours3lf730 I rented it multiple times as a kid, I was the same way. It was my fav game to rent and I'd make it further each time and beat it. I liked it better then Zelda even.
Favorite RPG of all time would be a hard one, it usually depends what I want at the time. Paper Mario is one I can revisit a ton just because of how comfy it's atmosphere is. Breath of Fire 2 for it's party members, Fallout: New Vegas for it's worldbuilding and lore.
Here it is, the legendary game itself. Thanks for your review! One of my favorites on the n64, always feels replayable to me, and a lot of that is probably the minimal storytelling that the game throws at you. It really feels like your own adventure, despite the non-blank-slate protagonist. IMO - we didn't understand this game when it was released, and we probably never will. JRPGs have so many design constraints that we just can't accept different things.
"minimal storytelling that the game throws at you. It really feels like your own adventure" "RPGs have so many design constraints that we just can't accept different things" YESSS!! I don't see the problem with a simple plot. Sometimes, it's the best, and it's so refreshing. I feel many mechanics had so much potential; The element system, the battle system, getting items from villages... it's not because they're different that they're bad. They're indeed flawed, but because they're so unique, those mechanics didn't have several games to mature.
I love the music in this game, specifically. The music inside houses/inns, the Melrode theme, and the Dondoran theme still get stuck in my head after almost 25 years. It was always a memorable OST to me.
Glenn you are my most trusted N64 reviewer. It pleases me to see you back, releasing content. I hope all is well and keep your AAA content rolling. : )
I've been waiting for this one, thanks! Sure, the game very simple, the story and characters are lackluster, and it doesn't have the same depth compared to most RPG's during that time, but the battle system is quite fun-which is why I've always considered this to be an action-adventure title with some RPG elements. I agree that the locations are very unique in a visual sense. And yes, even to this day, I absolutely adore the music (Isle of Skye, anyone?)
There was going to be a sequel, but it got canceled. From what I've heard, the sequel would have had more RPG elements like money, equipping items, experience points, etc. It's a shame that so many great games that were planned for the N64 got canned.
Maybe Piko Interactive might pick up the rights to finish where the developers have left off if they're interested. So all hope my not be too lost. Afterall, they just acquired the rights to other cancelled N64 games like Dragon Sword, Glover 2, and N64 version Hype: The Time Quest. So there might be a chance they might acquire the rights to Quest 64 to add more to it and it's sequel Quest 64 2.
@@G.L.999 That would be amazing! Unfortunately, I don't think that development of Eltale 2 ever started, although there is some concept art for it. If Piko did acquire the rights, they would have to develop the sequel themselves from scratch. Unless somehow an unknown prototype surfaced. Crazier things have happened. Maybe someone should contact Imagineer and ask them about it?
I liked the combat system for Quest 64. Some spells could hit multiple enemies if you got the right angle which was very new to me at the time, and the ability to dodge attacks was pretty cool. I would have loved if they built off of that. I'd love to see some kind of spiritual successor.
It Does get a lot of hate from some. However, come on. This game is more for little kids. But it was initially marketed as some big-time Major RPG for a system Severely lacking in them. And, in its entire run, the N64 Barely managed even 10 RPGs, if you wanna be generous. I enjoyed it as a kid, but yeah, it's super basic. It's not a great game, and I can understand if you think it's not a good game. However, it isn't complete shit. It definitely needed a lot more time in the oven in terms of towns, characters, story, enemies, and combat. Don't go into this game expecting a beefy, meaty experience. This is a basic game. It's okay for this that recognize that this is more appropriate for the 16 and under crowd "back when this was released in the late 90s". That's the thing to keep in mind here. This is a bare bones starter RPG
No, it's not great if you want to spend time playing a bad game, but then again, opinions are subjective. For bad games for the 64, please see Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue or Superman 64. Although, yes, this is Not a good RPG. It's basic and bland as shit. Then again, almost all of the N64 RPGs are not good. Aidyn Chronicles certainly isn't very good. I just flat out wouldn't buy or own an N64 for it's amazing RPGs. To me, it has only 2, being Paper Mario & Ogre Battle. Quest 64 was meant to played by little kids back in 1998/1999; certainly not today. As for good games such as Paper Mario, which is probably the very best RPG the 64 has on offer, I'm sure there are still Some people that think that it is a bad game. Again, opinions are all over the place
@@bigkmoviesandgames agreed. I can Definitely see why people think it's a bad game. And nowadays it is a bad game. It was too bland and generic upon release. Not that it's dated, it's even worse. For me, when I was barely a teenager, aged 13, being the first year you Can be a teenager, I thought it was alright and I had decent fun with it. But it's not shit, as evidenced by the amount of people who Liked the comment stating that this game gets undue hate. However, Superman 64 gets a lot of shit because it IS indeed a terrible terrible game
Friday evening, N64 Time with Glenn😃 I tryed that Game on an Emulator and I found it kinda okayish but I did not understood 100% the battle system. Maybe I gonna pick it up on my N64 🙂
I really loved this game growing up despite its flaws. The music was criticized for being MIDI quality, but I found it really charming. What intrigued me most about its battle system is that it improved your stats based on your actions: using magic garnered a larger MP pool; getting hit improved defense and HP; and dodging increased agility. It seemed like you could mix elements, too. For instance, each of the C buttons corresponded to an element, and so navigating the spell menu, if you were to go water, then fire, you'd get a steam spell, etc. I'm not sure if the availability of the steam spell was contingent upon having enough levels in both fire and water or if you just needed your water to be a certain level, though. But I'm pretty sure you'd get the most powerful from just focusing on one element and maxing that out (with maybe just a few points in water if that's not your main). I always leveled up wind and water more than the other elements since I felt as if that added a bit of challenge, since wind seemed the most under-powered.
I know this may sound silly but I've been waiting for you to drop this vid for a while lol 😅 I loved this game as a kid! It was 100% one of my first rpgs so the linearity didn't bother me too terribly. Chrono Trigger wins for best RPG of all time of course 🤘 Great vid as always 👌👍
EarthBound on the SNES and Tales of Symphonia on the GameCube. I have replayed the former every year since first discovering and playing it back in 2013. Tales of Symphonia was my first RPG and had a major impact on me, as the game was serious but silly when it needed to be, had fantastic voice acting, great character development, and a pretty epic story. I need to revisit that game again.
I first saw Quest 64 on a Nintendo64 magazine and I was instantly hooked, I wanted it so badly, and eventually I got it somehow. And honestly, I liked it, I thought it was pretty ok for its time, the only issue I had was that It was too dificult for my age at the time, I couldnt get past the first bandit boss. Whats even funnier to me was that I recently got back to it, 20+ years later and guess what...I got stuck exactly at the same spot, I dunno, that Bandit is a huge difficulty spike. The game wants you to grind like crazy to get past that setpiece.
This is my favorite N64 game. I make several play throughs of the game every year. As far as my favorite rpg of all time I think that title would go to Skies of Arcadia Legends.
Your optimism is how i always wanted to appreciate this game for but i just couldnt seem to do it after a few attempts back in the day haha. I live vicariously through your experiences 😂
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This one feels like a good idea that was poorly implemented. I definitely had fun playing it, but it was filled with little things that annoyed me. Like completely missing a spell because I was looking slightly to the left. I heard that the gameboy color version was way better, but I never played that one.
Aw Quest 64. I remember renting this game the day it came out. I stayed up the whole night playing it because I couldn't figure out how to save it. I got half way through the game by playing it all night only to shut it off and loosing my progress. Come to find out you needed a memory pak for it. I borrowed a memory pak from a friend of mine and was able to beat it before returning it to the video store. Im so glad I never did waste my allowance on buying that game.
I played this game recently. I was actually going to suggest that you review it. I have the North American Quest 64, and I don't hate it, even if it's easy to find problems with. To be honest, the only turn-based RPG I've ever beaten is Final Fantasy VII, and I can't honestly say I'm very good at any RPG I've played.
I first played Quest 64 as a weekend rent back then. It may not have had the depth of the better-known RPGs of the time, but for what it is I really enjoyed it. In particular, the visuals and the ability to choose which type of magic to upgrade/battle appealed to me. But I'd say my favorite RPG series is Fire Emblem. I like the tactical/strategy style gameplay, and the backstories and depth given to all the characters in the FE games always make them an engaging play
A Remake with on the Switch with deeper and a Modernized Battle System would be welcomed, at least by me. Even though it's an RPG, I always thought of it as more if an adventure game.
This game always felt like the first draft of a great game Buff and debuff some spells, add some other spells to make each element viable, add items and currency, add a more involved story to it and there’s a pretty good game there Wish I knew how to mod
I actually enjoyed this game, and I think the graphics are actually really damn good for a N64 game...I was really looking forward to the sequel that never happened. I actually wish games like Castlevania 64 would've gone this route graphically instead of trying to look a little more "realistic". At any rate, I understand why so many people dislike this game; I'm just not one of them.
Had an N64 as a kid, never had the money for many games. Now, as an adult with steady income, I'm getting together a set with an everdrive to get at all these games I missed out on. Thanks for showcasing all these interesting titles.
On N64, my favorite rpg would be Ogre Battle 64, with Quest 64 falling in second. Overtime, I've come to appreciate Tales of Destiny 2(PS1), FF8, and Lost Kingdoms (GameCube). For those unaware, Lost Kingdoms was made by a little known developer at the time called Fromsoftware.
Yes! You did it, you reviewed it. I requested this review back in 2014 on your Facebook page, despite not playing the game meaning is damn nostalgic to me. Thank you.
What's funny for me is that I owned this game as a kid but for whatever reason, I never ended up playing it, which then become one of my life regrets when I look back on lost moments of my childhood. I feel like I would have been floored and over the moon with this game as a child back in the day. Of course back then, most kids, myself as well, didn't do much gaming in my USA seaside town then. On average I would play maybe 5 to 6 hours of gaming a week then. Im not sure how I would feel playing it now after all this time.
The one thing I missed in this game was a party of characters to add more variety to battles. The graphics and audio go a long way but the game just needed some more variety to carry it towards the end of its runtime. I've always enjoyed playing the game for a bit and enjoying the atmosphere but tend to get bored of it rather quickly. My favourite jrpg is Suikoden 2 without question.
2 N64 reviews in the space of 5 days? Wahoo! Been going through a lot of stress these past 2 weeks so definitely needed it. Honestly, I'm not much of an RPG person as it's a huge time investment to get the most out of the game. The most recent RPG I have completed is Fire Emblem: Three Houses. If I had to pick my all-time favorite, I would have to say Fire Emblem GBA and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga.
I still remember how the TH-camr Freexax once said in his own Discord how Glenns reviews are "Safe Cookie Cutter content", i found that pretty disrespectful towards Glenn to be honest.
@@DieHardjagged well, maybe, but maybe Glenn really likes all of those games. We don't know. I prefer this approach to "you must have this And that" approach.
Always wondered about this game. Though I wished I picked this up back in the day but because of the low review scores I only had limited money on me at the time as a teenager. So I felt that Quest 64 Holy Magic Centaury should have been a game I should have picked up when I had the chance.
Quest 64 is a game my brother brought home as a random buy when we were kids. I have always enjoyed this one. I would describe it as a solid, simple playthrough that is charming. No one is going to be blown away by this game, but it is still a feel-good experience and worth checking out for n64 fans.
Quest 64 was the first turn-based role-playing game of any kind that I ever played, so I kind of have a soft spot for it. I do think about revisiting it every so often, but then I reflect on how much of a grind it is to play and back right off. As for my favorite RPGs, I could mention quite a few, but my top two by a longshot are Tales of Symphonia (GCN) and Persona 5 Royal (PS4).
Chrono Trigger is most likely my all time favourite, with Final Fantasy 6 being a close second. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane with Quest 64, Glenn! I used to read all about the upcoming games I was excited about in Nintendo Power, and Quest 64 (as well as Golden Sun on the Gameboy Advance) were both on my radar. I looked forward to this game as a kid, and although it was quite unexpectedly not as good as I had hoped it may be, I still hold fond memories of the game.
I wish they finished the game. I loved it as a kid and only learned later it was supposed to be a much larger game with more story elements, puzzles and additional characters that were either supposed to be playable or join your party
I remember seeing this game at a daycare I used to go too, which is also where I was introduced to video games, via the N64. As for my favourite RPG, I would say FF 7, it has great characters, great music, great areas, and awesome music.
The music for this game is very nostalgic for me. I remember not having a save pack so I had to restart it every time I played. I just ran straight to the forest and would just want to beat the first major boss but I would refuse to fight enemies so I was always so under leveled that I just assumed he was the final boss. I never did beat him as you could assume
This was one of my first RPGs as well. I was 86 when this released. So well into my adulthood. Have fond memories of this game. Hoping they'll make Quest 2. Put the quest in question and the question in quest. Yolo commander-out
Has to be secret of mana. I appreciate it has its floors, but so many amazing memories playing this with my brother in multiplayer, which IMO took it to another level. The soundtrack is also sublime. I only recently was able to complete this when I went back on my Wii to revisit this on the virtual console. I can still easily sink many enjoyable hours into this adventure.
I played this game via emulation years ago. I didn't get it when it came out. It looks cool and it has its charm TBH. I also can see that there was some innovations for it. I don't see the hate behind it, let along understood why it was harshly rated. There is a GBC de-make/port called Quest: Brian's Journey that I recently discovered. It also included the same style of gameplay found here. Imagineer was also responsible for that game. As for favorite JRPGs, here's mine: Final Fantasy 6 (Super NES) Neutopia (TurboGrafx-16) Chrono Trigger (SNES/PS1/DS) Ys Book 1&2 (TGCD) Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)
Quest64 has always been one of my favorite rpgs despite its shortcomings. The soundtrack was beautiful, and the battle system and leveling system was unique for the time, (get hit more, defense and health go up, run around a lot, agility goes up, use a lot of magic, it goes up, attack with your staff a lot, it goes up. It was almost like a rough early form of the type of skill leveling setup you’d see in the elder scrolls games), and the landscapes and overall art gave a nice feeling of a more adventurous, “whimsical” rpg, opposed to the serious darker and often more depressing steampunk/futuristic/jrpg themes ff6-now often focus on. I think if I could make a comparison to something else, i might compare quest 64 to the Hobbit. Far more whimsical and less serious than the Lotr’s epic, but still having a pinch of dark/seriousness to it at times. I really wish a sequel and or remake happened, one that added things like a money system, armor and weapon upgrades, better spell balance, and added small side quests that took you off the beaten path. But that’ll never happen cuz imagineer doesn’t care about anything other than Japanese mobile games now last i heard, and I just don’t think they could drum up hype for a ground up remake of a game that many just felt was “meh” originally.
Merry Christmas to you and yours for yesterday :) I loved this back in the day but never finished it. i guess that's something to do this week, lol. Did you ever do the Imagineer video?
I just remember being frustrated by how often the enemies jumped me while getting from one town to the other. Never got far in the game or beat it for that matter. But it is definitely a classic I remember in my childhood.
I remember renting this and I had to leave my 64 on all weekend because I didn't have a memory card. I really liked it but I didn't have a playstation and I was starving for RPG's
I picked this game up with some lawn mowing money back in the summer of 98 to hold me over during the wait for “Zelda 64”. I remember at the time it got average reviews. I was a subscriber to Next Generation and they rated it 3/5 stars. I seem to recall the graphics, music, and gameplay being praised with the length, simplicity, and story pulling it back. I hadn’t played any RPG’s prior to this so as a first timer I enjoyed it. I did quickly realize that I wasn’t a fan of turn-based gameplay or grinding for levels. To this day I prefer Western RPG’s, but that’s a personal preference and can’t be used as a knock on the genre. Although I liked Quest 64, I remember my peers who grew up on Final Fantasy games knocking it, especially having been released after Final Fantasy VII. This game relies on dialogue to push the story forward rather than cinematic cut scenes. Perhaps that’s why the story was kept so simple; I don’t recall a single cut scene from start to finish. I would like to have seen a follow up by the same developers implementing the lessons learned from this game and the ideas they could’ve stollen from Zelda. I was pretty interested in reading about the planned sequel on IGN64 back in the early days of the internet and was disappointed when it was cancelled. Overall it’s a solid but unremarkable game that I have fond memories of and will always rank a bit higher than what it probably deserves due to my nostalgia for all things 1998.
Gotta be honest, never was drawn to this game, but I was curious to what it was. This video serves the perfect solution hahaha, thank you Glenn :) Also, I think I would love this game as a kid, but looking at the footage, I might only like to walk around the world once and that’s it. I’m not an rpg person, but I do like to explore
My friend and I both loved this game. Not sure though how we found out about it as it gained very little interest over here in The Netherlands. I came across a copy by accident. When my friend wanted to buy the game a month later or so, we couldn't find it anywhere anymore and had to drive across the country with our parents to finally find it in a specialized shop in The Hague. There was no such thing as amazon back then, not here at least. The game didn't seem too easy, but we were 10 years old back then.
I remember being quite pumped for this [as I was in desperate need of an RPG on the N64] but I found it to be quite a let down. Definitely a game I want to play again at some point in time though as I do recall there being a few cool elements.
I played about the first hour of this as a kid; having never played an rpg before I found the whole thing a bit too different and bewildering. Years later Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of my favourite games on the switch, so I would love to go back to this one and give it another go.
I gave this game the good ol' college try a couple of years ago but everything in the game honestly just feels so very rudimentary in it's gameplay. And if I'm not remembering wrong, you could easily get yourself soft locked if you've spent the limited healing items instead of saving them for a difficult boss. Also, if you for some reason decided to not invest magic points into the water category but focused on something else, you're gonna have a miserable time not being able to heal with your magic. Maybe I'll give it a more solid try some other day. I still kinda want to see it to the end. I got to the point where you board a ship and sail to a new destination but I think I forgot some stuff in the previous area and couldn't find a way to return there so it kinda threw me off :/ I will say tho, that name Holy Magic Century is really kick-arse awesome xD It almost sounds like something you might say when reacting to something mind-blowing Sure beat the absolutely horrible US name of Quest 64.
Interestingly the game expects you to have 1 (and exactly 1...) of an item. If you run out you can go to the tavern and get a free Fresh Bread (and Dew Drop) in the first few towns, then the items increase in restoring power from there in future towns. Enemies will only drop an item IF you don't have it. Some bizarre design choices, which as mentioned in the review, were fixed for the Japanese version. I'd say not having Healing creates a hard mode-esque scenario, so it's neat that they have that option, at least, basically trading safety for power. Funnily enough, you were unable to go back (for the moment, unless you had one of the Wings from Melrode or Dondoran) to an entirely optional forest area that has no purpose in the final game, outside of some treasure and spirits. (It was likely more important in the beta.)
Legend of Legaia on PS1. Mostly nostalgia reasons but it's my all time fave nonetheless! The story and discovering different combos in battles was really fun for me.
This was one of my first N64 games. I wasn't a huge fan of it at the time but after using a game shark to max out all my abilities at the beginning of the game I thought it was pretty fun.
Favorite RPG games are both Lunar games for PS1. They aren't games I see talked about much now days though. I also like my Persona games. I remember playing this back in the day and thinking the graphics were cool, but it was never able to hold my attention for long. Maybe I'll give it another try one day.
Having not played any PS or PS2 RPGs, I can't give you a good answer. But I wanted to say Holy Magic Century looks clearer than I remember it (though I'm sure you're using OG hardware). The draw-distance is far, and the forest looks natural (as opposed to the rectum-connected cubes of the Lost Woods from Zelda: OoT). I actually like Aidyn Chronicles. I've read it shares HMC's battle system.
FFIV, FFVII and Star Ocean 2 on the PS1, everything with the Xeno prefix in it and recently I'm really getting into the mainline Shin Megami Tensei series
Loved this as a kid. Rushed to fast when I rented it and the 1st or 2nd boss gave me trouble. My friend got the game and he played through it and we talked about the approach to handle it and how it was wise to level at the start to be more powerful. He beat it and let me borrow it and I beat it. I had fond memories but I don't know if I'll return to it any time soon.
This game still has such unique gameplay and charm that is yet to be replicated. So I'm VERY, VERY, glad to read in the comments that I'm not alone! Finally, a place for we to rejoice! Quest64 is not perfect, I know. I believe most of the hate comes from the shattered expectation of an RPG for N64, while PS1 got many, and some grave design issues. But when appreciated for what it is, it does provide lots of fun. I beat this game with a friend and had a good time.
Played this while waiting for my local game store to get me Ocarina of Time. Started as a time killer and substitution... but then I actuallly loved it! A second part would have been amazing...
I went from Final Fantasy 7 to this and spent forever saving up enough money to buy it. Remember being so disappointed with it and they never seemed to bring much else out in the way of RPG's.
I bought this and was ecstatic to play a JRPG on the N64. I was so disappointed even just 1 hour in. I finished the game, but regretted the purchase, as at that time I only got 2 games a year and I was stuck with this turd.
damn did i love this game as a kid. this has some special nostalgia in it. I remember losing my memory card for the n64 controller so when i playd this game i used to leave it on so i would not lose progress. im still do this day hoping for a remake or like a sequel. Same for PSO episode 1&2.
It was a great game but it really did need some balancing, i only got 5 ir so water for healing and maxed earth out. The most broken setip was nagic barrier, avelanch avelanch, mana drain repeat lol
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I’ve been running through all your reviews while I’m at work these past couple of days, Glenn. It’s been awesome. Thanks for the upload!
I had this game. This is where my love for jrpgs started! The battle system was quite original. Too bad the story and characters were lacking a LOT of development.
Yes. I had a lot going f fun with this as a kid, but it's Very clear that it did indeed need a lot more development for it. It's clearly bare bones and very basic. Needed more in terms of story, characters, towns, combat. It could've been something truly special. Buuuuuut, it's just okay. I have food memories of it, but for N64, I just stick with Paper Mario and Ogre Battle. N64 isn't a good console for RPG lovers
I loved this game so much as a kid. Used to rent it over and over, playing from scratch to see all the spells the game had. In a time before internet, it was a lot of fun to find out the game's secrets and spells. My mind was blown when i discoreved the secret city. My dad then bought the game for me and i spent years playing it, imagining which other secrets i could find. I liked how the game didn't have too much dialogue and went straight to action. The battle system was great and the OST was amazing.
I also thought it was awesome but it seems no one else likes it lol
@@unforkyours3lf730 I rented it multiple times as a kid, I was the same way. It was my fav game to rent and I'd make it further each time and beat it. I liked it better then Zelda even.
My fav part was learning how to doge the enemies attacks.
in a time before the internet? i think it was around in 1998.
@@proxyboxie5584 Not many people had an internet connection in 98 dude. His comment still stands. 😂
Favorite RPG of all time would be a hard one, it usually depends what I want at the time. Paper Mario is one I can revisit a ton just because of how comfy it's atmosphere is. Breath of Fire 2 for it's party members, Fallout: New Vegas for it's worldbuilding and lore.
Here it is, the legendary game itself. Thanks for your review! One of my favorites on the n64, always feels replayable to me, and a lot of that is probably the minimal storytelling that the game throws at you. It really feels like your own adventure, despite the non-blank-slate protagonist.
IMO - we didn't understand this game when it was released, and we probably never will. JRPGs have so many design constraints that we just can't accept different things.
"minimal storytelling that the game throws at you. It really feels like your own adventure" "RPGs have so many design constraints that we just can't accept different things" YESSS!! I don't see the problem with a simple plot. Sometimes, it's the best, and it's so refreshing.
I feel many mechanics had so much potential; The element system, the battle system, getting items from villages... it's not because they're different that they're bad. They're indeed flawed, but because they're so unique, those mechanics didn't have several games to mature.
I love the music in this game, specifically. The music inside houses/inns, the Melrode theme, and the Dondoran theme still get stuck in my head after almost 25 years. It was always a memorable OST to me.
Glenn you are my most trusted N64 reviewer. It pleases me to see you back, releasing content. I hope all is well and keep your AAA content rolling. : )
Aahh yes. Got this game one year ago. And played to the end.
Not Zelda, But still very good fun. 🥳😀
I've been waiting for this one, thanks! Sure, the game very simple, the story and characters are lackluster, and it doesn't have the same depth compared to most RPG's during that time, but the battle system is quite fun-which is why I've always considered this to be an action-adventure title with some RPG elements. I agree that the locations are very unique in a visual sense. And yes, even to this day, I absolutely adore the music (Isle of Skye, anyone?)
There was going to be a sequel, but it got canceled. From what I've heard, the sequel would have had more RPG elements like money, equipping items, experience points, etc. It's a shame that so many great games that were planned for the N64 got canned.
Maybe Piko Interactive might pick up the rights to finish where the developers have left off if they're interested. So all hope my not be too lost. Afterall, they just acquired the rights to other cancelled N64 games like Dragon Sword, Glover 2, and N64 version Hype: The Time Quest. So there might be a chance they might acquire the rights to Quest 64 to add more to it and it's sequel Quest 64 2.
@@G.L.999 That would be amazing! Unfortunately, I don't think that development of Eltale 2 ever started, although there is some concept art for it. If Piko did acquire the rights, they would have to develop the sequel themselves from scratch. Unless somehow an unknown prototype surfaced. Crazier things have happened. Maybe someone should contact Imagineer and ask them about it?
There was a GBC version called Quest: Brian's Journey.
I liked the combat system for Quest 64. Some spells could hit multiple enemies if you got the right angle which was very new to me at the time, and the ability to dodge attacks was pretty cool. I would have loved if they built off of that. I'd love to see some kind of spiritual successor.
Quest 64 gets a lot of undue hate I feel. It's a relatively fun RPG with a decent battle system.
@@cl8804 nope
It Does get a lot of hate from some. However, come on. This game is more for little kids. But it was initially marketed as some big-time Major RPG for a system Severely lacking in them. And, in its entire run, the N64 Barely managed even 10 RPGs, if you wanna be generous. I enjoyed it as a kid, but yeah, it's super basic. It's not a great game, and I can understand if you think it's not a good game. However, it isn't complete shit. It definitely needed a lot more time in the oven in terms of towns, characters, story, enemies, and combat. Don't go into this game expecting a beefy, meaty experience. This is a basic game. It's okay for this that recognize that this is more appropriate for the 16 and under crowd "back when this was released in the late 90s". That's the thing to keep in mind here. This is a bare bones starter RPG
@@kevischnei it's nothing special but as you said it's a good starter rpg.
No, it's not great if you want to spend time playing a bad game, but then again, opinions are subjective. For bad games for the 64, please see Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue or Superman 64. Although, yes, this is Not a good RPG. It's basic and bland as shit. Then again, almost all of the N64 RPGs are not good. Aidyn Chronicles certainly isn't very good. I just flat out wouldn't buy or own an N64 for it's amazing RPGs. To me, it has only 2, being Paper Mario & Ogre Battle. Quest 64 was meant to played by little kids back in 1998/1999; certainly not today. As for good games such as Paper Mario, which is probably the very best RPG the 64 has on offer, I'm sure there are still Some people that think that it is a bad game. Again, opinions are all over the place
@@bigkmoviesandgames agreed. I can Definitely see why people think it's a bad game. And nowadays it is a bad game. It was too bland and generic upon release. Not that it's dated, it's even worse. For me, when I was barely a teenager, aged 13, being the first year you Can be a teenager, I thought it was alright and I had decent fun with it. But it's not shit, as evidenced by the amount of people who Liked the comment stating that this game gets undue hate. However, Superman 64 gets a lot of shit because it IS indeed a terrible terrible game
The little cape is soo cute with the run animation!
This was my first RPG and will always be my favorite RPG. The mood is great.
This game may be far from perfect, but I really like it
Friday evening, N64 Time with Glenn😃 I tryed that Game on an Emulator and I found it kinda okayish but I did not understood 100% the battle system. Maybe I gonna pick it up on my N64 🙂
I really loved this game growing up despite its flaws. The music was criticized for being MIDI quality, but I found it really charming. What intrigued me most about its battle system is that it improved your stats based on your actions: using magic garnered a larger MP pool; getting hit improved defense and HP; and dodging increased agility. It seemed like you could mix elements, too. For instance, each of the C buttons corresponded to an element, and so navigating the spell menu, if you were to go water, then fire, you'd get a steam spell, etc. I'm not sure if the availability of the steam spell was contingent upon having enough levels in both fire and water or if you just needed your water to be a certain level, though. But I'm pretty sure you'd get the most powerful from just focusing on one element and maxing that out (with maybe just a few points in water if that's not your main).
I always leveled up wind and water more than the other elements since I felt as if that added a bit of challenge, since wind seemed the most under-powered.
I know this may sound silly but I've been waiting for you to drop this vid for a while lol 😅
I loved this game as a kid! It was 100% one of my first rpgs so the linearity didn't bother me too terribly.
Chrono Trigger wins for best RPG of all time of course 🤘
Great vid as always 👌👍
EarthBound on the SNES and Tales of Symphonia on the GameCube. I have replayed the former every year since first discovering and playing it back in 2013. Tales of Symphonia was my first RPG and had a major impact on me, as the game was serious but silly when it needed to be, had fantastic voice acting, great character development, and a pretty epic story. I need to revisit that game again.
I first saw Quest 64 on a Nintendo64 magazine and I was instantly hooked, I wanted it so badly, and eventually I got it somehow.
And honestly, I liked it, I thought it was pretty ok for its time, the only issue I had was that It was too dificult for my age at the time, I couldnt get past the first bandit boss.
Whats even funnier to me was that I recently got back to it, 20+ years later and guess what...I got stuck exactly at the same spot, I dunno, that Bandit is a huge difficulty spike. The game wants you to grind like crazy to get past that setpiece.
This is my favorite N64 game. I make several play throughs of the game every year. As far as my favorite rpg of all time I think that title would go to Skies of Arcadia Legends.
Your optimism is how i always wanted to appreciate this game for but i just couldnt seem to do it after a few attempts back in the day haha. I live vicariously through your experiences 😂
This one feels like a good idea that was poorly implemented. I definitely had fun playing it, but it was filled with little things that annoyed me. Like completely missing a spell because I was looking slightly to the left.
I heard that the gameboy color version was way better, but I never played that one.
The game definitely makes you 'get gud' and once you do, the game is a blast.
Great to see you uploading videos again, I had missed them! Cheers from Canada
Aw Quest 64. I remember renting this game the day it came out. I stayed up the whole night playing it because I couldn't figure out how to save it. I got half way through the game by playing it all night only to shut it off and loosing my progress. Come to find out you needed a memory pak for it. I borrowed a memory pak from a friend of mine and was able to beat it before returning it to the video store. Im so glad I never did waste my allowance on buying that game.
I played this game recently. I was actually going to suggest that you review it. I have the North American Quest 64, and I don't hate it, even if it's easy to find problems with. To be honest, the only turn-based RPG I've ever beaten is Final Fantasy VII, and I can't honestly say I'm very good at any RPG I've played.
I first played Quest 64 as a weekend rent back then. It may not have had the depth of the better-known RPGs of the time, but for what it is I really enjoyed it. In particular, the visuals and the ability to choose which type of magic to upgrade/battle appealed to me. But I'd say my favorite RPG series is Fire Emblem. I like the tactical/strategy style gameplay, and the backstories and depth given to all the characters in the FE games always make them an engaging play
A Remake with on the Switch with deeper and a Modernized Battle System would be welcomed, at least by me.
Even though it's an RPG, I always thought of it as more if an adventure game.
See its lacking too much adventure for me to consider if anything more than a really basic rpg
This game always felt like the first draft of a great game
Buff and debuff some spells, add some other spells to make each element viable, add items and currency, add a more involved story to it and there’s a pretty good game there
Wish I knew how to mod
I actually enjoyed this game, and I think the graphics are actually really damn good for a N64 game...I was really looking forward to the sequel that never happened. I actually wish games like Castlevania 64 would've gone this route graphically instead of trying to look a little more "realistic". At any rate, I understand why so many people dislike this game; I'm just not one of them.
Glenn, I love the reviews. I’m so glad you’re back. Hope you doing well, mate.
Had an N64 as a kid, never had the money for many games. Now, as an adult with steady income, I'm getting together a set with an everdrive to get at all these games I missed out on. Thanks for showcasing all these interesting titles.
On N64, my favorite rpg would be Ogre Battle 64, with Quest 64 falling in second.
Overtime, I've come to appreciate Tales of Destiny 2(PS1), FF8, and Lost Kingdoms (GameCube). For those unaware, Lost Kingdoms was made by a little known developer at the time called Fromsoftware.
Yes! You did it, you reviewed it. I requested this review back in 2014 on your Facebook page, despite not playing the game meaning is damn nostalgic to me. Thank you.
What's funny for me is that I owned this game as a kid but for whatever reason, I never ended up playing it, which then become one of my life regrets when I look back on lost moments of my childhood. I feel like I would have been floored and over the moon with this game as a child back in the day. Of course back then, most kids, myself as well, didn't do much gaming in my USA seaside town then. On average I would play maybe 5 to 6 hours of gaming a week then. Im not sure how I would feel playing it now after all this time.
Legend of Dragoon is my favorite RPG. It was always fun.
The one thing I missed in this game was a party of characters to add more variety to battles. The graphics and audio go a long way but the game just needed some more variety to carry it towards the end of its runtime. I've always enjoyed playing the game for a bit and enjoying the atmosphere but tend to get bored of it rather quickly. My favourite jrpg is Suikoden 2 without question.
Even your voice and way of speaking is nostalgic! I can feel your passion for N64! Keep going, we love it! Thank you for another amazing video.
2 N64 reviews in the space of 5 days? Wahoo! Been going through a lot of stress these past 2 weeks so definitely needed it.
Honestly, I'm not much of an RPG person as it's a huge time investment to get the most out of the game. The most recent RPG I have completed is Fire Emblem: Three Houses. If I had to pick my all-time favorite, I would have to say Fire Emblem GBA and Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga.
Greatest n64 content on thé internet. I feel Like you're thé only one who really Is playing These games, not just having them Metal Jezuses
I still remember how the TH-camr Freexax once said in his own Discord how Glenns reviews are "Safe Cookie Cutter content", i found that pretty disrespectful towards Glenn to be honest.
@@DieHardjagged well, maybe, but maybe Glenn really likes all of those games. We don't know. I prefer this approach to "you must have this And that" approach.
Always wondered about this game.
Though I wished I picked this up back in the day but because of the low review scores I only had limited money on me at the time as a teenager.
So I felt that Quest 64 Holy Magic Centaury should have been a game I should have picked up when I had the chance.
Quest 64 is a game my brother brought home as a random buy when we were kids. I have always enjoyed this one. I would describe it as a solid, simple playthrough that is charming. No one is going to be blown away by this game, but it is still a feel-good experience and worth checking out for n64 fans.
Awesome! Love having you back! Calms my nerves
Oh wow, favorite RPG of all time? Let's go with EarthBound for now.... Or maybe Terranigma. Great video dude! :)
Quest 64 was the first turn-based role-playing game of any kind that I ever played, so I kind of have a soft spot for it. I do think about revisiting it every so often, but then I reflect on how much of a grind it is to play and back right off.
As for my favorite RPGs, I could mention quite a few, but my top two by a longshot are Tales of Symphonia (GCN) and Persona 5 Royal (PS4).
Chrono Trigger is most likely my all time favourite, with Final Fantasy 6 being a close second. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane with Quest 64, Glenn! I used to read all about the upcoming games I was excited about in Nintendo Power, and Quest 64 (as well as Golden Sun on the Gameboy Advance) were both on my radar. I looked forward to this game as a kid, and although it was quite unexpectedly not as good as I had hoped it may be, I still hold fond memories of the game.
I wish they finished the game. I loved it as a kid and only learned later it was supposed to be a much larger game with more story elements, puzzles and additional characters that were either supposed to be playable or join your party
Agreed, same as wind waker how they put in the horrible end scrambling in the sea for ages because they ran out of time to put the rest of the game in
I searched for a review of this from you like 2 weeks ago after subscribing and here it is!
I remember seeing this game at a daycare I used to go too, which is also where I was introduced to video games, via the N64. As for my favourite RPG, I would say FF 7, it has great characters, great music, great areas, and awesome music.
The music for this game is very nostalgic for me. I remember not having a save pack so I had to restart it every time I played. I just ran straight to the forest and would just want to beat the first major boss but I would refuse to fight enemies so I was always so under leveled that I just assumed he was the final boss. I never did beat him as you could assume
This was one of my first RPGs as well. I was 86 when this released. So well into my adulthood. Have fond memories of this game. Hoping they'll make Quest 2. Put the quest in question and the question in quest. Yolo commander-out
Hope you had a nice 100th birthday party 🥳
Has to be secret of mana. I appreciate it has its floors, but so many amazing memories playing this with my brother in multiplayer, which IMO took it to another level. The soundtrack is also sublime.
I only recently was able to complete this when I went back on my Wii to revisit this on the virtual console. I can still easily sink many enjoyable hours into this adventure.
My first ever RPG. Fond memories with this one!
I played this game via emulation years ago. I didn't get it when it came out. It looks cool and it has its charm TBH. I also can see that there was some innovations for it.
I don't see the hate behind it, let along understood why it was harshly rated.
There is a GBC de-make/port called Quest: Brian's Journey that I recently discovered. It also included the same style of gameplay found here. Imagineer was also responsible for that game.
As for favorite JRPGs, here's mine:
Final Fantasy 6 (Super NES)
Neutopia (TurboGrafx-16)
Chrono Trigger (SNES/PS1/DS)
Ys Book 1&2 (TGCD)
Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)
Quest64 has always been one of my favorite rpgs despite its shortcomings. The soundtrack was beautiful, and the battle system and leveling system was unique for the time, (get hit more, defense and health go up, run around a lot, agility goes up, use a lot of magic, it goes up, attack with your staff a lot, it goes up. It was almost like a rough early form of the type of skill leveling setup you’d see in the elder scrolls games), and the landscapes and overall art gave a nice feeling of a more adventurous, “whimsical” rpg, opposed to the serious darker and often more depressing steampunk/futuristic/jrpg themes ff6-now often focus on.
I think if I could make a comparison to something else, i might compare quest 64 to the Hobbit. Far more whimsical and less serious than the Lotr’s epic, but still having a pinch of dark/seriousness to it at times.
I really wish a sequel and or remake happened, one that added things like a money system, armor and weapon upgrades, better spell balance, and added small side quests that took you off the beaten path.
But that’ll never happen cuz imagineer doesn’t care about anything other than Japanese mobile games now last i heard, and I just don’t think they could drum up hype for a ground up remake of a game that many just felt was “meh” originally.
Merry Christmas to you and yours for yesterday :) I loved this back in the day but never finished it. i guess that's something to do this week, lol. Did you ever do the Imagineer video?
Same to you! Not yet
Thanks. Oh well, I'll take the "yet" as a hope for some more new content, lol
This game was great. Tons of charm and awesome music/sound.
I just remember being frustrated by how often the enemies jumped me while getting from one town to the other. Never got far in the game or beat it for that matter. But it is definitely a classic I remember in my childhood.
I remember renting this and I had to leave my 64 on all weekend because I didn't have a memory card. I really liked it but I didn't have a playstation and I was starving for RPG's
I picked this game up with some lawn mowing money back in the summer of 98 to hold me over during the wait for “Zelda 64”. I remember at the time it got average reviews. I was a subscriber to Next Generation and they rated it 3/5 stars. I seem to recall the graphics, music, and gameplay being praised with the length, simplicity, and story pulling it back.
I hadn’t played any RPG’s prior to this so as a first timer I enjoyed it. I did quickly realize that I wasn’t a fan of turn-based gameplay or grinding for levels. To this day I prefer Western RPG’s, but that’s a personal preference and can’t be used as a knock on the genre.
Although I liked Quest 64, I remember my peers who grew up on Final Fantasy games knocking it, especially having been released after Final Fantasy VII. This game relies on dialogue to push the story forward rather than cinematic cut scenes. Perhaps that’s why the story was kept so simple; I don’t recall a single cut scene from start to finish.
I would like to have seen a follow up by the same developers implementing the lessons learned from this game and the ideas they could’ve stollen from Zelda. I was pretty interested in reading about the planned sequel on IGN64 back in the early days of the internet and was disappointed when it was cancelled.
Overall it’s a solid but unremarkable game that I have fond memories of and will always rank a bit higher than what it probably deserves due to my nostalgia for all things 1998.
I remember playing this back then, being hungry for a JRPG after seeing friends playing FFVII on their PS1, god I was desperate.
Gotta be honest, never was drawn to this game, but I was curious to what it was. This video serves the perfect solution hahaha, thank you Glenn :)
Also, I think I would love this game as a kid, but looking at the footage, I might only like to walk around the world once and that’s it.
I’m not an rpg person, but I do like to explore
That’s perhaps a good way to try this game Cecile!
Great review, I always loved the original Phantasy Star.
My friend and I both loved this game. Not sure though how we found out about it as it gained very little interest over here in The Netherlands. I came across a copy by accident. When my friend wanted to buy the game a month later or so, we couldn't find it anywhere anymore and had to drive across the country with our parents to finally find it in a specialized shop in The Hague. There was no such thing as amazon back then, not here at least. The game didn't seem too easy, but we were 10 years old back then.
I remember being quite pumped for this [as I was in desperate need of an RPG on the N64] but I found it to be quite a let down.
Definitely a game I want to play again at some point in time though as I do recall there being a few cool elements.
The game was simple
But I loved it
But I never completed the game
Gonna try it again tomorow
Over 20 years since i last played it 😬
I played about the first hour of this as a kid; having never played an rpg before I found the whole thing a bit too different and bewildering.
Years later Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is one of my favourite games on the switch, so I would love to go back to this one and give it another go.
I gave this game the good ol' college try a couple of years ago but everything in the game honestly just feels so very rudimentary in it's gameplay.
And if I'm not remembering wrong, you could easily get yourself soft locked if you've spent the limited healing items instead of saving them for a difficult boss.
Also, if you for some reason decided to not invest magic points into the water category but focused on something else, you're gonna have a miserable time not being able to heal with your magic.
Maybe I'll give it a more solid try some other day. I still kinda want to see it to the end.
I got to the point where you board a ship and sail to a new destination but I think I forgot some stuff in the previous area and couldn't find a way to return there so it kinda threw me off :/
I will say tho, that name Holy Magic Century is really kick-arse awesome xD
It almost sounds like something you might say when reacting to something mind-blowing
Sure beat the absolutely horrible US name of Quest 64.
Interestingly the game expects you to have 1 (and exactly 1...) of an item. If you run out you can go to the tavern and get a free Fresh Bread (and Dew Drop) in the first few towns, then the items increase in restoring power from there in future towns. Enemies will only drop an item IF you don't have it. Some bizarre design choices, which as mentioned in the review, were fixed for the Japanese version.
I'd say not having Healing creates a hard mode-esque scenario, so it's neat that they have that option, at least, basically trading safety for power.
Funnily enough, you were unable to go back (for the moment, unless you had one of the Wings from Melrode or Dondoran) to an entirely optional forest area that has no purpose in the final game, outside of some treasure and spirits. (It was likely more important in the beta.)
Legend of Legaia on PS1. Mostly nostalgia reasons but it's my all time fave nonetheless! The story and discovering different combos in battles was really fun for me.
My Bro had that Game Back in the day and it was kinda OK
My favourite RPG's:
FF7, Secret of Mana, Breath of Fire 2, Grandia 2 and Lost Odyssey
Your narrations are getting better Glenn. You have impressive diction.
I remember looking forward to an RPG on the N64 and this is what there was lol.
Hybrid heaven, paper mario, Aidyn chronicles all better choices imho
This was one of my first N64 games. I wasn't a huge fan of it at the time but after using a game shark to max out all my abilities at the beginning of the game I thought it was pretty fun.
I honestly love this game. The music is amazing in my opinion. I used to leave the game running at night when I was younger to fall asleep to.
Favorite RPG games are both Lunar games for PS1. They aren't games I see talked about much now days though. I also like my Persona games.
I remember playing this back in the day and thinking the graphics were cool, but it was never able to hold my attention for long. Maybe I'll give it another try one day.
The definitive Quest 64 review, thanks! 🥇
The one saving grace for this game is the music, in my opinion
It has its moments for sure
Having not played any PS or PS2 RPGs, I can't give you a good answer. But I wanted to say Holy Magic Century looks clearer than I remember it (though I'm sure you're using OG hardware). The draw-distance is far, and the forest looks natural (as opposed to the rectum-connected cubes of the Lost Woods from Zelda: OoT). I actually like Aidyn Chronicles. I've read it shares HMC's battle system.
This is the video we've been waiting for.
Aidyn Chronicles has to be close now ☠
FFIV, FFVII and Star Ocean 2 on the PS1, everything with the Xeno prefix in it and recently I'm really getting into the mainline Shin Megami Tensei series
Loved this as a kid. Rushed to fast when I rented it and the 1st or 2nd boss gave me trouble. My friend got the game and he played through it and we talked about the approach to handle it and how it was wise to level at the start to be more powerful. He beat it and let me borrow it and I beat it. I had fond memories but I don't know if I'll return to it any time soon.
I could imagine treating this game as a fixer upper and redoing it would be a fun project. Quest 64 always felt empty and incomplete.
Should I add Quest 64 to my collection??
I'll leave it to Glenn to tell it to me.
I love your videos. Glad you’re back at it. 🙌
This game still has such unique gameplay and charm that is yet to be replicated. So I'm VERY, VERY, glad to read in the comments that I'm not alone! Finally, a place for we to rejoice!
Quest64 is not perfect, I know. I believe most of the hate comes from the shattered expectation of an RPG for N64, while PS1 got many, and some grave design issues. But when appreciated for what it is, it does provide lots of fun.
I beat this game with a friend and had a good time.
Played this while waiting for my local game store to get me Ocarina of Time. Started as a time killer and substitution... but then I actuallly loved it! A second part would have been amazing...
I went from Final Fantasy 7 to this and spent forever saving up enough money to buy it. Remember being so disappointed with it and they never seemed to bring much else out in the way of RPG's.
I bought this and was ecstatic to play a JRPG on the N64. I was so disappointed even just 1 hour in. I finished the game, but regretted the purchase, as at that time I only got 2 games a year and I was stuck with this turd.
Fav rpg? Definately fable 1 for Xbox,
Thanks for this Glenn I think I’ll pick this up
damn did i love this game as a kid. this has some special nostalgia in it. I remember losing my memory card for the n64 controller so when i playd this game i used to leave it on so i would not lose progress. im still do this day hoping for a remake or like a sequel. Same for PSO episode 1&2.
To answer that last question, my favorite RPGs are Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy Tactics, Breath of Fire III, Final Fantasy IX, Chrono Trigger.
The N64 has nearly no real RPGs. The SNES had such a big selection of Games. I liked Secret of Evermore and Breath of Fire 2 the most :)
Great stuff. I liked this game more than I should have back then. Perhaps due to the lack of competition.
I can't tell you how many times I played through this game and the soundtrack was Fire!!!!
Rented this one a few times but could never figure it out. I wonder if I would enjoy it if I were to revisit it as an adult.
It was a great game but it really did need some balancing, i only got 5 ir so water for healing and maxed earth out. The most broken setip was nagic barrier, avelanch avelanch, mana drain repeat lol
Yeah it’s way unbalanced just watch some speed runs and you can see how OP some magic is right!
Thanks so much Glenn! :')
One of my all time favourite JRPG was the GBA port of Breath of Fire 2. That was my very first RPG that wasn't a Pokemon game.
WOOOHOOO!!!! Let's go!!!!
I feel like this game was pretty good ..but I do have unfinished business with it since I never finished it when I had it.