Oasis Complete Series Retrospective

[@Xygor]

If you remember Beyond Oasis or The Legend of Oasis, which game did you think was better, and why? Please consider supporting me at www.patreon.com/xygorgaming OR through KZbin membership by clicking the JOIN button above!

[@originalMP3com247]

You neglected to mention Defenders of Oasis on the Game Gear

[@Bdewd]

The way the bosses and larger enemies are setup and laid out gives them a good feeling of size and scale making it feel more grand and epic. That goes so much further than one would think on first glance

[@Xygor]

True, a lot bigger than most games, made it super epic son! JUST LIKE A BDEWD SPEEDRUN!

[@OGBuddah]

I am one of those weirdos who is very nostalgic for this sparse and ambient OST. I never questioned the Thor title from Japan before, I am going to do some digging and see what I can find. Love the video!

[@Xygor]

Thanks, glad someone liked the soundtrack more than I did!

[@AlucardvaniaSouls]

I am with you on loving the ost. I hold the Story of Thor as one of my favourite soundtracks of all time, alongside Shining Force 2, Soleil and FF7. The atmosphere is just fantastic and stands out from a lot of other games.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

I never questioned it either. Just chalked it up to the Japanese using the name.

[@Toaster81]

I love Beyond Oasis. Oasis is the name of the land, like hyrule in Zelda. There is a secret area that has a 100 room dungeon, that if you beat it you get the unbreakable omega sword. Definitely OP & worth it. During dungeon crawl use the slime enemies to get Dytto as she can heal you. It's the only way I can make it through. Never got to play Legend of Oasis. Maybe some day

[@JustinLeeper]

Always had a fondness for Beyond Oasis. Recently tried Legend of Oasis, and I was honestly a bit disappointed. It didn’t seem to have as many cool combat moves - seemingly trading them in for more convoluted puzzles. I maybe didn’t get far enough until it got better, but I think I’d rather go back and play Beyond and see if my memories are better than the game was.

[@ReikuYin]

Never finished the second one but the first is a old favorite. Can't even remember how I found it, but was just my go too game for a long time. Finding the secret areas and the infinite weapons were a treat. Coming out of that pot with a endless omega sword. My hope is that with this resurgence of Sega old IP, we might see this game again. I'd love it.

[@redbarron1010]

It is available on Ps4 under Sega Classics and will be available on Nintendo switch this year.

[@SyddlesFuzz]

I got to play BoA on the Sega Channel, as a kid. Got me hooked enough to beg my parents to buy the real things. My GOD was it hard. Once we got a Saturn, LoA was a near instabuy. I still have LoA.

[@OcarinaEsmer]

So glad you did this retrospective. It always frustrates me when I see stuff for the first game but never the second one. I grew up with Legend of Oasis and I loved it. I agree the puzzles were difficult, but I was also like 5 so… I wish they would rerelease a port of the 2nd game, it needs some much deserved love

[@Xygor]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@OlDirtyChinesRestaurant]

Shining force 1 and 2 and this got me through my dad being stationed in alaska. Good memories. 😅

[@Xygor]

Both great!

[@safariyamaishayetu4144]

I would say the genesis version is the better one. The world feels larger in the sense that there is a bit more travel needed between dungeons. In the Saturn sequel all the dungeons were essentially directly attached. Though they were sufficiently large to still require lots of exploring. Additionally I feel like the genesis version aged better. The use of pre-rendered 3D models make them look bad by todays standards while the old 2D art looks fine even today. For example, Leon himself in the Saturn version looks good because he's actually 2D. Both games are fun and challenging though.

[@giovanniprovost]

Thank you so much for covering this series, the original is one of my all time favorites and is a timeless classic in my eyes.

[@Xygor]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@NordkapSounddesign]

I loved this Series. I remember in Part 2, using the 2 Player cheat wich summons a ghost clone of Leon wich is playable by the second Player. With this we leveld up very quickky on the start on a healing spot by hurting each other while healing. 😊

[@wingedsuperhero3014]

As a fan of Street of Rage 2 and A-RPG, the Oasis games were like a river of fresh water in the middle of the desert to me! There are so few great martial arts RPG like the Oasis games!

[@geneglenn5119]

Glad to see beyond oasis in your retrospective series. Btw there was a leveling system but they called it the rank system. The hearts you collected gave you a higher rank which boosted your hp and mp

[@redbarron1010]

I love Beyond Oasis! Loved playing it again on PS4. I found all the secret levels and was so impressed with this game!

[@Xygor]

It was a great one!

[@EDHCoffee]

AH! I remember this game!! Wow I had forgotten all about it. LOVED the graphics back in the day. Great review

[@Xygor]

Thank you!

[@nubi_EX]

"Thor" is the name of the land the game takes place in, at least in the Japanese version, hence the name The Story of Thor.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

I guess he means why is it Thor

[@DrySushi]

I loved almost everything about Beyond Oasis as a kid, I hated the inventory gripes you mentioned and always felt the hit detection was off.

[@Xygor]

True, good point about the hit detection.

[@Lamasis2]

Reminds me a little of Landstalker and Alundra. So many games I still need to play.

[@Xygor]

If you like those games, you will like this one!

[@Lamasis2]

@@Xygor I just started Landstalker and have yet to try Alundra, but the movement reminded me of them.

[@blackdragoncyrus]

This game is called Story of Thor, it was one of the first games I ever played. I didn't even know there was a sequel until a few years ago.

[@germainetaylor1757]

The funny thing is the ambient sounds can be really creepy in Legend of Oasis the zombies moan really loud in unison when a lot of them on the screen the Saturn had a heat sound chip and made a great CD player when you weren’t gaming I actually think it sounded better than the one in the ps one.

[@petejams7340]

Great video. You present really nice perspective and analysis, wishing your channel growth success

[@Xygor]

Thank you! I think you will like my other videos as well!

[@_WOR]

Top 3 Chad Walk Cycles: 3. ? 2. Crono 1. Beyond Oasis dude/NES Treasure Master guy (tied for 1st) 🥇.

[@bryandavidasuncion9515]

I played Beyond Oasis on the Switch recently. It was enjoyable enough but I wasn't a fan of some of the sections where I felt you had no choice but to tank enemy attacks and use your healing items extensively. Though I have no idea if the Switch's horrid d-pad had anything to do with that, I felt like I was struggling with the controls.

[@WarDogMadness]

There was some 16th ce writers trying to link the pysduo history that aseir and vanir were tribes of people orginating from the caucusis mountins . Thats the only thing i can think of when viking and persian Myth cross over. Maybe it was just a cool name to sell copies.

[@deraykrause4517]

I enjoyed both these games back in the day. Hard to pick a favorite, but I think Legend had the better puzzles. I still have my original copy of Legend. Could probably sell that and get a nice value meal from McDonald's with the profits.

[@Xygor]

You surely could! I was surprised how valuable it is.

[@DonutSwordsman]

not all weapons in beyond oasis break. theres 3 infinite crossbows, 1 sword, and 1 bomb.

[@arutv]

I'm glad for having physical copies of both games, but damn, I'd love to get Legend of Oasis in modern platforms. Way better than the first one (which is everywhere 🤣)

[@Xygor]

Maybe it will be remade sometime!

[@joshuaturner1072]

I played Beyond Oasis on Android. Not the best platform, but it was a fun game.

[@fatenabu1]

I use to think this game was a fever dream until a few years ago.

[@williamoverton7775]

E.G.G. on dreamcast was quite a lot like these games.

[@myshoeshurt666]

legend of oasis can be played 2 player plug in a second controler and press start it will clone player one for the second player

[@germainetaylor1757]

I had a Saturn a PlayStation and a N64 and honestly I preferred the Saturn over the N64 with a few exceptions of Mario 64 Zelda The Ocarina of Time Majoras Mask Goemon legend of a Mystical Ninja 64 and Ogre Battle 64 and Mischef Makers . I had Legend of oasis and Dragon Force shining force 3 and dark savior and they where awesome unfortunately I wasn’t able to find a copy of magic knight ray earth Albert odyssey or shining and the holy light I did have shining wisdom and I don’t think the game was as bad as people say it is maybe a bit generic honestly I think it’s just a stylization the graphics and art style remind me of the remake of links awakening on the Nintendo Switch.

[@shenglongisback4688]

Combat system developer Ancient ahhh i thought i heard Street of Rage sound bites in Beyond Oasis.

[@isaacrios6861]

Bro, what were some of the games in the intro? I dont think i ever saw that Zelda looking clone with the snake sword enemy.

[@Xygor]

Crusader of Centy

[@Ronsilk-pu5hr]

I have tried many times to play and like this game but no can do

[@Xygor]

Which one?

[@relax.review]

What about Ever Oasis 3DS? Is it a different series?

[@maury1252]

toa, or tor, is the name of the shadowlands where spirits live. the name was translated by Western teams as Thor, creating the misunderstanding you are talking about. Oasis, on the other hand, should be the name of the game's world (Posidonia, in japanese, if I remember correctly). basically, at that time was pretty hard localizing a game and translators had to invent several things. Beyond oasis is, probably, a better name for western markets. About the weapons in the game, normal additional weapons are treated as bonuses with limited number of attacks, but well hidden in the games there are weapons that never break down (and you will never use again the standard weapon, the altair knife). personally I prefer the mega drive game. The sequel has better graphic and sound, but is not well developed. there are several aspects of the game that are almost useless (some weapon's scroll, the additional spirits, some items) and is really a pity. if you consider the technology available at the time they were released, the value of the first game is, in my opinion, much higher

[@Safersephiroth777]

I am guessing they add the name Thor because everyone knows it?

[@Xygor]

Maybe that’s it!

[@coveredinthorns7185]

Defenders of oasis?

[@williamoverton7775]

this is the spiritual predecessor to the Alundra Games. the first one has a reputation of being difficult and it is but mostly it's psychological difficulty because all the villagers bitch about it every time you beat a mission. if you like Oasis you might like Alundra. I never played Alundra 2.

[@Thirteen13551355]

Alundra is newer than Beyond Oasis though...

[@KonicaHexanon]

Legend of Oasis, somehow looks worse despite being developed and released for the next gen console.

[@christofalbat1632]

The first game is good, but the controls and this mega drive sound...

[@Xygor]

The sound man. I know some people like it, but uhh....

[@christofalbat1632]

​​@@Xygoranother thing i thought about, what's your opinion about the game arisen force?

[@Mungdaal304]

Me and my father really enjoyed oasis. It was like zelda and anything that was like zelda was mine and dads shit. I'll always have an emptiness in my heart knowing the series hasn't been re released or had a new entry in over 2 decades

[@Xygor]

Which one did you like more?

[@MenfisRetroSpace]

Beyon Oasis, is the biggest disappointment I've ever had from Yuzo Koshiro!