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Secret of Evermore
SquareSoft USA · Square
4.0/5Tuesday, October 17, 199530.9 years ago
Release
Tuesday, October 17, 1995
Player score
80/100
Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
Inside Secret of Evermore
What it is
Secret of Evermore is another famous RPG developed and released by Square in 1995. A day at the movies for a young boy & his dog turns into an adventure that spans across several different time periods and locations, on their journey they discover the Secret of Evermore and find their way home. Produced by the North American branch of Square, Evermore's soundtrack would be the first major work by Jeremy Soule, the famed Elder Scrolls composer.
The premise
In Dr. Sidney Ruffleberg's old, decaying mansion, a boy and his dog stumble upon a mysterious machine. By sheer accident they are propelled into Evermore, a one-time utopia that now has become a confounding and deadly world. A world of prehistoric jungles, ancient civilizations, medieval kingdoms and futuristic cities. During his odyssey, the boy must master a variety of weapons, learn to harness the forces of alchemy, and make powerful allies to battle Evermore's diabolical monsters. What's more, his dog masters shape-changing to aid the quest. But even if they can muster enough skill and courage, even if they can uncover the mysterious clues, they can only find their way home by discovering the Secret of Evermore.
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